Disco Nights

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About Disco Nights

"Disco Nights (Rock-Freak)" is a song written by Emanuel LeBlanc, Herb Lane, Keith Crier, and Paul Service and performed by American band GQ from their debut studio album Disco Nights in 1979. The single spent two weeks at number one on the soul chart during the spring of 1979, becoming the first number-one soul hit for Arista Records, and peaked at #12 on the pop chart in April of that year. The single also peaked at #3 on the disco chart. The original title is "(Rock-Freaks) Disco / Boogie". The song was produced by Larkin Arnold, Beau Ray, and Fleming Jimmy Simpson. The single ranked #76 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1979. 


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Let the spirit flow all through your body
Just lend us an ear
Involve yourself, you're free to follow
And we'll take you there

You said you want to reach the sky
So get up
The feeling's right and the music's tight
On the disco nights
The feeling's right and the music's tight
Disco nights

Just say you will
Just do what you feel
I'm for real

The music's full of joy and laughter
And it's such a thrill
Free your mind from all the pressure
Head on up the hill

You said you want to reach the sky
So get up

The feeling's right and the music's tight
Disco nights, disco nights

Rock freak, rock freak
Rock freak, rock freak

Don't say you will
Just do what you feel
I'm for real

The feeling's right and the music's tight
On the disco nights
The feeling's right and the music's tight
On the disco nights

The feeling's right and the music's tight
Disco nights
The feeling's right and the music's tight
On the disco nights

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Written by: EMANUEL RAHEIM LEBLANC, HERB LANE, KEITH RAYMOND CRIER, PAUL SERVICE

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

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10 facts about this song

Release Date
"Disco Nights" was released in December of 1978 by the American band GQ.
Chart Performance
The song climbed to #1 on the U.S. R&B chart for two non-consecutive weeks and reached #12 on the pop chart in 1979.
Album Title
It was also the title track of the band's debut studio album, "Disco Nights".
Grammy Nomination
This song was nominated for Best R&B Song during the 22nd Annual Grammy Awards in 1980.
Song Length
The original album version of "Disco Nights" has a play time of 8:41 minutes, while the 7" version is 3:56 minutes long.
Genre
Although embodied the disco genre, the track presents an early glimpse of smooth, urban flavored R&B that will later metamorphose into a sound GQ made their own.
Group Name
The band GQ was originally formed under the name Sabu & The Survivors with their name later being changed to The Rhythm Makers before finally settling on GQ.
Song Impact
"Disco Nights" is widely considered as GQ's signature song and is a staple in the discography of disco music.
Sampled in Other Songs
The catchy upbeat tune has been sampled in other popular songs including "James Brown" by Big Daddy Kane in 1988 and "Hey DJ" by World's Famous Supreme Team in 1984.
Members of GQ
The members of GQ when the song was released included Emmanuel Rahiem LeBlanc, Paul Service, Steve Adorno and Keith Crier.

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