Released: July 3, 1980
Songwriter: Rod Temperton
Producer: Quincy Jones
[Verse 1]
Whenever dark has fallen
You know the spirit of the party starts to come alive
Until the day is dawning
You can throw out all your blues and hit the city lights
[Chorus]
'Cause there's music in the air
And lots of lovin' everywhere
So gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
Gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Every night)
[Verse 2]
You need the evening action (Ba-dubadub-dubadub-dubadub)
A place to dine, a glass of wine, a little late romance
It's a chain reaction (Ba-dubadub-dubadub-dubadub)
You'll see the people of the world coming out to dance
[Chorus]
'Cause there's music in the air
And lots of lovin' everywhere
So gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Every night)
Gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
[Bridge]
So come on out tonight and we'll lead the others
On a ride through paradise
And if you feel all right
Then we can be lovers 'cause I see that starlight
Look in your eyes
Don't you know we can fly?
[Chorus]
Just gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
Gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Every night)
[Chorus]
'Cause there's music in the air
And lots of lovin' everywhere
So gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Every night)
Gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
[Bridge]
So come on out tonight and we'll lead the others
On a ride through paradise
And if you feel all right
Then we can be lovers 'cause I see that starlight look in your eyes
Don't you know we can fly?
[Verse 5]
And if we stay together (Ba-dubadub-dubadub-dubadub)
We'll feel the rhythm of the evening taking us up high
Never mind the weather (Ba-dubadub-dubadub-dubadub)
We'll be dancing in the street until the morning light
[Outro]
'Cause there's music in the air
And lots of lovin' everywhere
So gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
Gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
Gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
Gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
Gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
Gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
Gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
So, gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
'Cause there's music in the air
And lots of lovin' everywhere
So gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
Gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
Gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
Gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
'Cause there's music in the air
And lots of lovin' everywhere
So gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(We can reach the stars if we try)
(Alright, tonight)
(Feelin' free, just groove me tonight)
(Alright, tonight)
(Give me, give me)
(We can reach the stars if we try)
(Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
(Feelin' free, just groove me tonight)
'Cause there's music in the air
And lots of lovin' everywhere
So gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(We can reach the stars if we try)
(Alright, tonight)
(Feelin' free, just groove me tonight)
(Alright, tonight)
(Give me, give me)
(We can reach the stars if we try)
(Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
(Feelin' free, just groove me tonight)
'Cause there's music in the air
And lots of lovin' everywhere
So gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(We can reach the stars if we try)
(Alright, tonight)
(Feelin' free, just groove me tonight)
Whenever dark has fallen
You know the spirit of the party starts to come alive
Until the day is dawning
You can throw out all your blues and hit the city lights
[Chorus]
'Cause there's music in the air
And lots of lovin' everywhere
So gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
Gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Every night)
[Verse 2]
You need the evening action (Ba-dubadub-dubadub-dubadub)
A place to dine, a glass of wine, a little late romance
It's a chain reaction (Ba-dubadub-dubadub-dubadub)
You'll see the people of the world coming out to dance
[Chorus]
'Cause there's music in the air
And lots of lovin' everywhere
So gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Every night)
Gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
[Bridge]
So come on out tonight and we'll lead the others
On a ride through paradise
And if you feel all right
Then we can be lovers 'cause I see that starlight
Look in your eyes
Don't you know we can fly?
[Chorus]
Just gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
Gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Every night)
[Chorus]
'Cause there's music in the air
And lots of lovin' everywhere
So gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Every night)
Gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
[Bridge]
So come on out tonight and we'll lead the others
On a ride through paradise
And if you feel all right
Then we can be lovers 'cause I see that starlight look in your eyes
Don't you know we can fly?
[Verse 5]
And if we stay together (Ba-dubadub-dubadub-dubadub)
We'll feel the rhythm of the evening taking us up high
Never mind the weather (Ba-dubadub-dubadub-dubadub)
We'll be dancing in the street until the morning light
[Outro]
'Cause there's music in the air
And lots of lovin' everywhere
So gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
Gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
Gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
Gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
Gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
Gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
Gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
So, gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
'Cause there's music in the air
And lots of lovin' everywhere
So gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
Gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
Gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
Gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
'Cause there's music in the air
And lots of lovin' everywhere
So gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(We can reach the stars if we try)
(Alright, tonight)
(Feelin' free, just groove me tonight)
(Alright, tonight)
(Give me, give me)
(We can reach the stars if we try)
(Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
(Feelin' free, just groove me tonight)
'Cause there's music in the air
And lots of lovin' everywhere
So gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(We can reach the stars if we try)
(Alright, tonight)
(Feelin' free, just groove me tonight)
(Alright, tonight)
(Give me, give me)
(We can reach the stars if we try)
(Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
(Feelin' free, just groove me tonight)
'Cause there's music in the air
And lots of lovin' everywhere
So gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(We can reach the stars if we try)
(Alright, tonight)
(Feelin' free, just groove me tonight)
more tracks from the album
The George Benson Collection
- We Got the Love
- Last train to clarksville
- Breezin’
- White Rabbit
- On Broadway
- Moody’s Mood
- Never Give Up On A Good Thing
- Livin’ Inside Your Love
- The Greatest Love of All
- Love Ballad
- Cast Your Fate to the Wind
- Nature Boy
- Turn Your Love Around
- Love All The Hurt Away
- This Masquerade
- Give Me the Night
- Here Comes the Sun
From the albums
- Give Me the Night (1980)
- The George Benson Collection (1981)
- The Songs of Rod Temperton (2002)
- The Ultimate Collection (2015)
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- You Are the Love Of My Life
- Give Me the Night
- Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You
- This Masquerade
- In Your Eyes
- On Broadway
- Turn Your Love Around
- The Greatest Love of All
- 20/20
- Take the ‘A’ Train
- Livin’ Inside Your Love
- Windmills Of Your Mind
- On Broadway (Live Version)
- Shiver
- Doobie Doobie Blues
- Feel Like Making Love
- No One Emotion
- Never Give Up On A Good Thing
- Love Of My Life
- Straighten Up and Fly Right
- Don’t Know Why
- New Day
- Black Rose
- Stormy Weather