Released: July 21, 1972
Songwriter: Sam Cooke
Producer: Rod Stewart
[Verse 1]
Let me tell you about a place, somewhere up in New York way
Where the people are so gay, twistin' the night away
Here they have a lot of fun, puttin' trouble on the run
Oh man, you'll find the old and young twistin' the night away
Here's a man in evening clothes, how he got here, I don't know
But oh man, you ought to see him go, twistin' the night away
He's dancing with a chick in slacks, she's moving up and back
Oh man, there ain't nothing like twistin' the night away
Guitar
Woo
Feel much better, yeah
[Verse 2]
Here's a fellow in blue jeans, who's dancing with an older queen
Dolled up in her diamond rings, twistin' the night away
Man you ought to see her go, twistin' to the rock and roll
Here you'll find the young and the old twistin' the night away
[Chorus]
They're twistin', twistin', everybody's doing great
They're twistin' man, twistin', they're twistin' the night away
Twistin, you know they're twistin', twistin' the night away
They're twistin', twistin', man twistin' the night away, woo
I know
[Verse 3]
Here they have a lot of fun, puttin' trouble on the run
Oh man, you'll find young and the old twistin' the night away
Here's a man in evening clothes, how he got here I don't know
I don't know but man you ought to see him go
Twistin' the night away
Let me tell you about a place, somewhere up in New York way
Where the people are so gay, twistin' the night away
Here they have a lot of fun, puttin' trouble on the run
Oh man, you'll find the old and young twistin' the night away
Here's a man in evening clothes, how he got here, I don't know
But oh man, you ought to see him go, twistin' the night away
He's dancing with a chick in slacks, she's moving up and back
Oh man, there ain't nothing like twistin' the night away
Guitar
Woo
Feel much better, yeah
[Verse 2]
Here's a fellow in blue jeans, who's dancing with an older queen
Dolled up in her diamond rings, twistin' the night away
Man you ought to see her go, twistin' to the rock and roll
Here you'll find the young and the old twistin' the night away
[Chorus]
They're twistin', twistin', everybody's doing great
They're twistin' man, twistin', they're twistin' the night away
Twistin, you know they're twistin', twistin' the night away
They're twistin', twistin', man twistin' the night away, woo
I know
[Verse 3]
Here they have a lot of fun, puttin' trouble on the run
Oh man, you'll find young and the old twistin' the night away
Here's a man in evening clothes, how he got here I don't know
I don't know but man you ought to see him go
Twistin' the night away
more tracks from the album
Handbags & Gladrags: The Essential Rod Stewart
- I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town
- I’d Rather Go Blind
- Mama You Been on My Mind
- Oh! No Not My Baby
- Only a Hobo
- Reason to Believe
- Crying Laughing Loving Lying
- Dirty Old Town
- Farewell
- Angel
- Sweet Little Rock ‘n’ Roller
- Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
- It’s All Over Now (Single Version)
- You Wear It Well
- Italian Girls
- Street Fighting Man
- True Blue
- My Way of Giving
- Lost Paraguayos
- Missed You
- Sailor
- Gasoline Alley
- Handbags & Gladrags
- What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?
- (I Know) I’m Losing You
- Man of Constant Sorrow
- An Old Raincoat Won’t Ever Let You Down
- Mine for Me
- Country Comfort
- Everytime We Say Goodbye
- Jodie
- Jo’s Lament
- Mandolin Wind
- Auld Lang Syne
- Tomorrow Is Such a Long Time
- So Tired
- Lady Day
- Bring It On Home to Me/You Send Me
- You Put Something Better Inside of Me
- Pinball Wizard
- Twistin’ the Night Away
- Girl from the North Country
- Let Me Be Your Car
- What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)
- Every Picture Tells a Story
- Maggie May
From the albums
- Never a Dull Moment (1972)
- Sing It Again Rod (1973)
- Handbags & Gladrags: The Essential Rod Stewart (2018)
Rod Stewart popular songs
- I Don’t Want to Talk About It
- Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?
- Young Turks
- Maggie May
- Forever Young
- Love Is
- Sailing
- Handbags & Gladrags
- Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? (Remix)
- Maggie May (Live)
- Faith of the Heart
- Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
- Every Picture Tells a Story
- Have I Told You Lately
- Didn’t I
- Baby Jane
- You’re in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)
- The First Cut Is the Deepest
- When I Need You
- Downtown Train
- Rhythm of My Heart
- Hot Legs
- Ruby Tuesday
- Love Minus Zero/No Limit