Nightshift (song)
"Nightshift" is a 1985 song by the Commodores. It is the title track to their 11th studio album Nightshift. It pays tribute to soul singers Marvin Gaye and Jackie Wilson who both died in 1984. It went to number 1 in the Netherlands, number 2 in Belgium, Israel, New Zealand and South Africa, number 3 in Finland, Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States, number 4 in Austria and Germany, number 5 in Switzerland, number 7 in Canada and number 8 in Australia. It won a Grammy Award in 1985 and was their final top 10 hit.
| "Nightshift" | ||||
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| Single by Commodores | ||||
| from Nightshift" | ||||
| B-side | "I Keep Running" | |||
| Released | 18 January 1985 [1] | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
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| Length | 5:04 (album version) 4:19 (7" single edit) | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
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| Producer(s) | Dennis Lambert | |||
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Bruce Springsteen version
Bruce Springsteen recorded a version of the song for his 2022 album, Only the Strong Survive. The song was released as a single and music video in October 2022.
