Disco Nights (Rock-Freak)

"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 1979 debut studio album Disco Nights.[1] The song was produced by Larkin Arnold, Beau Ray and Fleming Jimmy Simpson.[2] The original title is "(Rock-Freaks) Disco / Boogie".[3]

"Disco Nights (Rock-Freak)"
Single by GQ
from the album Disco Nights
B-side"Boogie Oogie Oogie"
ReleasedFebruary 1979
Recorded
GenreDisco
Length3:58 (Single Version) 5:51 (Album Version) 8:43 (12" Version)
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)
  • Emanuel LeBlanc
  • Herb Lane
  • Keith Crier
  • Paul Service
Producer(s)
  • Beau Ray Fleming
  • Jimmy Simpson
GQ singles chronology
"Zone"
(1976)		 "Disco Nights (Rock-Freak)"
(1979)		 "Make My Dreams a Reality"
(1979)

The single ranked No. 76 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1979.[4]

Charts

The single spent two weeks at number one on the soul chart during the spring of 1979, and was the first number-one soul hit for Arista Records, and peaked at No. 12 on the pop chart in April of that year.[5] The single also peaked at No. 3 on the disco chart.[6] Outside the US, it peaked at No. 42 on the UK charts.[7]

Weekly Charts
Year-end chart (1979)Peak
Australian Kent Music Report[8] 97

Year-end Charts
Year-end chart (1979)Rank
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[9] 76

Sampling

Kon Kan sampled the song in their 1988 song "I Beg Your Pardon".

References
  1. "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  2. "GQ, "Disco Nights (Rock-Freak)" Single Release". Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  3. "G.Q.* - (Rock-Freaks) Disco". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  4. "Billboard Top 100 - 1979". Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  5. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 223.
  6. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 112.
  7. "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  8. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 120. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  9. "1979 Talent in Action – Year End Charts : Pop Singles". Billboard. 91 (51): TIA-10. December 22, 1979.


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