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Disco Nights (Rock-Freak)
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Wikipedia article
"'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'. The song was produced by Larkin Arnold, Beau Ray and Fleming Jimmy Simpson. The original title is "'(Rock-Freaks) Disco / Boogie'".
The single ranked No. 76 on the 'Billboard' Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1979.
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. The single also peaked at No. 3 on the disco chart.
Weekly Charts
Year-end Charts
Sampling
Kon Kan sampled the song in their 1988 song "I Beg Your Pardon".
References
Category:Songs about disco
Category:1979 songs
Category:1979 singles
Category:GQ (band) songs
Category:Arista Records singles
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