Nightshift

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This article is about the song Nightshift. For the TV show, see Nightshift (TV series).

"Nightshift"
"Nightshift" cover
Single by The Commodores
from the album Nightshift
B-side(s) I Keep Running
Released 1985
Genre Funk
Length 4:18
Label Motown
Writer(s) Walter Orange / Dennis Lambert / Franne Golde
Producer(s) Dennis Lambert
The Commodores singles chronology
"Only You"
(1983)
"Nightshift"
(1985)
"Animal Instinct"
(1985)

"Nightshift" is a 1985 hit song by The Commodores. The song was a tribute to Jackie Wilson and Marvin Gaye, two famous R&B musicians who had died in 1984 . The song was featured on the album Nightshift.

This song was the first hit attained by The Commodores after Lionel Richie's departure from the group. It won a Grammy in 1985 for best R&B Performance by a duo or group with vocals.

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