"I Love the Nightlife"
Side A of the US single
Single by Alicia Bridges
from the album Alicia Bridges
B-side"Self Applause"
ReleasedJune 19, 1978 (June 19, 1978)
Recorded1978
StudioStudio One (Doraville, Georgia)
GenreDisco
Length
  • 5:37 (album version)
  • 3:10 (7-inch edit)
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Alicia Bridges, Susan Hutcheson
Producer(s)Steve Buckingham
Alicia Bridges singles chronology
"I Love the Nightlife"
(1978) 		"Body Heat"
(1979)
Audio
"I Love the Nightlife (Disco 'Round)" (album ver.) on YouTube
"I Love the Nightlife (Disco 'Round)" (edit) on YouTube

"I Love the Nightlife (Disco 'Round)" is a popular disco song recorded by American singer-songwriter Alicia Bridges in 1978. It was released as the first single from her debut album, Alicia Bridges (1978), and went to number two on the US Billboard National Disco Action Top 30 (now the Dance Club Songs chart) for two weeks. It became a crossover hit, peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, and found worldwide success, reaching the top 10 in Australia, Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands and South Africa, as well as making the reaching the top 30 in the UK. A re-release in 1994 allowed the song to reach number four in New Zealand and number five in Iceland.

Background

The song was co-written by Alicia Bridges and Susan Hutcheson in 1977 for Bill Lowery, founder of Southern Music. "I Love the Nightlife" was the first single produced by Steve Buckingham who was invited to produce the single's parent album entitled Alicia Bridges after he had played guitar on a session by the singer. Bridges suggested to Hutcheson that they write a song with either "disco" or "boogie" in the title after Bridges saw a current top-ten hit list featuring several songs with dance-oriented titles. The original title of the resultant song: "Disco 'Round", became the subtitle under the main title "I Love the Nightlife" as Buckingham considered it an R&B number and did not want it labeled disco.[1] Bridges herself would later admit that she had hopes that the song would be received as a Memphis soul number, calling it "something Al Green might sing".[2] However it is as a disco classic that the song is most remembered: in an August 26, 1998 MTV countdown of the Top 54 Dance Songs of the Disco Era, "I Love the Nightlife" was ranked at number 37.[3]

1994 re-release

In 1994, the song gained renewed interest after being featured in the film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. It was subsequently re-released and found the best success in New Zealand, where it reached number four in February 1995, 12 places higher than its original peak of number 16. The re-release also reached number five in Iceland and number 11 in Australia. Because of its association with the film (and also because Bridges herself is an open lesbian), the song is closely linked with gay culture.[citation needed] It was remixed for this release.

Music video

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A music video was directed by Bruce Gowers.

1994 video

In 1994, a new video was produced featuring Hugo Weaving, star of the film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.

Charts and certifications

Cover versions

In popular culture

See also

References

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  3. ^ Atlanta Constitution August 26, 1998 "Peach Buzz" by Richard L. Eldredge p.38.
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