It's a Disco Night (Rock Don't Stop) explained

It's a Disco Night (Rock Don't Stop)
Cover:It's a Disco Night - label.jpg
Alt:Promotional 12" Single label
Type:single
Artist:The Isley Brothers
Album:Winner Takes All
B-Side:Ain't Givin' Up No Love
Released:1979
Recorded:1979
Genre:Disco
Length:8:54 (12-inch version)
4:10 (7-inch version)
Label:T-Neck
Producer:Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley
Prev Title:Life In The City
Prev Year:1979
Next Title:Winner Takes All
Next Year:1979

"It's a Disco Night (Rock Don't Stop)" is a 1979 club hit for The Isley Brothers, released on their T-Neck label as the second single from their gold-certified album Winner Takes All. The song is notable for being one of the few disco-based songs the Isley Brothers released. Beforehand, the group were known for their mixture of funk, rhythm and blues and rock. The song was led by brother Ronald Isley[1] while his brothers Kelly and Rudolph Isley chanted "rock don't stop" in the background. The song briefly charted on the Billboard Hot 100 peaking at number 90, hitting number 27 on the R&B chart.[2] Outside the US, "It's a Disco Night" reached number 14 on the UK Singles chart.[3]

Chart positions

Chart (1979)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 10090
U.S. Billboard Disco Top 100[4] 44
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles27
UK Singles Chart14

Credits

Unless otherwise noted, information is based on Liner notes.[5]

Performance
Technical

Notes and References

  1. Disco, Soul, Gold. “Happy Birthday, Rudolph Isley”. Facebook. 2 April 2015.
  2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 278.
  3. Web site: Official Singles Chart Top 75 | Official Charts Company. 20 August 2017.
  4. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 130.
  5. The Isley Brothers. “Winner Takes All” (Album notes). T-Neck. 1979.
  6. Laing, Dave. “Marvin Isley Obituary”. The Guardian. 9 June 2010.