Night Time (song) explained

Night Time
Cover:	Night_Time_(song).jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	The Strangeloves
Album:	I Want Candy
B-Side:	Rhythm of Love
Released:	December 1965 (U.S.)
Genre:	Garage rock^[1] ^[2] proto-punk^[3]
Length:	2:29
Label:	Bang
Producer:	The Strangeloves
Prev Title:	Cara-Lin
Prev Year:	1965
Next Title:	Hide and Seek
Next Year:	1966

"Night Time" is a song written and originally recorded by the Strangeloves in 1965. It was written by Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein and Richard Gottehrer, and is a track from their I Want Candy LP.

The song reached No. 30 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 21 on the Cash Box Top 100. It did not chart internationally except briefly in Australia.

Chart history

Chart (1966)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)	98
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[4]	30
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 ^[5]	21

Cover versions

"Night Time" was covered by Dr. Feelgood on their 1978 album Private Practice,^[6] by Jayne County on her 1980 live album Rock 'n' Roll Resurrection, by The J. Geils Band on their 1980 album Love Stinks,^[7] by George Thorogood and the Destroyers on their 1980 album More George Thorogood and the Destroyers,^[8] and by Bauhaus in a 1983 BBC session, later released on the 1989 album .^{[9] [10]}

External links

• Lyrics of this song

Notes and References

1. Web site: Planer. Lindsay. Night Time review. 2021-07-18. AllMusic.
2. Web site: Tom . Breihan . The Number Ones: The Angels' "My Boyfriend's Back". . May 31, 2018 . The Strangeloves fucking ruled, developing a take on proto-punk garage rock that was both bubblegum-catchy and dizzily percussion-heavy. Their singles, like “I Want Candy” and “Night Time,” were just killer.. June 10, 2023.
3. Web site: Tom . Breihan . The Number Ones: The Angels' "My Boyfriend's Back". . May 31, 2018 . The Strangeloves fucking ruled, developing a take on proto-punk garage rock that was both bubblegum-catchy and dizzily percussion-heavy. Their singles, like “I Want Candy” and “Night Time,” were just killer.. June 10, 2023.
4. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 -
5. Web site: Cash Box Top 100 Singles, February 26, 1965. Tropicalglen.com. 2 May 2019.
6. Web site: Dr. Feelgood – Private Practice. Discogs. 1978 . 2 May 2019.
7. Web site: The J. Geils Band – Love Stinks. Discogs. 1980 . 2 May 2019.
8. Web site: George Thorogood & The Destroyers – More George Thorogood And The Destroyers. Discogs. 1980 . 2 May 2019.
9. Web site: Bauhaus - Swing the Heartache: The BBC Sessions. Discogs. 1989 . 21 Oct 2021.
10. Song was also used in a Michelob Lite TV spot in 1987 by an uncredited band.