"Twistin' the Night Away" is a song written and recorded by Sam Cooke. It was released as a single in 1962 and became very popular, charting in the top ten of both the Billboard Hot 100 (#9) and Billboard's R&B chart (#1),.[1] "Twistin' the Night Away" was successful overseas as well, peaking at #6 on the UK Singles Chart.
The Shins titled their third album Wincing the Night Away in an apparent reference to the song.
The song was also covered by the famous Motown group, the Marvelettes. Their version of the song appeared on the 1962 album, The Marvelettes Sing Smash Hits of 1962.
This song was covered by Hutti Heita as a dark psytrance track in 2009.
Cooke's version also appeared in the 1978 classic Animal House, the 1987 film Innerspace[2], and the 2011 film The Green Hornet.
[edit] Rod Stewart cover
In 1973, Rod Stewart released his version as a single from his album Never a Dull Moment. This version achieved marginal success, peaking at #59 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1987, he re-recorded the song for the soundtrack to the film Innerspace. When released as a single in the Summer of 1987, this version hit #80 on the Hot 100.
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- "Twistin' The Night" - 3:15
- "True Blue" - 3:29
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[edit] Divine cover
Divine covered "Twistin' The Night Away" and released it as the second single from his album Maid in England in 1985.
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- "Twistin' The Night Away (Dance Version)" - 6:53
- "Twistin' The Night Away (Instrumental)" - 6:10
- "A Divine Good Time" - 3:52
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