Afternoon Delight
~ Song
Wikipedia
"Afternoon Delight" is a song recorded by Starland Vocal Band. It was written by band member Bill Danoff. It has since gained the reputation of "a song known for sexual innuendo", but it was also the "right song at the right time", evoking the bicentennial summer's fireworks displays with the chorus "skyrockets in flight", becoming a No. 1 single on July 10, 1976. It earned a gold record. The song, according to band member Taffy Danoff, made the band a "one hit wonder" and was the main reason they are mentioned with other one hit wonders in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Relationships
| lyricist and composer: | Bill Danoff |
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| publisher: | Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company Inc. MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) |
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| lyrics page: | https://genius.com/Starland-vocal-band-afternoon-delight-lyrics [info] |
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| SecondHandSongs: | https://secondhandsongs.com/work/135362 [info] |
| Songfacts: | http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=59 [info] |
| Wikidata: | Q2056590 [info] |
| later translated versions: | Dimanche après-midi |
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Recordings
| Date | Title | Attributes | Artist | Length |
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| 1982-12 – 1983-03 | Golden Shower of Hits (Jerks on 45) | cover and medley | Circle Jerks | 5:13 |
| Afternoon Delight | cover | Glee Cast feat. John Stamos | 3:11 | |
| Afternoon Delight | cover | Will Ferrell & The Channel 4 News Team | 3:09 | |
| Afternoon Delight | cover | The Wedding Band | 2:22 | |
| Afternoon Delight | cover | University of California, Los Angeles Awaken A Cappella | 3:13 | |
| Afternoon Delight | Starland Vocal Band | 3:50 | ||
| Afternoon Delight | cover | Kings Road | ?:?? | |
| Afternoon Delight | Starland Vocal Band | 3:13 | ||
| Afternoon Delight | Starland Vocal Band | ?:?? | ||
| Afternoon Delight (Anchorman) | cover | Joe Stilgoe | 2:19 | |
| Afternoon Delight/Dancing In The Moonlight/Just Dance Mashup | cover and medley | Kawehi | 4:42 | |
| Chantilly Lace / Medley | cover, live, medley and partial | Yo La Tengo | 8:47 | |