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Early in the Morning (Gap Band song)

Field	Value
name	Early in the Morning
cover	GapMorning.jpg
type	single
artist	The Gap Band
album	Gap Band IV
B-side	I'm in Love
released	April 1982
recorded	1981–82
genre	Funk
length	3:57 (single version)
6:30 (album version)
label	Total Experience
writer
producer
prev_title	Yearning for Your Love
prev_year	1981
next_title	You Dropped a Bomb on Me
next_year	1982

| B-side = I'm in Love 6:30 (album version)

"Early in the Morning" is a song originally performed by the Gap Band, and written by member Charlie Wilson and producers Lonnie Simmons and Rudy Taylor.

Chart performance

It was released as a single in 1982 and went on to become their biggest hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 24. It also topped the Billboard R&B chart for three weeks and reached number 13 on the dance chart.

Chart positions

Chart (1982)	Peak
position
US Billboard Dance Club Songs	13
US Billboard Hot 100	24
US Billboard Hot Black Singles	1
UK Singles Chart	55

Cover versions

The song was a hit again when Robert Palmer covered it in 1988. This version peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is to date the highest charting version of the song on that chart. Cash Box said that Palmer "creates a Volga River Boatman-like chorus that clearly illustrates his image of early morning loneliness."

In popular culture

The song was used as the music for a film-making montage in Michel Gondry's 2008 film, Be Kind Rewind.
Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl credits the song "Early in the Morning" for inspiring the drum intro on their hit "Smells Like Teen Spirit".

References

"discogs.com".
Whitburn, Joel. (2004). "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004". Record Research.
Whitburn, Joel. (2004). "Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003". Record Research.
"Early in the morning | full Official Chart History".
Whitburn, Joel. (2004). "The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition". Record Research.
(October 15, 1988). "Single Releases".
"Dave Grohl Inspired By Disco Drum Beats". [[YouTube]].

Wikipedia Source

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