Twistin' the Night Away

Infobox Single
Name = Twistin' the Night Away


Artist = Sam Cooke
from Album = Twistin' the Night Away
B-side = "You Send Me"
"One More Time" (UK)
Released = January 9, 1962
Format =
Recorded = December 18, 1961 at RCA Hollywood
Genre = R&B
Length = 2:42
Label = RCA Victor 0566 (USA)
Writer = Sam Cooke
Producer =Hugo & Luigi, Engineer: Al Schmitt
Certification =
Last single = "Feel It"
(1961)
This single = Twistin' the Night Away
(1962)
Next single = "Chain Gang" b/w "Cupid"
(1962)Infobox Single
Name = Twisting the Night Away


Artist = Rod Stewart
from Album = Never a Dull Moment
B-side = "True Blue" / "Lady Day"
Released = 1973
Format =
Recorded = 1972
Genre = Rock and roll
Length = 3:13
Label = Mercury
Writer = Sam Cooke
Producer =
Certification =
Chart position =

#59 (U.S. Pop)

Last single = "Angel"
(1972)
This single = Twisting the Night Away
(1973)
Next single = "Oh! No Not My Baby"
(1973)

"Twistin' the Night Away" is the name of a song written and recorded by Sam Cooke. The song 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), as well as the UK Singles Chart (#6).

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. A new version by Stewart was featured in the movie "Innerspace". When released as a single in the Summer of 1987, this version hit #80 on the Hot 100.

The Shins titled their third album "Wincing the Night Away" in an apparent reference to the song.

Cooke's version appeared in the 1978 classic "Animal House".