Nightshift (song)

"Nightshift" is a 1985 song by the Commodores. It is the title track to their 11th studio album Nightshift. It pays tribute to soul singers Marvin Gaye and Jackie Wilson who both died in 1984. It went to number 1 in the Netherlands, number 2 in Belgium, Israel, New Zealand and South Africa, number 3 in Finland, Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States, number 4 in Austria and Germany, number 5 in Switzerland, number 7 in Canada and number 8 in Australia. It won a Grammy Award in 1985 and was their final top 10 hit.

"Nightshift"
Single by Commodores
from the album Nightshift
B-side	"I Keep Running"
Released	18 January 1985
Recorded	1984
Genre	Synth-pop R&B soul disco new wave
Length	5:04 (album version) 4:19 (7" single edit)
Label	Motown
Songwriter(s)	Walter Orange Dennis Lambert Franne Golde
Producer(s)	Dennis Lambert
Commodores singles chronology
"Only You" (1983) "Nightshift" (1985) "Animal Instinct" (1985)

Bruce Springsteen version

Bruce Springsteen recorded a version of the song for his 2022 album, Only the Strong Survive. The song was released as a single and music video in October 2022.