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1976 single by Starland Vocal Band From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Afternoon Delight" is a song recorded by Starland Vocal Band. It was written by band member Bill Danoff. In the US, it became a #1 single on July 10, 1976,[4] and earned a gold record.
"Afternoon Delight" | ||||
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Single by Starland Vocal Band | ||||
from the album Starland Vocal Band | ||||
B-side | "Starland" | |||
Released | April 1976 | |||
Recorded | November 1975 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:12 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Bill Danoff[3] | |||
Producer(s) | Milt Okun | |||
Starland Vocal Band singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Afternoon Delight" on YouTube |
The title came from the happy hour menu at Clyde's restaurant in Georgetown, Washington, D.C.,[4] where Bill Danoff was eating with fellow bandmember Margot Chapman, while his then-wife Taffy Danoff was undergoing surgery for cervical cancer.[5] Danoff downplayed the lyrics: "I didn't want to write an all-out sex song ... I just wanted to write something that was fun and hinted at sex."[4]
Concurrent with the Starland Vocal Band version, country singer Johnny Carver's cover went Top 10 on Billboard Hot Country Singles.[6] In the 2004 film Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, the song is sung by the news crew in choir and referenced multiple times and came with a music video in the bonus disc.[7]
In 2011, the song was covered by Glee cast and the actor John Stamos for season 2 episode 15 "Sexy" of the musical television series Glee. This version was included in the UK version of the album Glee: The Music, Volume 5 instead of with the cover of "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)" by Gary Glitter (from the same episode).
At the 19th Grammy Awards ceremony in 1977, "Afternoon Delight" received three nominations for recordings from 1976. It won the Grammy Award for Best Arrangement for Voices[8] and was also nominated for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and Song of the Year.
In 2010, Billboard named "Afternoon Delight" the 20th sexiest song of all time.[9]
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
All-time charts
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Chart (1976) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 9 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 16 |
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