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Donna Summer – Working the Midnight Shift (1977) | Track profile | Dork

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Donna Summer
Once Upon a Time...
Working the Midnight Shift

TRACK

Working the Midnight Shift

Release date: 31st October 1977

From Once Upon a Time...

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About This Track

"Working the Midnight Shift" is a track by Donna Summer, from the album Once Upon a Time..., released 31st October 1977. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Donna Summer

Donna Summer

Lyrics

Working the Midnight Shift

[Verse 1]

I'm just a working girl

Just earning a living

When the city's waking up

I'm going home

[Chorus]

Working the midnight shift

While my friends are all out

They've all gone out dancing

They're out having fun

Working that midnight shift

For that extra little something

The things that are out of my reach

I need so bad (Midnight shift)

(Midnight shift)

So bad (Midnight shift)

So bad (Midnight shift)

I need

[Verse 2]

Seems like I'm always leaving

When all the others arrive

My body still carries on

But I'm dying inside

[Chorus]

Working the midnight shift

While all my friends are all out

They've all gone out dancing

They're out having fun

I'm working that midnight shift

For that extra little something

The things that are out of my reach

I need so bad (Midnight shift)

I need so bad (Midnight shift)

Things I need so bad (Midnight shift)

All my fingers turn to bone (Midnight shift)

But who cares? (Midnight shift)

[Bridge]

(Midnight shift)

(Midnight shift)

(Midnight shift)

(Midnight shift)

(Midnight shift)

(Midnight shift)

[Verse 1]

I'm just a working girl

Just earning a living

When the city's waking up

I'm going home

[Chorus]

Working the midnight shift

While my friends are all out

They've all gone out dancing

They're having fun (Midnight shift)

[Outro]

(Midnight shift) They're having fun

(Midnight shift) They're having fun

(Midnight shift) They're having fun

(Midnight shift) They're having fun

(Midnight shift)

(Midnight shift)

(Midnight shift) They're having fun

(Midnight shift)

(Midnight shift)

(Midnight shift)

(Midnight shift)

(Midnight shift)

(Midnight shift)

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Track details

From Once Upon a Time...

1977

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Album

Once Upon a Time...

Release year

1977

—Queen for a Day
—A Man Like You
—Happily Ever After
—Working the Midnight Shift
—Dance Into My Life
—If You Got It Flaunt It
—Now I Need You
—Say Something Nice
—(Theme) Once Upon a Time (Instrumental)
—Sweet Romance
—I Love You
4:42
—(Theme) Once Upon a Time
—Once Upon a Time

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte
Producer: Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte