Tomorrow Night (Atomic Rooster song)

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"Tomorrow Night"
Single by Atomic Rooster
from the album Death Walks Behind You
B-side "Play the Game"
Released1970
RecordedAugust 1970
Genre Hard rock [1]
Length3:17
Label B & C Records
Songwriter(s) Vincent Crane
Producer(s) Atomic Rooster

"Tomorrow Night" is a song and single written by Vincent Crane and performed by Atomic Rooster. [2] Released in 1970 and taken from their 1970 album Death Walks Behind You, it reached 11 on the UK charts in 1971, staying there for 12 weeks. It was the first of the group's two UK chart hits. [3] The song is described as "riff-laden" and "gutsy". [1] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Colin Larkin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. pp. 2006–. ISBN   978-0-85712-595-8.
  2. "Tomorrow Night" . Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  3. "UK Official charts — Atomic Rooster". www.officialscharts.com. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  4. Billboard. Billboard Publications. October 1972.