Chart Position: 1
Released Feb 1980
- #1 bestseller for 1980
- #44 on Billboard’s Hot 100 of all time
- From the film American Gigolo
- #283 on Rolling Stone magazines list of 500 greatest songs
- Written by Debbie Harry and Giorgio Moroder
- Lead vocals: Debbie Harry
- Keyboards: Giorgio Moroder
- Guitar: Chris Stein
- Backing vocals: Jimmy Destri, Frank Infante, Clem Burke
- Produced by Giorgio Moroder
- Recorded in New York City NY and Los Angeles CA
- Later recorded by Chipmunks (1980), Disco Rollers (1980), Int’l Disco Band & Singers (1980), Bradbury (1980), Mini Pops (1981), Christopher John (1981), Until December (1986), Dungeon (1996), 69 Eyes (1997), Da Vinci’s Notebook (1997), New Dominions (1998), Studio 99 (1999), Tiffany (2000), Nikka Costa (2001), Box Tops (2002), Gunther Neefs (2002), I Am the World Trade Center (2002), Francine (2003), Dandy Warhols (2003), Cut My Skin (2005), Barbara Mendes (2007), Coldfeet (2007), Myriad (2008), Shannon Butcher (2008), Mastikars (2008), Tina Arena (2008), Studio Sound Ensemble (2009), In This Moment (2009), Samantha vs Sabrina (2010), Liv Moon (2010), Rhythm Method (2010), Hit Co. (2011), Alexander Stewart (2011), Sarah Collyer (2012), G.O.D. (2014), Julia Fordham (2014), Kyle Kraft (2017) and many others
The Year in Music 1963 - 1988 