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| "Nightrider" | ||||
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| Single by Electric Light Orchestra | ||||
| from the album Face the Music | ||||
| A-side | " Do Ya" | |||
| B-side | "Daybreaker" (Live) | |||
| Released | 19 March 1976 (UK) February 1977 (US) | |||
| Recorded | 1975, Musicland Studios, Munich, Germany | |||
| Genre | Art rock | |||
| Length | 4:25 (Album version) 3:45 (UK single edit) | |||
| Label |
Jet (UK) Jet/ United Artists (US) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jeff Lynne | |||
| Producer(s) | Jeff Lynne | |||
| Electric Light Orchestra singles chronology | ||||
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| Face the Music track listing | ||||
8 tracks
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"Nightrider" is a song from Electric Light Orchestra's (ELO) album Face the Music.
The song's title is a titular tip of the hat to Lynne's first major band, The Nightriders. This was the third single released from the album after " Evil Woman", in 1976. The B-side on the single was a live version of "Daybreaker" taken from the 1974 live album The Night the Light Went On in Long Beach. [1] Despite ELO's rising popularity, the song failed to chart. The song was also included as the B-side on the US hit single " Do Ya". [2]
Between 3:16 and 3:19, the song features a string crescendo which was reused (played backwards, from 2:40 to 2:44) on another of the album's tracks, "Evil Woman".
"I took the high string part of Nightrider that climbs up to a climax, and used it backwards in Evil Woman as a big effect. I was amazed when it slotted in seamlessly." - Jeff Lynne (Face the Music remaster liner notes)
During live performances, Jeff Lynne and Kelly Groucutt would swap vocals during the song.
References
- ^ "Electric Light Orchestra - Nightrider (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ "Electric Light Orchestra - Do Ya (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
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