Dancing in the Moonlight (It’s Caught Me in Its Spotlight)
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"Dancing in the Moonlight (It’s Caught Me in Its Spotlight)" is a 1977 rock song by Irish band Thin Lizzy, known for its catchy melody, saxophone riff, and storytelling lyrics about youthful nightlife.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dancing in the Moonlight (It’s Caught Me in Its Spotlight) canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Bad Reputation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Thin Lizzy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Phil Lynott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| decadeOfRelease | 1970s ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ saxophone ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| genre |
hard rock
ⓘ
pop rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasChorus | yes ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| hasPart | saxophone riff ⓘ |
| hasQuality | catchy melody ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Dancing in the Moonlight (It’s Caught Me in Its Spotlight) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVerse | yes ⓘ |
| isDifferentFrom | Dancing in the Moonlight (King Harvest song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:26 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Phil Lynott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricStyle | storytelling lyrics ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
romance
ⓘ
youthful nightlife ⓘ |
| notableFor |
catchy melody
ⓘ
saxophone riff ⓘ storytelling lyrics about nightlife ⓘ |
| originallyReleasedAs | single ⓘ |
| partOf | Bad Reputation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
Brian Downey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brian Robertson NERFINISHED ⓘ Phil Lynott NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott Gorham NERFINISHED ⓘ Thin Lizzy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Thin Lizzy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tony Visconti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1976–1977 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Vertigo Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1977-07-29 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Dancing in the Moonlight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempo | medium tempo ⓘ |
| writer | Phil Lynott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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