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For other uses, see Afternoon Delight (disambiguation).
"Afternoon Delight"
Afternoon Delight by The Starland Vocal Band.jpg
Single by Starland Vocal Band
from the album Starland Vocal Band
B-side "Starland"
Released April 1976
Recorded November 1975
Genre
Length 3:12
Label
  • Windsong (US)
  • Windlands International (UK & Canada)
Songwriter(s) Bill Danoff[3]
Producer(s) Milt Okun
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"Afternoon Delight"
(1976)		 "California Day"
(1976)
Music video
"Afternoon Delight" on YouTube

"Afternoon Delight" is a song recorded by Starland Vocal Band. It was written by band member Bill Danoff. In the US, it became a #1 single on July 10, 1976,[4] and earned a gold record.

Background and writing

The title came from the happy hour menu at Clyde's restaurant in Georgetown, Washington, D.C.,[4] where Bill Danoff was eating with fellow bandmember Margot Chapman, while his then-wife Taffy Danoff was undergoing surgery for cervical cancer.[5] Danoff downplayed the lyrics: "I didn't want to write an all-out sex song ... I just wanted to write something that was fun and hinted at sex."[4]

Cover versions

Concurrent with the Starland Vocal Band version, country singer Johnny Carver's cover went Top 10 on Billboard Hot Country Singles.[citation needed]

In the 2004 film Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, the song is sung by the news crew in choir and referenced multiple times and came with a music video in the bonus disc.[citation needed]

It was briefly used as the intro song for the Australian 1980s Children's TV show Simon Townsend's wonderworld. It was replaced once the creator/producer of the show discovered that the song was about an afternoon sexual encounter.[6][7]

Critical reaction

At the 19th Grammy Awards ceremony in 1977, "Afternoon Delight" received three nominations for recordings from 1976. It won the Grammy Award for Best Arrangement for Voices[8] and was also nominated for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and Song of the Year.

In 2010, Billboard named "Afternoon Delight" the 20th sexiest song of all time.[9]

Chart performance

Johnny Carver version

Chart (1976) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks 9
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 16

See also

References

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  14. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Starland Vocal Band – Afternoon Delight" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  15. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Starland Vocal Band – Afternoon Delight". Top 40 Singles.
  16. ↑ "Starland Vocal Band: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company.
  17. ↑ "Starland Vocal Band – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Starland Vocal Band.
  18. ↑ "Starland Vocal Band Chart History (Easy Listening)". Billboard.
  19. ↑ "Starland Vocal Band – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Starland Vocal Band.
  20. ↑ Australian-charts.com Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
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  25. ↑ Top 50 Adult Contemporary Hits of 1976
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