Khan, Chaka - Own The Night Lyrics
Feeling the heat
I can't keep
The pressure off me
Hear the man say
Earn your pay
But that's not for me
I was born to be alive
Not livin' to survive
Come closer to me, baby
Make me believe it, I can
Own the night
Reach up and touch the light
Own the night
I own the night
Here in the dark
Turn it on
Love me forever like this
Baby don't stop
Make it hot
I want to taste your burn again
Take me away
To a place I've never known
Livin' right down to the bone
Closer to me baby
Make me believe it, I can
Own the night
Reach up and touch the light
(Love still shines)
Own the night
You make me come alive
I own the night
You make me feel
I own the night
Own the night
Touch the light
(Love still shines)
Own the night
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Khan, Chaka Own The Night Comments
This song owns! I love the sampled Fairlight CMI bassline, so fucking groovy <3
Feeling the heat
I can't keep
The pressure off me
Hear the man say
Earn your pay
Or I'll let you go today
But that's not for me
I was born to be alive
Not livin' to survive
Come closer to me, baby
Make me believe it, I can
Own the night
Reach up and touch the light
Own the night
You make me come alive
I own the night
Here in the dark
Turn it on
Love me forever like this
Baby don't stop
Make it hot
I want to taste your burn again
Take me away
To a place I've never known
Livin' right down to the bone
Closer to me baby
Make me believe it, I can
Own the night
Reach up and touch the light
(Love still shines)
Own the night
You make me come alive
I own the night
You make me feel
I own the night
Own the night
Touch the light
(Love still shines)
Own the night
I hate how the "Miami Vice" production team made this song such a small part of the episode, but I was glad when I found it on the show's first soundtrack record, of which I am a proud owner. The record itself was a kind gift from two of my greatest friends, something they found accidentally at a yard sale, and picked up for me. I will always treasure those two. God bless them.
Cool music from a great era
Oh listen to this.. Makes me want to grow another mullet, wear a white soft suit, holster a silver bren ten and then drive a farrari Draytona around the streets of miami looking for the bad guys...
One of the best soundtrack ever. Marvellous.
just awesome in 2019 !!!
beauthiful
this song only went to #66 on the R&B charts in 1986!!!
16 / 4 / 2019 from Bangkok Thailand 👌.
The Magic of Miami Vice...!
Would've been a great track for MIAMI VICE PRODIGAL SON and the back and forth between RICO and VALERIE
I bought a Miami Vice cassette to listen to while driving my '86 Corvette. This song played and I'd never heard it before. DAMN does it sound good on those bass-y speakers!
I love all of the songs on the soundtrack, but this one's probably my favorite.
I want to know what they did in the intro.
*CRASH* (some kind of synth cymbal??)
*CLICK-CLICK...CLICK-CLICK* (hats with fx??)
*CRASH* (the synth cymbal again??)
I've been curious about this since I first heard this song.
Great song for a great TV series of the fantastic 1980's
Nice TV Series & Nice Ost , Thanks 💗.
Right On!!! The way she do.... mmmmmm. Her phrasing, her fire, her. I sense a distinct quality of very richly defined rhythmic conception, like she makes choices like a composer is what i mean, so purposeful and clear and funky and Delicious.
This is HOT SEXY STUFF baby!!! Oh YEAH!!!
There were only three great Khans in the history of the World.
Kubla
Ganghis
and
Chaka.
PAH ha ha ha ha!
:)
*thumbs bassline on DX7*
Solo per chi possiede veramente la notte
One of my favorite songs from the Miami Vice soundtrack!!!
Ooooooaaaaaahhhhyeah! Feeding the heat...
Touch the life!!!! Love make I come alive... burn taste again? To the bone woohoooown the night touch the light!!!
God give me the day that I can do as my cultural ancestral example of giving respect to the very representation of loving one that can not be replaced or forgotten, a entertainer that has been and can never be
are-maked, feel me ya’ll? Rufus ain’t got shhhh if Chaka got no play time! God I pray for that day to step up on stage with you layday! Nothing gay per say just if God may with his might in height to recite vocally with you enlight
and fall at your feet to bow before the very loved and endeared that always inspired emotions to run and stay stead fast to outlast the best and yet never be at rest until nestled your crest, star you have been born! I love you so much I’m tearful just with my imagination I don’t know how big the puddle by your frat will be? Seriously ;) and I. Knowing you as you are you are gonna be scared as hell cause this shhhit sound weird as freak was streaked. Sorry but dreams must become, awakenings from experiences. Soon I hope.
What nonsense is this??
Not sure what this comment is about. Can someone answer it for me?
a perfect track when playing a driving game like Forza Motorsport!!!
Oh, why did we have to leave the '80's? So much good times are being missed now.
80s and Chaka are inseparable!
Song is excellent,but is wrong used in Miami Vice episode...
Jan hammer sound?
Great Art...!!!!! Great Art....!!!!! And Great Art Again...!!! Vice City....Vice City...!!!
collins ave . miami florida , top down , join us friends we do it in miami
Oh shit you NAILED IT!
très jolie voix j'adore!
This hit from Chaka Khan was heard on the Miami Vice episode, Buddies, which aired on November 1, 1985. Miami Vice will always be one of my all time favorite shows. It was the first to combine MTV with police action drama.
mkl62 thanks. I couldn’t remember which ep it was on.
mkl62 my favoris movie too
GREAT song ! makes me happy :)))))
I own the night.
Dark5 im subbed to u. idk why but it makes me happy to see someone im subbed to listing to this
Awesome song!
Very underrated. DYING to get this single from ITunes. Thanks for posting this. #GreatShare #RhythmAndBlues #MiamiVice #ILoveThe80s
My older sister had this copied on to a cassette, I've been searching for it for years, never knew it was Chaka Khan.
is it from the original miami vice soundtrack or her own release
The Miami Vice soundtrack. It was written specially for the show. It was never on any other album as far as I'm aware.
Killer song
I love driving downtown, or on the freeway, with this song (as well as some of Jan Hammer's music from MIAMI VICE) playing....
@Lowell C. Johnson DAMN, I MISS THE EIGHTIES!!!!!"
+Lowell C. Johnson YOU AND ME BOTH!!!!!!
Me too! :-)
Me three!
As a child in 80s My dream was to buy a Ferrari and listen to this song. I worked hard and bought one, best feeling ever driving and listening to this 😂😂
Chakas vocals are extra good here
This song is THE BOMB!AWESOME!Thanks a million for posting.
J'adore quelle voix
Buddies, season 2 of Miami Vice!
Hot rock song for the 80's, 90's, and millennium. that what this lady can do....... transcend time with trade mark vocals.
this song is better than aint nobody, in full volume i go crazy
No baby. Her rendition of "Ain't Nobody" separates the the WOMEN from the GIRLS. I Like this song but no way its better than Ain't Nobody.
own the night is unknown and aint nobody was sampled by ll cool j maybe that led this song to more popularity because todays generation just know the song from ll cool j.
talismon63
DATZ RITE!!!
Whut he said, iz almost blasphemy!
LOVE AIN'T NOBODY.
LOVE CHAKA KAHN!!!!
She a Fantastic Drummer, too! 6/15/13 2:30a.
I own the night 80s style!
The best song off Miami Vice and that saying a lot as there were a ton of great tunes. So 80s and so good. Takes me back.
Were they any mixes for this? 12"?? Dub?
This hit by Chaka Khan aired on the Miami Vice episode, Buddies, on November 1, 1985.
my god I have the 7" single up in the Vid lol - top tune!!
Wonderful song. Great energy and great playing on it by all involved. I do think it suffers today slightly from that 80's production on the rhythm section and keyboards....a bit more bottom to throw the ear off that less organic sound and it would be perfection. Nit-picking I know....but I wouldn't let anyone say it sucked without defending it and Chaka to the hilt. Hahaha
yeah this would've slid into that movie soundtrack - could've been the opener.. wow Chaka should've done a Bond theme.. still could
check out Janelle Monae - she brings it..
Extremely under-rated song. This should have been a gigantic hit for her, especially considering it was released during the height of her career.
i was born in 1990 and i still get exactly what you mean!
LOVE this arrangement ! flawless vocals Chaka kinda reminds me of A View to a Kill by Duran Duran
This comment is old... But hey! This song does remind me of Duran Duran. Rio. I can't remember the verses, but I used to love that part about something .... It means so much to me. Like a birthday, or a pretty view. (I always thought this was very meaningful. Made me glad to know my secret likes were familiar to others.). I wonder if DD had anything to with this?
None episode, only in the soundtract album...
This is the song I was going to do my audition to at the High School of Performing Arts in NYC. The school the tv show Fame was based on...but I decided to do my solo performance to The Police "King of Pain"
I'm ultra big on the 80s but just discovered this song a few minutes ago while drawing some 80s stuff.
This song is fucking hot!!!!!
this song is soooooooooooo 80s i love it so much
@jakemiller5000 Then...she dies.....
coll ilove 80s
Chaka makes every cover version to gold! WOW! Wait...I said cover version? YES, This was originally released by George McCrae, IIRC 1 year earlier.
Omg... i used to have this song on a 45:)
I will tell you, it's very hard now a days to find a music artist or just music in general like this! This song had a beat, great rifts and awesome lyrics, the song, the way Chaka Khan sings this is pure energy! You can hear it, it's as if she gains elevation while singing this song. I'll tell you what, music for the most part today can't hold a candle to music of this era. This is when music was cutting edge, all the while being clean! I miss the 1980's terribly, today it's about bad remakes!
I love the quality of her voice in this song. That raspiness is a nice touch. I bet this was recorded when she was touring or very busy.
great song... just can't put it out from my had... and it plays the whole day in my mind.. 80's 4EVER !!!
Thanks for posting this! I am going to work out to it.
@astralislux Buddies
What episode was this supposed to be in?
Okay okay, Chaka Khan is my favorite singer...she pulls notes out of the air and always deliver...you must know what I'm talking about. Thankyou just isn't big enough to describe my gratitude...but thankyou! (Until a grander word come's along)!!!
@RFouts0 i have just uploaded for you...enjoy
@jakemiller5000
Hahahahaha, brilliant.
excuse me while i get my skates
this song has unbelieveable power and energy
Queen of the mid 80's!!! Chaka created the mold for RnB female singers during the 80's.
La grande classe!!!!! french people crazy about this song!!!!! beautifulllllll
Why can't you find this anywhere anymore? They should play this on classic R&B stations sometimes....
Great number pity there was never an official MV clip to go with it
Where can I get this on MP3? It eludes me!!!!!!!!!!!!! Loved it since I was a wee small boy.
Good song. Great singer.