Don't You Know What The Night Can Do?

Album: Roll With It (1988)
Charted: 6
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • Winwood faced accusations of "selling out" when this song debuted in a Michelob commercial. The singer granted the brewing company permission to use a track from Roll With It in order to gain tour sponsorship, but he didn't write "Don't You Know What The Night Can Do?" specifically for the ad. Winwood explained in a 1990 biography, "They started putting the commercial on the TV before the single was out. It looked like I had written a beer jingle!" >>>
    Suggestion credit:
    Greg - Durham, NC
  • Winwood wrote this seductive tune with Will Jennings, his frequent co-writer throughout the '80s. Romantic nights are a staple of Jennings' lyrics - he also wrote words for the Oscar-winning duet "Up Where We Belong."
  • This was a #1 hit on Billboard's Rock chart.
  • Several other artists teamed with Michelob as part of "The Night Belongs to Michelob" campaign in the late-'80s, including Eric Clapton, Genesis, Phil Collins, Wang Chung, Foreigner, Ray Charles, and even Frank Sinatra with a spin on "The Way You Look Tonight."

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Graduation Songs

Graduation SongsFact or Fiction

Have you got the smarts to know which of these graduation song stories are real?

Gary Brooker of Procol Harum

Gary Brooker of Procol HarumSongwriter Interviews

The lead singer and pianist for Procol Harum, Gary talks about finding the musical ideas to match the words.

Director Nick Morris ("The Final Countdown")

Director Nick Morris ("The Final Countdown")Song Writing

Nick made some of the biggest videos on MTV, including "The Final Countdown," "Heaven" and "Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)."

Dan Reed

Dan ReedSongwriter Interviews

Dan cracked the Top 40 with "Ritual," then went to India and spent 2 hours with the Dalai Lama.

Julian Lennon

Julian LennonSongwriter Interviews

Julian tells the stories behind his hits "Valotte" and "Too Late for Goodbyes," and fills us in on his many non-musical pursuits. Also: what MTV meant to his career.

Matt Sorum

Matt SorumSongwriter Interviews

When he joined Guns N' Roses in 1990, Matt helped them craft an orchestral sound; his mezzo fortes and pianissimos are all over "November Rain."