Gimme, Gimme, Gimme (A Man After Midnight) Lyrics
ABBA
Lyrics
Half past twelve
And I'm watching the late show in my flat all alone
How I hate to spend the evening on my own
Autumn winds
Blowing outside my window as I look around the room
And it makes me so depressed to see the gloom
There's not a soul out there
No one to hear my prayer
Gimme, gimme, gimme a man after midnight
Won't somebody help me chase the shadows away
Gimme, gimme, gimme a man after midnight
Take me through the darkness to the break of the day
Movie stars
Find the end of the rainbow with a fortune to win
It's so different from the world I'm living in
Tired of TV
I open the window and I gaze into the night
But there's nothing there to see no one in sight
There's not a soul out there
No one to hear my prayer
Gimme, gimme, gimme a man after midnight
Won't somebody help me chase the shadows away
Gimme, gimme, gimme a man after midnight
Take me through the darkness to the break of the day
Gimme, gimme, gimme a man after midnight
Gimme, gimme, gimme a man after midnight
There's not a soul out there
No one to hear my prayer
Gimme, gimme, gimme a man after midnight
Won't somebody help me chase the shadows away
Gimme, gimme, gimme a man after midnight
Take me through the darkness to the break of the day
Gimme, gimme, gimme a man after midnight
Won't somebody help me chase the shadows away
Gimme, gimme, gimme a man after midnight
Take me through the darkness to the break of the day
Song & Lyrics Facts
ABBA's "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme (A Man After Midnight)" was released in 1979 on their album Voulez-Vous. The song was written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus of ABBA.
It was recorded at Polar Music Studios in Stockholm, Sweden and is one of the band's most popular songs. Lyrically, it tells a story of someone feeling lonely late at night and wanting to find love. The single peaked at number one in several countries including Australia, Belgium, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. In the US, the song charted at number twenty-seven on the Billboard Hot 100. The lyrics are often quoted in pop culture due to its catchy chorus and memorable melody.