About The Song
“Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)” is an iconic song by the Swedish band ABBA, recorded in August 1979 to promote their 1979 North American and European tour. One of ABBA’s most influential tracks, it emphasized electronics and became crucial for techno musicians in the post-disco era. Achieved #1 status in multiple countries, including Belgium, Finland, France, Ireland, and Switzerland.
Sung by Agnetha Fältskog, the song portrays a lonely woman yearning for companionship to make her life more meaningful. The lyrics describe her solitude, likening it to a dark and windy night, expressing a deep desire for a partner.
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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 the 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 T.V.
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