[INTRO | PLAYFUL | LEAD VOCAL + DOO-WOP HARMONIES | PERCUSSION, SOFT SYNTH BASS | SPARSE → BUILDING | CLOSE VOCALS, WIDE BACKING VOX | MODERN STUDIO] Ooh-ooh... Yeah, yeah... Sha-la-la-la... Come on... [VERSE 1 | WARM | LEAD VOCAL | AFROPOP GUITAR, HAND PERCUSSION, BASS | EASY GROOVE | DRY LEAD, WIDE HARMONIES | CLEAN, PUNCHY] Streetlights shining on the road, Everybody moving, nobody knows Where the night is gonna take us, But I don't really care. Drums are talking through the air, Little bit of magic everywhere, And your smile says, "Keep on going," So I meet you there. [PRE-CHORUS | BUILDING | LEAD + DOO-WOP RESPONSES | CLAPS, BASS, PERCUSSION | RISING | CALL-AND-RESPONSE | TIGHT MODERN MIX] Oh, we don't need a reason, We don't need a plan, Just give me your hand... [CHORUS | JOYFUL | LEAD + FULL DOO-WOP HARMONY | AFROPOP DRUMS, CLAPS, SYNTH BASS | BIG, DANCEABLE | WIDE VOCALS | POLISHED STUDIO] Don't let the night go home, Don't let the music fade, Keep that little rhythm going, Keep that fire awake. Sha-la-la, we got nowhere to be, Sha-la-la, just dance with me, Don't let the night go home, Not yet... Not yet... [POST-CHORUS | PLAYFUL | DOO-WOP GROUP | HANDCLAPS, PERCUSSION, BASS | BOUNCY | WIDE STEREO | CRISP] Sha-la-la-la, hey! Sha-la-la-la, hey! Ooh-ooh, yeah! Come on! [VERSE 2 | GROOVING | LEAD VOCAL | MUTED GUITAR, AFRICAN PERCUSSION, SYNTH KEYS | STEADY | INTIMATE LEAD | MODERN AFROPOP] Barefoot dancing on the floor, Someone opens up another door, Every little beat is pulling Everybody closer. No tomorrow in our heads, No need to count the hours left, If the morning comes too early, We'll just dance it over. [PRE-CHORUS | BUILDING | LEAD + GROUP | CLAPS, BASS, PERCUSSION | RISING | CALL-AND-RESPONSE | TIGHT] Oh, we don't need a reason, We don't need a plan, Just give me your hand... [CHORUS | JOYFUL | LEAD + FULL DOO-WOP HARMONY | AFROPOP DRUMS, CLAPS, SYNTH BASS | BIG | WIDE VOCALS | POLISHED STUDIO] Don't let the night go home, Don't let the music fade, Keep that little rhythm going, Keep that fire awake. Sha-la-la, we got nowhere to be, Sha-la-la, just dance with me, Don't let the night go home, Not yet... Not yet... [BREAK | COOL | LEAD VOCAL + GROUP RESPONSES | BASS + PERCUSSION ONLY | STRIPPED DOWN | DRY VOCALS | MINIMAL] I say, "One more?" You say, "One more." I say, "Ready?" You say, "Let's go!" One more... One more... One more... [INSTRUMENTAL GROOVE | — | — | AFROPOP PERCUSSION, BASS, ELECTRIC GUITAR, SYNTH | DANCE BREAK | WIDE STEREO | STUDIO] [FINAL CHORUS | EXPLOSIVE JOY | LEAD + FULL DOO-WOP GROUP | FULL DRUMS, CLAPS, PERCUSSION, BASS | PEAK | HUGE HARMONIES | BIG FINISH] Don't let the night go home, Don't let the music fade, Keep that little rhythm going, Keep that fire awake. Sha-la-la, we got nowhere to be, Sha-la-la, just dance with me, Don't let the night go home, Not yet... Not yet... [OUTRO | HAPPY | DOO-WOP GROUP | PERCUSSION + BASS | FADING GROOVE | DISTANT HARMONIES | WARM] Sha-la-la-la... Don't let it go... Sha-la-la-la... One more... One more... Ooh-ooh...
