I Really Don't Need No Light

"I Really Don't Need No Light"
Single by Jeffrey Osborne
from the album Jeffrey Osborne
B-side	"One Million Kisses"
Released	1982
Recorded	1982
Genre	R&B, post-disco
Length	3:40 (single) 4:27 (extended)
Label	A&M Records
Songwriter(s)	Jeffrey Osborne Hawk Wolinski
Producer(s)	George Duke
Jeffrey Osborne singles chronology
"I Really Don't Need No Light" (1982) "On the Wings of Love" (1982)

"I Really Don't Need No Light" is a song by Jeffrey Osborne. It was released in 1982 as his debut single from his self-titled album.^[1][2]

The song scratched the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 39. It was a Top 5 hit on the Hot Soul Singles chart, peaking at No. 3. Overall, it was Osborne's first entry on both charts.^[3]

Chart performance

Chart (1982)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[4]	39
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles[5]	3

References

1. "Top Single Picks". Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 17. Nielsen Business Media. May 1, 1982. p. 59. Retrieved July 6, 2024 – via Google Books.
2. "Out Of The Box". Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 23. Nielsen Business Media. June 12, 1982. p. 46. Retrieved July 6, 2024 – via Google Books.
3. "New on the Charts". Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 20. Nielsen Business Media. May 22, 1982. p. 54. Retrieved July 6, 2024 – via Google Books.
4. "I Really Don't Need No Light (US)". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
5. "I Really Don't Need No Light (US R&B)". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2024.