Early in the Morning (Gap Band song)

{{Infobox song

| name = Early in the Morning

| cover = GapMorning.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = The Gap Band

| album = Gap Band IV

| B-side = I'm in Love

| released = April 1982

| format =

| recorded = 1981–82

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Funk

| length = 3:57 (Single Version)
6:30 (Album Version)

| label = Total Experience

| writer = {{hlist|Charlie Wilson|Lonnie Simmons|Rudy Taylor}} {{cite web|title=discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/The-Gap-Band-Gap-Band-IV/release/2583852|website=discogs.com|accessdate=June 16, 2021}}

| producer = {{hlist|Lonnie Simmons|Rudy Taylor}}

| prev_title = Yearning for Your Love

| prev_year = 1981

| next_title = You Dropped a Bomb on Me

| next_year = 1982

}}

"Early in the Morning" is a song originally performed by The Gap Band, and written by member Charlie Wilson and producers Lonnie Simmons and Rudy Taylor.

==Chart performance==

It was released as a single in 1982 and went on to become their biggest hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 24. It also topped Billboard's R&B chart for three weeks{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=223}} and reached number 13 on the dance chart.{{cite book |title= Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=107}}