Song · Booker T. & the MG's
“Time Is Tight” by Booker T. & the MG's
Released 1969
“Time Is Tight” by Booker T. & the MG's appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2001 and 2020. It was first released in 1969. Its best result is #280 on the WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,871 indie & aaa song of all time.
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Booker T. & the MG's cut "Time Is Tight" for UpTight, the 1968 drama they scored, and the writing credit is split four ways between Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn and Al Jackson Jr. It's Stax soul pared to the bone, an instrumental groove that says everything it needs to without a single word.
There are two versions. The single, which came out in 1969, is the shorter, slower cut, and it turned into one of the biggest hits the group ever had: number six on the pop chart and number seven on the R&B chart in the US, and number one in South Africa. The soundtrack album got the longer take, played at a quicker clip, with a stretched-out intro and a breakdown section the single leaves behind.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1882 | WFPK | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2000 |
| 2001 | 280 | WFPK | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2000 |
| 2020 | 2020 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
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