The songwriting duo of the group Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane already had the melody for the song, the inspiration coming from Solomon Burke's hit record "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love", however they had no lyrics so Don Arden quickly brought in Ian Samwell to provide the words for the song.
Gonna Fly Now | I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter | We're Not Gonna Take It (Twisted Sister song) | We're Not Gonna Take It | We're Gonna Groove | Not Even Gonna Trip | Love's Gonna Make It Alright | It's Gonna Take a Miracle | It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo' | I'm Gonna Take That Mountain | I'm Gonna Love Her for Both of Us | I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door | Gonna Make You Sweat | Are You Gonna Be My Girl | You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go | Never Gonna Give You Up | I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You | I'm Gonna Love You Too | I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday | Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) | Girl I'm Gonna Miss You | Ain't Nothing Gonna Keep Me From You | A Change Is Gonna Come | Your Time Is Gonna Come | Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses | What's It Gonna Be, Santa? | Whatcha Say | We're Only Gonna Die | We're Not Gonna Sleep Tonight | They're All Gonna Laugh at You! |