"Rhythm of the Night" is a song by American musical recording group DeBarge, written by Diane Warren and released on February 23, 1985, on the Gordy label as the first single from their fourth studio album of the same name.

The song was Warren's breakthrough as a songwriter[2] and was the biggest hit recorded by the Motown family singing group, peaking at number three on the Billboard Hot 100.

Motown Records sought to produce DeBarge with a dance single, hoping to give them a bigger crossover success, mirroring label-mate Lionel Richie, who like DeBarge, had created his initial fan base on soft songs before the release of "All Night Long", which included a catchy dance beat influenced by calypso.

A similar influence would come in the production of "Rhythm of the Night", which featured more of El DeBarge's modal tenor voice with flashes of his trademark falsetto.

[4] The song also features in the twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race as a running gag, due to contestant Crystal Methyd's out-of-drag resemblance to El DeBarge.