Desert Moon (song)
| "Desert Moon" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Dennis DeYoung | ||||
| from the album Desert Moon | ||||
| B-side | "Gravity" | |||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Format | 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length |
4:48 (single version) 6:09 (album version) | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Writer(s) | Dennis DeYoung | |||
| Producer(s) | Dennis DeYoung | |||
| Dennis DeYoung singles chronology | ||||
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"Desert Moon" is a song written and performed by Dennis DeYoung, a former member of Styx, from his debut solo album of the same name in 1984. The single reached the #10 position in the US Billboard Hot 100[1] during the fall of that year, and ended up at #97 on the Billboard top 100 hits for the year 1984.[2]
The music video for the song, directed by Jack Cole, was filmed partly at the train depot and other historic buildings in and around Santa Paula, California.
Chart performance
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[1] | 10 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles[3] | 7 |
| Irish Singles Chart[4] | 8 |
References
- 1 2 "allmusic ((( Dennis DeYoung > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Retrieved May 16, 2009. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Top 100 Songs of 1984". Retrieved May 16, 2009.
- ↑ "RPM Volume 41 No. 14, December 08 1984 - RPM". Retrieved May 16, 2009.
- ↑ "irishcharts.ie search results". Retrieved May 16, 2009.
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