Endless Nights (song)

"Endless Nights"
Single by Eddie Money
from the album Can't Hold Back
B-side"Bring on the Rain"
Released1987
GenreRock
Length3:23
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
  • John Cesario
  • Michele Collyer
  • Steve Mullen
Producer(s)
Eddie Money singles chronology
"I Wanna Go Back"
(1986) 		"Endless Nights"
(1987) 		"We Should Be Sleeping"
(1987)

"Endless Nights" is a song by American rock singer Eddie Money, released in 1987 as the third single from his sixth studio album, Can't Hold Back (1986). It was written by John Cesario, Michele Collyer and Steve Mullen, and was produced by Richie Zito and Money. It reached number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 10 on the Album Rock Tracks chart.[1][2]

A music video was filmed to promote the single, directed by David Fincher.[3] It achieved heavy rotation on MTV.[4]

Critical reception

Upon its release, Billboard called "Endless Nights" a "rock ballad presented in direct, no-frills style" and added that its "live-sounding spontaneity wins out over production polish".[5] Cash Box considered it to be a "gritty, emotionally rendered mid-tempo rock ballad". The reviewer noted Money's "wide, expressive voice" and the "memorable melody and tight production" which "bode[s] well for a solid run on the chart".[6]

Track listing

7" single

  1. "Endless Nights" – 3:23
  2. "Bring On the Rain – 4:54

7" single (US promo)

  1. "Endless Nights" – 3:23
  2. "Endless Nights" – 3:23

Charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[1] 21
US Billboard Album Rock Tracks[2] 10

References

  1. ^ a b Billboard. "Eddie Money Endless Nights Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  2. ^ a b Billboard. "Eddie Money Endless Nights Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  3. ^ Knapp, Laurence F. (9 September 2014). David Fincher: Interviews - Google Books. ISBN 9781626741928. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  4. ^ Billboard magazine - MTV Programming - July 4, 1987 - page 57
  5. ^ "Reviews: Singles". Billboard. Vol. 99, no. 14. Billboard Publications, Inc. April 4, 1987. p. 79. ISSN 0006-2510.
  6. ^ "Single Releases". Cash Box. Vol. 50, no. 40. April 4, 1987. p. 9. ISSN 0008-7289.