Lonely Is the Night

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"Lonely is the Night"
Song by Billy Squier
from the album Don't Say No
Released1981
Genre
Length4:42[1]
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Billy Squier
Producer(s)

"Lonely Is the Night" is a song written and performed by American rock singer and guitarist Billy Squier.[1] It appeared as the first track on side two of his triple-platinum 1981 album, Don't Say No[2] and became an AOR (Album Oriented Rock) radio hit, reaching number 28 on Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in 1981.[3] Despite not seeing a proper single release (although it appeared on the B-side of UK pressings of his other hit "In the Dark") or a music video, the song is often considered one of his greatest. It appears in the video games Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80's and Guitar Hero 5 as a playable track and in Grand Theft Auto V on the fictional radio station Los Santos Rock Radio.

In the Led Zeppelin biography, Hammer of the Gods, the song is mentioned, somewhat tongue-in-cheek, as one of the best singles Zeppelin ever put out, presumably for its similarity to another Led Zeppelin song. Although it doesn't specify what song that is,[4] the song's tune is described as similar to "Nobody's Fault but Mine". Led Zeppelin had disbanded a year before the song's release due to drummer John Bonham's death.[5]

Chart positions[]

Chart (1981) Peak
position
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[6] 28

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b https://www.allmusic.com/song/lonely-is-the-night-t2767116
  2. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Don't Say No - Billy Squier". AllMusic. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
  3. ^ "Billy Squier: Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
  4. ^ Davis 1997, p. 268
  5. ^ Epstein, Dan (June 23, 2016). "12 Artists Who Ripped Off Led Zeppelin". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  6. ^ "Billy Squier Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2020.

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