On a Good Night (song)

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"On a Good Night"
On a Good Night single.jpg
Single by Wade Hayes
from the album On a Good Night
B-side"Steady as She Goes"
ReleasedMay 7, 1996[1]
Recorded1996
GenreCountry
Length3:09
LabelColumbia Nashville 78312
Songwriter(s)Larry Boone, Don Cook, Paul Nelson
Producer(s)Don Cook
Wade Hayes singles chronology
"What I Meant to Say"
(1996) 		"On a Good Night"
(1996) 		"Where Do I Go to Start All Over"
(1996)

"On a Good Night" is a song written by Larry Boone, Don Cook and Paul Nelson, and recorded by American country music artist Wade Hayes. It was released in May 1996 as the lead-off single and title from Hayes' album On a Good Night. The song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and number 4 on the Canadian RPM country singles chart. It is his second highest-peaking single.

Content[]

The song is an uptempo ode to what really makes a good night. The narrator discusses many different things that occur during a good night, including meeting a woman.

Critical reception[]

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Hayes sounds more self-assured and confident than on previous singles. She goes on to say that the combination of Cook's and Hayes' vocals make for an extremely appealing single.[2]

Music video[]

The music video, like most of Wade Hayes' videos, was directed by Steven Goldmann. It takes place at a party in a barn. Wade is inside playing on stage. The video focuses on a clumsy woman that he notices in the audience who keeps falling down and even interrupts the song when she trips and disconnects the power cord.

Chart performance[]

"On a Good Night" debuted at number sixty-one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 11, 1996.

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] 2
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 2

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1996) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] 22
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 20

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/hayes_wade/939347/album.jhtml
  2. ^ Billboard, May 11, 1996
  3. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3052." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. August 5, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  4. ^ "Wade Hayes Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1996". RPM. December 16, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  6. ^ "Best of 1996: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
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