Can't Fight the Moonlight

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"Can't Fight the Moonlight"
Single by LeAnn Rimes
from the album Coyote Ugly soundtrack
B-side But I Do Love You
Released August 22, 2000
Format CD single, CD maxi, digital download
Recorded 2000
Genre Pop
Length 3:35
Label Curb
Writer(s) Diane Warren
Producer Trevor Horn
Certification

3x Platinum (ARIA),

Gold (RIAA), Gold (BPI)
LeAnn Rimes singles chronology
"I Need You"
(2000)		 "Can't Fight the Moonlight"
(2000)		 "But I Do Love You"
(2001)

"Can't Fight the Moonlight" is a song written by Diane Warren, recorded by LeAnn Rimes and featured on the soundtrack of the film Coyote Ugly. It is also featured in the film and is also credited as the theme of the film. Released as a single on August 22, 2000 by Rimes, the song had huge success, reaching number one in eight countries, including the United Kingdom and Australia, where it was the best-selling single of 2001.

The song was featured on Rimes' I Need You (2002) compilation album and The Best of LeAnn Rimes (2004) with the Graham Stack Radio Edit of the song (known as the "Latino Mix" internationally) featured as a bonus track on the I Need You album as well as on the sequel soundtrack to the film, More Music from Coyote Ugly (2003). The remix was also featured on her Greatest Hits (2003) album as well as on the remix edition of her Best of album.

A music video for the song was released in 2000 featuring clips taken from the Coyote Ugly film with Rimes performing at the "Coyote Ugly" bar.

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[edit] Background

Rimes originally auditioned for the 2000 film Coyote Ugly to sing "Can't Fight the Moonlight" at the ending with Piper Perabo but, once Rimes watched some cuts of the film, she decided to provide the singing voice for all the songs sung by Perabo[1] (this would include "But I Do Love You", as well as two other tracks on the soundtrack).[2]

The song featured in the film has slightly altered lyrics[3] than that featured on the soundtrack. The song is also credited as the theme for the film.[4] Rimes' provided vocals are altered in their pitch and vocal range in comparison to Rimes' natural vocal range; and, the closing scene, wherein she and Perabo's character sing, is effectively her duetting with herself.[5]

[edit] Release

"Can't Fight the Moonlight" was first released on the soundtrack for Coyote Ugly on August 1, 2000.[2] It was released in the US on a CD single on August 22, 2000 along with the song, "But I Do Love You" (also included on the soundtrack) as the B-side track.[6] The song was later released on a maxi-single and included several remixes of the song.[7] The song was also included on Rimes' 2002 compilation album, I Need You, with the Graham Stack Radio Edit of the song included as a bonus track.[8] In 2003, the Graham Stack Radio Edit of the song would be included on the More Music from Coyote Ugly soundtrack on January 28, 2003.[9] and Rimes' Greatest Hits album on November 18, 2003.[10] In 2004, the song was included on The Best of LeAnn Rimes,[11] while the Graham Stack Radio Edit (known as the "Latino Mix" internationally) was released on the remixed edition.[12]

[edit] Composition
"Can't Fight the Moonlight" (2000)
A thirty second sample of Rimes' "Can't Fight the Moonlight", from the Coyote Ugly soundtrack.
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"Can't Fight the Moonlight" is a pop song[citation needed] of three minutes and thirty-five seconds.[8] The song is written by American Grammy Award-winning songwriter, Diane Warren and performed by American country pop singer, LeAnn Rimes. The song is written in the key of E-flat major with Rimes' vocals spanning two octaves, from F-sharp3 to D-flat5.[13] The song is produced by Trevor Horn with executive production by Jerry Bruckheimer, Kathy Nelson and Mike Curb. Orchestral arrangements were done by David Campbell with engineering and mixing done by Steve MacMillan. Additional engineering was done by Tim Weidner, Greg Hunt, Gary Leach and Austin Deptula.[4] According to Warren it is the first song she'd written with so many key changes.[1]

[edit] Critical reception

Wendy Mitchell of Barnes & Noble.com praised the song calling it "ultra-catchy".[14] Heather Phares of Allmusic considered the song to be a "positively Britney Spearsian power ballad".[15]

[edit] Chart performance

It reached #1 in the United Kingdom in November 2000. It also reached #1 in Australia and went on to become the highest selling single in Australia of 2001. It went triple platinum in Australia selling over 210,000 copies. In Ireland, it reached number one and is currently the 18th best selling single in the history of the Irish Charts. In the U.S., it enjoyed two chart runs on the Billboard Hot 100. On its original chart run in 1999/2000, "Can't Fight the Moonlight" stalled at number 71. It regained renewed interest in late 2001 and 2002, and rose up the charts to number eleven. In the U.S., the single is certified gold by the RIAA (which signifies sales of 500,000+ copies). It is one of the most recent songs to achieve such high U.S. sales of a physical single.[citation needed]

As of 2009, it is Rimes' last song to chart in the top forty on the Billboard Hot 100 at number eleven. Due to Rimes' previous success in country music, even though this song was not officially released to country radio, it still made it at number sixty-one on the Billboard Country Song chart in its first release due to unsolicited airplay as an album cut.[16]

The single has sold over 2 million copies worldwide. It sold over 530,000 copies in the United Kingdom as stated by Britain's Official Charts Company. The song was the 12th best seller of 2000 in the UK and the 55th of the 2000 decade.[17]

[edit] Music video

A music video for the song was released in 2000. The video features Rimes singing at the "Coyote Ugly" bar, and dancing with Izabella Miko and the other girls who worked at the bar. The video also features various scenes taken from the film.[18] The music video was included as a bonus feature on both the theatrical and uncut DVD releases of the film.[19]

[edit] Live performances

In 2001 Rimes performed the song on Music for High Places. The performance was later featured on the limited edition bonus DVD included with her Greatest Hits album.[20] Rimes also performed the song on Sessions@AOL.[21]

[edit] Track listings

  • Australian CD single[22]
  1. "Can't Fight the Moonlight" — 3:35
  2. "But I Do Love You" — 3:20
  3. "Can't Fight the Moonlight" (Graham Stack Radio Edit) — 3:35
  4. "Can't Fight the Moonlight" (Thunderpuss Club Mix) — 8:46
  5. "Can't Fight The Moonlight" (Sharp Club Vocal Mix) — 7:35
  6. "Can't Fight the Moonlight" (Almighty Mix) — 7:52
  • European CD maxi single[23]
  1. "Can't Fight the Moonlight" (Latino Mix) — 3:32
  2. "Can't Fight the Moonlight" (Thunderpuss Club Mix) — 8:45
  3. "Can't Fight the Moonlight" (Almighty Radio Edit) — 3:58
  4. "Can't Fight the Moonlight" (Sharp Radio Edit) — 3:38
  • European 12" maxi - Promo[24]
  1. "Can't Fight the Moonlight" (Latino Mix) — 3:32
  2. "Can't Fight the Moonlight" (Almighty Mix) — 7:52
  3. "Can't Fight the Moonlight" (Sharp Radio Edit) — 3:38
  4. "Can't Fight the Moonlight" (Original Version) — 3:36
  • Japanese 12" maxi - Promo[25]
  1. "Can't Fight the Moonlight (Graham Stack Radio Edit) — 3:35
  2. "Can't Fight the Moonlight"" (Original Version) — 3:35
  3. "Can't Fight the Moonlight" (Thunderpuss Radio Edit) — 3:36
  4. "Can't Fight the Moonlight" (Almighty Mix) — 7:52
  • US CD single[6]
  1. "Can't Fight the Moonlight" — 3:35
  2. "But I Do Love You" — 3:20
  1. "Can't Fight the Moonlight" (Graham Stack Radio Edit) — 3:35
  2. "Can't Fight the Moonlight" (Thunderpuss Radio Edit) — 3:36
  3. "Can't Fight the Moonlight" (Plasmic Honey Radio Edit) — 3:22
  4. "Can't Fight the Moonlight" (Almighty Mix) — 7:49
  5. "Can't Fight the Moonlight" (Sharp Club Vocal Edit) — 5:40
  6. "Can't Fight the Moonlight" (Thunderpuss Club Mix) — 8:46
  7. "Can't Fight the Moonlight" (Plasmic Honey Club Mix Edit) — 6:37
  8. "Can't Fight the Moonlight" (Sharp Pistol Dub) — 5:46

[edit] Charts and sales

[edit] Peak positions

Chart (2000/02) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[28] 1
Austrian Singles Chart[28] 8
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[28] 1
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[28] 3
Canadian Singles Chart[29] 6
Danish Singles Chart[28] 3
Dutch Top 40[30] 1
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 3
Finnish Singles Chart[28] 1
French Singles Chart[28] 3
German Singles Chart[31] 8
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[32] 18
Irish Singles Chart[33] 1
Italian Singles Chart[28] 2
New Zealand Singles Chart[28] 1
Norwegian Singles Chart[28] 2
Swedish Singles Chart[28] 1
Swiss Singles Chart[28] 2
UK Singles Chart[34] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[16] 11
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary[16] 15
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[16] 17
U.S. Billboard Country Song[16] 61
U.S. Billboard Pop Song[16] 8
U.S. Billboard Adult Pop Song[16] 25

[edit] End of decade charts

Chart (2000–2009) Position
Australian Singles Chart[35] 46
UK Singles Chart 55

[edit] End of year charts

End of year chart (2000) Position
UK Singles Chart 12
End of year chart (2001) Position
Australian Singles Chart[36] 1
Austrian Singles Chart[37] 40
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[38] 12
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[39] 16
Dutch Top 40[30] 44
French Singles Chart[40] 24
German Singles Chart[41] 52
Italian Singles Chart[42] 25
New Zealand Singles Chart[43] 7
Swiss Singles Chart[44] 27
UK Singles Chart 142
End of year chart (2002) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 56

[edit] Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[45] 3× Platinum 210,000^
Belgium (BEA)[46] Platinum 50,000*
France (SNEP)[47] Gold 340,000[48]
Netherlands (NVPI)[49] Platinum 60,000^
Sweden (GLF)[50] Platinum 30,000x
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[51] Gold 20,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)[52] Gold 534,160[53]
United States (RIAA)[54] Gold 500,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Coyote Ugly DVD "Behind the Music" bonus feature
  2. ^ a b "Coyote Ugly (2000 Film): Various Artists - Soundtrack: Music". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00004W1OR. Retrieved 2011-09-27. 
  3. ^ Coyote Ugly final scene
  4. ^ a b (2000) Album notes for Coyote Ugly by Various Artists [CD]. Curb Records (D2-78703).
  5. ^ Lee, Michael J. (2007-03-22). "Radio Free Entertainment Exclusive Interview: Piper Perabo". RadioFree.com. http://www.radiofree.com/profiles/piper_perabo/interview03.shtml. Retrieved 2011-10-10. 
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  8. ^ a b "I Need You: Leann Rimes: Music". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000063DHD. Retrieved 2011-09-27. 
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  10. ^ Greatest Hits references:
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  52. ^ "British single certifications – LeAnn Rimes – Can't Fight the Moonlight". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx.  Enter Can't Fight the Moonlight in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Click Go
  53. ^ Tobias Zywietz. "The Official Zobbel Homepage". Zobbel.de. http://www.zobbel.de/. Retrieved 2011-10-08. 
  54. ^ "American single certifications – LeAnn Rimes – Can't Fight the Moonlight". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Can%27t+Fight+the+Moonlight%22.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
Preceded by
"Same Old Brand New You" by a1		 UK Singles Chart number-one single
November 19, 2000 - November 26, 2000 (1 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Independent Women Part 1" by Destiny's Child
Preceded by
"My Love" by Westlife		 Irish IRMA number-one single
November 25, 2000 - December 2, 2000 (2 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Stan" by Eminem featuring Dido
Preceded by
"Wêr bisto" by Twarres		 Dutch Top 40 number-one single
December 16, 2000 - January 13, 2001 (5 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Love Don't Cost a Thing" by Jennifer Lopez
Preceded by
"Joulun pelko" by Joulumantelit
"Stan" by Eminem		 Finnish number-one single
1/2001 (1 week)
4/2001 (1 week)		 Succeeded by
"Love Don't Cost a Thing" by Jennifer Lopez
"Alone" by Amorphis
Preceded by
"911" by Wyclef Jean featuring Mary J. Blige		 Swedish number-one single
January 4, 2001 - January 18, 2001 (3 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Ms. Jackson" by Outkast
Preceded by
"Crusin'" by Gwyneth Paltrow and Huey Lewis		 Australian ARIA Singles Chart number-one single
January 28, 2001 - March 4, 2001 (6 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Stan" by Eminem featuring Dido
Preceded by
"Wêr bisto" by Twarres		 Belgian (Flanders) number-one single
February 3, 2001 - February 10, 2001 (2 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"La Passion" by Gigi D'Agostino
Preceded by
"Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" by Ricky Martin and Christina Aguilera		 New Zealand RIANZ number-one single
March 25, 2001 (1 week)
April 8, 2001 (1 week)		 Succeeded by
"Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" by Ricky Martin and Christina Aguilera
"Whole Again" by Atomic Kitten

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