On a Good Night (song)
| "On a Good Night" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Wade Hayes | ||||
| from the album On a Good Night | ||||
| B-side | "Steady as She Goes" | |||
| Released | May 7, 1996[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:09 | |||
| Label | Columbia Nashville 78312 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Larry Boone, Don Cook, Paul Nelson | |||
| Producer(s) | Don Cook | |||
| Wade Hayes singles chronology | ||||
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"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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
"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[edit]
| Chart (1996) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] | 22 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 20 |
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/hayes_wade/939347/album.jhtml [dead link]
- ^ Billboard, May 11, 1996
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3052." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. August 5, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
- ^ "Wade Hayes Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1996". RPM. December 16, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1996: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
- Official Music video for "On a Good Night" on Metacafe