Tango in the Night (song)
| "Tango in the Night" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Fleetwood Mac | |
| from the album Tango in the Night | |
| Released | 1987 |
| Recorded | 1986-1987 |
| Genre | New age, rock |
| Length | 3:56 |
| Label | Warner Bros. |
| Songwriter(s) | Lindsey Buckingham |
| Producer(s) | Lindsey Buckingham & Richard Dashut |
"Tango in the Night" is a song by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac from their album of the same name. Although "Tango in the Night" was not released as a single, it reached No. 28 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. However, the title track was heavily overshadowed by the album's hit singles.[1]
Background
Following the release Lindsey Buckingham's second album, Go Insane, the guitarist began crafting songs for what he intended to be his third solo album. The songs "Tango in the Night", "Big Love", and "Caroline" were written for that project.[2] However, when the band reconvened for a new studio album in 1986, he used the aforementioned songs for Tango in the Night .[3]
The absence of Stevie Nicks in the studio gave Buckingham more creative liberty to expand the band's palette of sounds, which included the use of tinkering xylophones, tambourines strikes, and güira scrapes.[4]
While the musical arrangement was completed before the Tango sessions, the lyrics had yet to be fully developed. An early demo of the song, included on the deluxe edition of Tango in the Night, featured a trembling vocal line at the end of every chorus, which was eventually incorporated into another Buckingham-penned track, "Caroline".[5]
Personnel
- Fleetwood Mac
- Christine McVie – keyboards, synthesizer
- Lindsey Buckingham – lead vocals, guitars, keyboards, Fairlight CMI sampling synthesizer, lap harp, percussion, programming
- John McVie – bass guitar
- Mick Fleetwood – drums, percussion
Charts
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[6] | 28 |
References
- ^ Deriso, Nick. "Fleetwood Mac hit big with Tango in the Night, then imploded: 'It was difficult for everybody'". Something Else!. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ^ Fleetwood, Mick; Bozza, Anthony (October 2014). Play On (first ed.). New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company. p. 268. ISBN 978-0-316-40342-9.
- ^ Evans, Mike (2011). Fleetwood Mac - The Definitive History. New York: Sterling. p. 236. ISBN 978-1-4027-8630-3.
- ^ Lacey, Sharon. "Deep Tracks: Lindsey Buckingham". Rebeat. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
- ^ Nelson, Brad. "Fleetwood Mac Tango in the Night". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ "Fleetwood Mac Chart History: Mainstream Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
