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"Neon Moon"
Song
B-side"Cheating on the Blues"

"Neon Moon" is a song written by Ronnie Dunn and recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released in February 1992 as the third single from their debut album Brand New Man. The song became their third consecutive Number One single on the country charts.[1] It was also their first single not to have an accompanying music video.

Content

The song's narrator is a man who is at a bar, feeling lonely because his woman has left, so he spends "most every night beneath the light of a neon moon."

Chart positions

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1992) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 25
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 9

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2135." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. May 23, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  3. ^ "Brooks & Dunn Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1992". RPM. December 19, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  5. ^ "Best of 1992: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
Preceded by Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks
number-one single

May 9-May 16, 1992
Succeeded by
Preceded by RPM Country Tracks
number-one single

May 23-May 30, 1992
Succeeded by