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"On the Dark Side" is a song by American rock band John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band , though they were credited as Eddie & the Cruisers. The song was written and recorded for the 1983 film Eddie and the Cruisers , and appeared on the film's soundtrack album . The song originally was a minor hit when released in 1983, peaking at #64 on the Billboard Hot 100 , though a 1984 re-release of the song helped it gain more fame. The song peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 , #19 on the Canadian Hot 100 , and spent five weeks at #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks .
In Popular Culture
The song was used as the theme song to the 1983 teen film Eddie and the Cruisers , where it gained major popularity. It was later used in the film Dumb & Dumber To (2014), and in an episode of The Simpsons titled "Midnight Towboy " in 2007.
First US release (1983)
US re-release (1984)
Year-end charts
Chart (1984)
Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [7]
94
U.S. Cash Box [8]
89
References
^ "Music: Top 100 Songs" . Billboard.com . November 19, 1983. Retrieved August 24, 2018 .
^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending November 19, 1983" . Cash Box Magazine . November 19, 1983. Archived from the original on September 13, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2018 .
^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada" . Retrieved August 24, 2018 .
^ "Chart History" . Billboard.com . October 27, 1984. Retrieved August 24, 2018 .
^ "Music: Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart" . Billboard.com . September 22, 1984. Retrieved August 24, 2018 .
^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending November 3, 1984" . Cash Box Magazine . November 3, 1984. Archived from the original on September 30, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2018 .
^ http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1984.htm
^ "Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles," . Cash Box . December 31, 1984. Archived from the original on September 30, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2018 .