Deeper Than the Night explained

Deeper Than the Night
Cover:Deeper_Than_the_Night_-_Olivia_Newton-John.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Olivia Newton-John
Album:Totally Hot
B-Side:Please Don't Keep Me Waiting
Released:April 1979
Recorded:1978
Genre:Pop, post-disco
Length:3:35
Label:MCA Records
Producer:John Farrar
Prev Title:A Little More Love
Prev Year:1978
Next Title:Totally Hot
Next Year:1979

"Deeper Than the Night" is a song by Olivia Newton-John. It was released as the second single from Newton-John's tenth studio album, Totally Hot.

Record World said that it "features a wailing guitar line and a strong rock beat."[1]

The song reached No. 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 18 in Canada. On the adult contemporary charts it was a bigger hit, reaching No. 4 and No. 7 in those countries, respectively. It was also a minor hit in both the UK and Australia.

Track listing and formats

All tracks produced by John Farrar.

A. "Deeper Than the Night" (Snow, Vastano) – 3:35

B. "Please Don't Keep Me Waiting" (Joe Falsia, Stephen Sinclair) – 5:48

A. "Deeper Than the Night" (Snow, Vastano) – 3:35

B. "Please Don't Keep Me Waiting" (Falsia, Sinclair) – 5:48

A. "Deeper Than the Night" (Snow, Vastano) – 3:35

B. "Please Don't Keep Me Waiting" (Falsia, Sinclair) – 5:48

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1979)Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[2] 74
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 18
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[3] 7
UK Singles (OCC)64
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 11
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)4
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)87
US Cashbox Top 10019

Year-end charts

Chart (1979)Rank
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] 129
US (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)[6] 85

Notes and References

  1. Record World. 14 April 1979. 2023-02-11. Hits of the Week. 1.
  2. Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970 - 1992. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book. St Ives, NSW. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 217.
  3. Web site: Image : RPM Weekly. 17 July 2013. Bac-lac.gc.ca. 23 April 2021.
  4. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002
  5. Web site: Image : RPM Weekly. Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013. Bac-lac.gc.ca. 23 April 2021.
  6. Book: Whitburn, Joel . 1999 . Pop Annual . Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin . Record Research Inc. . 0-89820-142-X.