| Desert Moon | |
| Cover: | Desert Moon single.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Dennis DeYoung |
| Album: | Desert Moon |
| B-Side: | Gravity |
| Released: | 1984 |
| Genre: | Pop rock, soft rock |
| Length: | 4:48 (single version) 6:09 (album version) |
| Label: | A&M |
| Producer: | Dennis DeYoung |
| Next Title: | Don't Wait for Heroes |
| Next Year: | 1984 |
"Desert Moon" is a song written and performed by Dennis DeYoung, a founding member of Styx, from his debut solo album of the same name in 1984. The song was originally intended to be a Styx song until the band broke up. The single reached the #10 position in the US Billboard Hot 100[1] during the fall of that year, and ended up at #97 on the Billboard top 100 hits for the year 1984.[2]
The music video for the song, directed by Jack Cole, was filmed partly at the train depot and other historic buildings in and around Santa Paula, California.
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 10 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles[3] | 7 |
| Irish Singles Chart[4] | 8 |
