Lost in You (Rod Stewart song) explained

Lost in You
Cover:	Rod Stewart Lost in You 1988 single cover.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Rod Stewart
Album:	Out of Order
B-Side:	Almost Illegal
Released:	April 1988 (US) 9 May 1988 (UK)^[1]
Genre:	Rock^[2]
Label:	Warner Bros.
Producer:	Rod Stewart Andy Taylor Bernard Edwards
Prev Title:	Twistin' the Night Away
Prev Year:	1987
Next Title:	Forever Young
Next Year:	1988

Lost in You is a song by British singer Rod Stewart, released in 1988 as the lead single from his fifteenth studio album, Out of Order. It was written by Stewart (lyrics) and Andy Taylor (music), and produced by Stewart, Taylor and Bernard Edwards. "Lost in You" peaked at No. 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 21 on the UK Singles Chart.^{[3] [4]}

Background

In the liner notes of , Stewart said of the song: "It was a Wednesday evening and we'd been hard at it in the studio, coming up with nothing. I said to the assembled band that Wednesday evening was football practice night [and] asked Andy Taylor to experiment while I was gone and maybe have something when I returned at 11pm. ["Lost in You"] was the result."^[5]

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Daniel Kleinman and Jonathan Kaplan, and produced by Daniel Stewart and Beth Broday for Limelight Productions.^[6] It received heavy rotation on MTV.^[7]

Critical reception

Upon its release, Billboard described the song as a "straight-ahead rock item", adding "[Stewart] sounds as good as ever on a strong song with equally powerful production."^[8] Cash Box noted the "very nice chorus hook" and "very nice string parts in the chorus". They added that Stewart provided his "usual consistent performance, with a voice that was born to rock".^[9] Music & Media considered the song an "excellent rocker" with "a boiling production".^[10] Richard Lowe of Smash Hits described "Lost in You" as a "terrific rock record that sounds a teensy weensy bit U2-ish".^[11]

Track listing

7-inch single

1. "Lost in You" – 4:20
2. "Almost Illegal" – 4:30

12-inch single

1. "Lost in You" (Extended Remix) – 5:34
2. "Lost in You" – 4:20
3. "Almost Illegal" – 4:30

Cassette single (US release)

1. "Lost in You" – 4:20
2. "Almost Illegal" – 4:30

CD single (German release)

1. "Lost in You" (Fade) – 4:20
2. "Almost Illegal" – 4:30
3. "Lost in You" (Extended Remix) – 5:34
4. "Baby Jane" – 4:42

CD single (US promo)

1. "Lost in You" (Edit) – 4:29
2. "Lost in You" (LP Version) – 4:57

Personnel

Lost in You

• Rod Stewart – vocals
• Andy Taylor, Michael Landau – guitars
• Bob Glaub – bass
• David Lindley – mandolin
• Tony Thompson – drums
• Kelly Emberg – female vocals
• Bruce Miller – string arrangement

Almost Illegal

• Rod Stewart – vocals
• Andy Taylor – guitar
• Bob Glaub – bass
• David Lindley – fiddle
• Tony Brock – drums

Production

• Rod Stewart, Andy Taylor, Bernard Edwards – producers
• Bernard Edwards, Steve MacMillan – mixing
• Steve MacMillan, Jeff Hendrickson, David Tickle, Paul Wertheimer – engineers
• Alan Abrahamson – assistant engineer
• Bernard Edwards, Steven Rinkoff – extended remix of "Lost in You"

Other

• Randee St. Nicholas – photography
• Sharmen Liao – computer illustration

Charts

Chart performance for "Lost in You"!Chart (1988)!Peak
position

Australian Singles Chart^[12]	23
Belgian Singles Chart (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[13]	32
Canada (RPM 100)^[14]	6
Dutch Singles Chart^[15]	34
German Singles Chart^[16]	25
Irish Singles Chart^[17]	14
Italian Singles Chart (FIMI)^[18]	16
Swiss Singles Chart^[19]	30
UK Singles Chart (Official Charts Company)	21
US Billboard Album Rock Tracks^[20]	3
US Billboard Hot 100	12

Notes and References

1. New Singles . . 7 May 1988 . 29 . 0265-1548 . World Radio History . 14 August 2024.
2. These Are the Good Times Edition. Hit Parade Music History and Music Trivia. Slate. Molanphy. Chris. January 19, 2021. February 3, 2024.
3. Web site: Billboard . Rod Stewart Lost In You Chart History (Hot 100) . Billboard . 2019-11-12.
4. Web site: ROD STEWART | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company . Officialcharts.com . 2019-11-12.
5. Storyteller – The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990 . Rod Stewart . 2011 . Rod . Stewart . Warner Bros. . 8122797449 . UK .
6. 21 May 1988. Video Track. Billboard Magazine.
7. 16 July 1988 . The Clip List. Billboard Magazine.
8. 7 May 1988 . Single Reviews. Billboard.
9. Single Releases. Cash Box . 7 May 1988. 21 December 2022. 8.
10. 7 May 1988. Previews: Singles. Music & Media.
11. Lowe. Richard. 18 May 1988. Review: Singles. Smash Hits.
12. Web site: Rod Stewart - Lost In You . australian-charts.com . 2019-11-12.
13. Web site: Rod Stewart - Lost In You . ultratop.be . 2019-11-12.
14. Web site: Item: 5336 - Library and Archives Canada . Bac-lac.gc.ca . 2019-11-12.
15. Web site: Rod Stewart - Lost In You . dutchcharts.nl . 2019-11-12.
16. Web site: Rod Stewart - Lost In You . germancharts.de . 2019-11-12.
17. Web site: The Irish Charts - All there is to know . The Irish Charts . 2019-11-12.
18. Web site: Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: S . Hitparadeitalia.it . 2019-11-12.
19. Web site: Rod Stewart - Lost In You . hitparade.ch . 2019-11-12.
20. Rod Stewart Lost In You Chart History . Billboard . 2019-11-12.