| Moonlight Desires | |
| Cover: | Gowan - Moonlight Desires single cover.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Lawrence Gowan |
| Album: | Great Dirty World |
| Recorded: | Producers Studios, Los Angeles, California |
| Genre: | Soft rock |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Producer: | David Tickle |
| Prev Title: | Cosmetics |
| Prev Year: | 1985 |
| Next Title: | Awake the Giant |
| Next Year: | 1987 |
"Moonlight Desires" is a song by Scottish-born Canadian musician Lawrence Gowan. Released in March 1987 as the lead single from his third studio album, Great Dirty World, it reached number ten in Canada. Yes’s Jon Anderson, walking by the studio, heard the song being played, entered and asked if he could add a harmony vocal, and made it up on the spot. This single also had a b-side called "Jet White," which was recorded in 1982 and originally appeared on Gowan's self-titled debut album.
The video was directed by Rob Quartly and was filmed in Mexico, with several of the scenes being filmed at Teotihuacan.[1]
The song was used to soundtrack a key scene in the 2019 film Black Conflux.[2] It is also used in the Degrassi television movie School's Out (1992), and as a title for the nineteenth episode of the fourth season of (2005).
| Chart (1987) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[3] | 2 | |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] | 10 |
