| On a Good Night | |
| Cover: | On a Good Night single.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Wade Hayes |
| Album: | On a Good Night |
| B-Side: | Steady as She Goes |
| Released: | May 7, 1996[1] |
| Recorded: | 1996 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 3:09 |
| Label: | Columbia Nashville 78312 |
| Producer: | Don Cook |
| Prev Title: | What I Meant to Say |
| Prev Year: | 1996 |
| Next Title: | Where Do I Go to Start All Over |
| Next Year: | 1996 |
"On a Good Night" is a song written by Larry Boone, Don Cook and Paul Nelson, and recorded by American country music artist Wade Hayes. It was released in May 1996 as the lead-off single and title from Hayes' album On a Good Night. The song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and number 4 on the Canadian RPM country singles chart. It is his second highest-peaking single.
The song is an uptempo ode to what really makes a good night. The narrator discusses many different things that occur during a good night, including meeting a woman.
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Hayes sounds more self-assured and confident than on previous singles. She goes on to say that the combination of Cook's and Hayes' vocals make for an extremely appealing single.[2]
The music video, like most of Wade Hayes' videos, was directed by Steven Goldmann. It takes place at a party in a barn. Wade is inside playing on stage. The video focuses on a clumsy woman that he notices in the audience who keeps falling down and even interrupts the song when she trips and disconnects the power cord.
"On a Good Night" debuted at number sixty-one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 11, 1996.
| Chart (1996) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] | 22 | |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 20 |