Desert Moon (song)

"Desert Moon"
Single by Dennis DeYoung
from the album Desert Moon
B-side	"Gravity"
Released	1984
Format	7" vinyl, 12" vinyl
Genre	Pop
Length	4:48 (single version) 6:09 (album version)
Label	A&M
Writer(s)	Dennis DeYoung
Producer	Dennis DeYoung
Dennis DeYoung singles chronology
"Desert Moon" (1984) "Don't Wait for Heroes" (1984)

"Desert Moon" is a song written and performed by Dennis DeYoung, a former member of Styx, from his debut solo album of the same name in 1984. 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 performance

Chart (1984)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[1]	10
Canadian RPM Top Singles[3]	7
Irish Singles Chart[4]	8

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "allmusic ((( Dennis DeYoung > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p17005/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved May 16, 2009 (2009-05-16). 
2. ^ "Top 100 Songs of 1984". http://eightiesclub.tripod.com/id223.htm. Retrieved May 16, 2009 (2009-05-16). 
3. ^ "RPM Volume 41 No. 14, December 08 1984 - RPM". http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.9566&volume=41&issue=14&issue_dt=December%2008%201984&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=mvd3le5ecktjsfm8c2odk6sps0. Retrieved May 16, 2009 (2009-05-16). 
4. ^ "irishcharts.ie search results". http://www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved May 16, 2009 (2009-05-16).