Deeper Than the Night
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{{Infobox song
| name = Deeper Than the Night
| cover = Deeper_Than_the_Night_-_Olivia_Newton-John.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Olivia Newton-John
| album = Totally Hot
| B-side = Please Don't Keep Me Waiting
| released = April 1979 (US)
June 1979 (UK){{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1979/Music-Week-1979-06-02.pdf|title=Music Week|page=48}}
| recorded = 1978
| studio =
| genre = Pop, post-disco
| length = 3:35
| label = MCA Records
| writer = Tom Snow, Johnny Vastano
| producer = John Farrar
| prev_title = A Little More Love
| prev_year = 1978
| next_title = Totally Hot
| next_year = 1979
}}
"Deeper Than the Night" is a song by Olivia Newton-John. It was released as the second US single from Newton-John's tenth studio album, Totally Hot.
Record World said that it "features a wailing guitar line and a strong rock beat."{{cite magazine|magazine=Record World|date=14 April 1979|accessdate=2023-02-11|title=Hits of the Week|page=1|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/79/RW-1979-04-14.pdf}}
The song reached No. 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 18 in Canada. On the adult contemporary charts it was a bigger hit, reaching No. 4 and No. 7 in those countries, respectively. It was also a minor hit in both the UK and Australia.
Track listing and formats
All tracks produced by John Farrar.
- Australian 7-inch vinyl single (Interfusion Records)
:A. "Deeper Than the Night" (Snow, Vastano) – 3:35
:B. "Please Don't Keep Me Waiting" (Joe Falsia, Stephen Sinclair) – 5:48
- UK 7-inch vinyl single (EMI Records)
:A. "Deeper Than the Night" (Snow, Vastano) – 3:35
:B. "Please Don't Keep Me Waiting" (Falsia, Sinclair) – 5:48
- US/Canadian 7-inch vinyl single (MCA Records)
:A. "Deeper Than the Night" (Snow, Vastano) – 3:35
:B. "Please Don't Keep Me Waiting" (Falsia, Sinclair) – 5:48
Charts
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Chart (1979)
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Canada Top Singles (RPM){{Cite web|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6855b&URLjpg=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f4/nlc008388.6855b.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6855b|title=Image : RPM Weekly|via=Library and Archives Canada|date=17 July 2013|website=Bac-lac.gc.ca|access-date=23 April 2021}}
| style="text-align:center;"|129 |
US (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual){{cite book |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |date=1999 |title=Pop Annual |location=Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin |publisher=Record Research Inc. |isbn=0-89820-142-X}}
| style="text-align:center;"|85 |
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References
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External links
- {{YouTube|JDc4891Ls3U|Olivia Newton-John - Deeper Than the Night"}}
{{Olivia Newton-John singles}}
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Category:Olivia Newton-John songs
Category:Songs written by Tom Snow
Category:American soft rock songs
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