Hold On to the Nights
{{Distinguish|Hold On 'til the Night}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Hold On to the Nights
| cover = Richard Marx - Hold on to the Nights.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Richard Marx
| album = Richard Marx
| B-side = "Lonely Heart"
| released = May 3, 1988
| format =
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Pop rock, soft rock{{cite web|url=http://www.stereogum.com/5507/40_most_softsational_softrock_songs/franchises/list/|title=VH1's 40 Most Softsational Soft-Rock Songs|date=May 31, 2007|website=Stereogum|publisher=SpinMedia|access-date=July 31, 2016}}
| length = 5:12 (album version)
4:34 (LP edit)
4:23 (AC edit)
| label = EMI
| writer = Richard Marx
| producer = Richard Marx, David Cole
| prev_title = Endless Summer Nights
| prev_year = 1988
| next_title = Satisfied
| next_year = 1989
| misc = {{Audio sample
| type = single
| file = Richard Marx - Hold On to the Nights.ogg
}}
}}
"Hold On to the Nights" is a power ballad written and performed by American rock singer/songwriter/musician Richard Marx. This was the fourth and final single released from his self-titled debut album, and his first to reach number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song has been re-released on numerous albums and is included on Marx's live performance DVD A Night Out with Friends (2012).
Release
"Hold On to the Nights" reached the Billboard Hot 100 number 1 position on July 23, 1988, preventing Def Leppard's "Pour Some Sugar on Me" from reaching the top spot that same week. The song was on the chart for twenty-one weeks, and left the chart at number 91. The song also reached at number three on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.
Chart performance
=Charts=
Personnel
- Richard Marx – vocals, keyboards, acoustic piano
- Michael Landau – guitars
- Patrick O'Hearn – bass
- Tris Imboden – drums
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Other performances
Marx appeared as lounge singer/piano player Buddy Daquiri in the "Poison Fire Teats Universe" episode of the TV series Life in Pieces in 2017, in which he played the song on the piano while whistling.{{cn|date=February 2025}}
External links
- {{YouTube|6FNXO5yyJF0|"Hold On To The Nights"}}
References
{{Reflist | refs=
{{cite web|title=Hold On to the Nights|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/hold-on-to-the-nights-mt0031843041|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=July 23, 2013|year=|quote=Hold on to the Nights Composed by Richard Marx}}
{{cite web|title=Richard Marx, Charts|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=richard marx|chart=all}}|publisher=Billboard Magazine|access-date=July 23, 2013}}
{{cite web|title=Richard Marx Charts|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/richard-marx-mw0000190938/awards|work=Hold On to the Nights|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=July 23, 2013|year=1988}}
{{cite web|title=Overview|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-night-out-with-friends-mw0002363984|work=A Night Out With Friends|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=July 23, 2013}}
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Category:Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
Category:Songs written by Richard Marx
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