In the Mood (Robert Plant song)

{{Short description|1983 song by Robert Plant}}

{{Infobox song

| name = In the Mood

| cover = Inthemood.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Robert Plant

| album = The Principle of Moments

| B-side = Horizontal Departure

| released = November 1983

| recorded = 1983

| studio = Rockfield Studios (Monmouth, Wales)

| venue =

| genre = * Pop rock

• R&B{{cite book|chapter=Robert Plant|last2=Coleman|first2=Mark|last1=Skanse|first1=Robert|title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide|title-link=The Rolling Stone Album Guide|editor1-last=Brackett|editor1-first=Nathan|editor2-last=Hoard|editor2-first=Christian|publisher=Simon & Schuster|edition=4th|year=2004|isbn=0-7432-0169-8|quote=“The Principle of Moments spawned two hits in 1983; the floating art rock of ‘Big Log’ and the warm R&B nostalgia of ‘In the Mood’ neatly represent Plant's diverse interests.”|pages=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/640 640]}}

| length = 5:19

| label = Es Paranza

| writer = * Robert Plant

• Robbie Blunt
• Paul Martinez

| producer = * Robert Plant

• Benji LeFevre
• Pat Moran

| prev_title = Big Log

| prev_year = 1983

| next_title = Little by Little

| next_year = 1985

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|jj5nH0O8lmg|"In the Mood"}}}}

}}

"In the Mood" is a song by the English rock singer Robert Plant from his second solo studio album, The Principle of Moments (1983). "In the Mood" was written by Plant, guitarist Robbie Blunt and bassist Paul Martinez.{{cite web

| url = {{AllMusic|class=song|id=in-the-mood-t810782|pure_url=yes}}

| title = Robert Plant: In the Mood

| work = AllMusic

| access-date = November 15, 2010 }}

The drummer on the recording was Genesis' Phil Collins.{{cite web

| url = http://allmusic.com/artist/robert-plant-p5152/biography

| title = Robert Plant: Biography

| first = Bill

| last = Meredith

| work = AllMusic

| access-date = January 26, 2011 }}

As a popular album track it reached No. 4 on the Billboard Top Tracks chart.{{cite web

| url = {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=robert-plant-p5152/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}}

| title = Robert Plant: Billboard Singles

| work = AllMusic

| access-date = November 15, 2010 }} It was later released as a single and entered the Billboard Hot 100 on November 19, 1983, peaking at No. 39 in January 1984. It was Plant's second Top 40 single as a solo artist, following "Big Log", also from The Principle of Moments.{{cite book

| first = Joel

| last = Whitburn

| author-link = Joel Whitburn

| title = The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits

| year = 2004

| publisher = Billboard Books

| page = 335

| isbn = 0-8230-7499-4 | edition = 8th

}} In the UK the single peaked at No. 81 on the singles chart.{{cite web

|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/

|title=The Official Charts Company - Robert Plant

|publisher=Official Charts Company

|access-date=November 15, 2010

}}