Can't Fight the Moonlight

"Can't Fight the Moonlight"
Single by LeAnn Rimes
from the album Coyote Ugly soundtrack
B-side "But I Do Love You"
Released August 22, 2000 (2000-08-22)
Format
Recorded 1998; SARM West Coast, Royal Tone Studios, The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles)
Genre Pop
Length 3:35
Label Curb
Songwriter(s) Diane Warren
Producer(s) Trevor Horn
LeAnn Rimes singles chronology
"I Need You"
(2000)		 "Can't Fight the Moonlight"
(2000)		 "But I Do Love You"
(2001)

"I Need You"
(2000)		 "Can't Fight the Moonlight"
(2000)		 "But I Do Love You"
(2001)
Music video
"Can't Fight the Moonlight" on YouTube

"Can't Fight the Moonlight" is a song written by Diane Warren, recorded by singer LeAnn Rimes. It was the theme song of the film Coyote Ugly.[1] Released as a single on August 22, 2000 by Rimes, the song reached the top twenty in every country it charted in, and peaked at number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100. Internationally, the song topped the charts in eight countries, including Australia, Ireland and the United Kingdom. "Can't Fight the Moonlight" became Australia's best-selling single of 2001.

The song appeared on Rimes's I Need You (2002) compilation album and The Best of LeAnn Rimes (2004) with the Graham Stack Radio Edit of the song (known as the "Latino Mix" internationally) included as a bonus track on the I Need You album as well as on the sequel soundtrack to the film, More Music from Coyote Ugly (2003). The remix was also included on her Greatest Hits (2003) album as well as on the remix edition of her Best of album.

A music video for the song was released in 2000 including clips taken from the Coyote Ugly film with Rimes performing at the "Coyote Ugly" bar.

Background

Rimes originally auditioned for the 2000 film Coyote Ugly to sing "Can't Fight the Moonlight" at the ending with Piper Perabo but, once Rimes watched some cuts of the film, she decided to provide the singing voice for all the songs sung by Perabo. Rimes later shared with her audience of a 2017 concert that she really wanted “Can’t Fight The Moonlight”, but it was attached to Coyote Ugly. She agreed to sing for Piper Perabo on the movie because she so badly wanted to sing “Can’t Fight The Moonlight”.[2][3] (this would include "But I Do Love You", as well as two other tracks on the soundtrack).[4] The vocals Rimes provided are altered in their pitch and vocal range in comparison to her natural vocal range; and, the closing scene, wherein she and Perabo's character sing, is effectively her duetting with herself.[3] The song's lyrics were slightly changed for film.[5]

"Can't Fight the Moonlight" is a pop song[6] of three minutes and thirty-five seconds.[7] The song was written by American Grammy Award-winning songwriter, Diane Warren and performed by Rimes. The verses are written in the key of E-flat major with the first and second choruses in D-flat minor[8] and the final chorus in D minor. The song is produced by Trevor Horn with executive production by Jerry Bruckheimer, Kathy Nelson and Mike Curb. Orchestral arrangements were done by David Campbell with engineering and mixing done by Steve MacMillan. Additional engineering was done by Tim Weidner, Greg Hunt, Gary Leach and Austin Deptula.[1] According to Warren it is the first song she had written with so many key changes.[2] A review by Billboard praised producer Trevor Horn by stating "Oh-so creatively produced by Trevor Horn with guitars, lush layers of harmony, and a funky albeit delicate hip-hop track (no, really), this easy-flowing midtempo popper is a sassy number, demonstrating that Rimes has crossed the line to adult-leaning lyrics."[6]

Release

"Can't Fight the Moonlight" was first released on the soundtrack for Coyote Ugly on August 1, 2000.[4] It was released in the US on a CD single on August 22, 2000 along with the song, "But I Do Love You" (also included on the soundtrack) as the B-side track.[9] The song was later released on a maxi-single which included several remixes of the song.[10] The song was also included on Rimes's 2002 compilation album, I Need You, with the Graham Stack Radio Edit of the song included as a bonus track.[7] In 2003, the Graham Stack Radio Edit of the song would be included on the More Music from Coyote Ugly soundtrack on January 28, 2003.[11] and Rimes's Greatest Hits album on November 18, 2003.[12] In 2004, the song was included on The Best of LeAnn Rimes,[13] while the Graham Stack Radio Edit (known as the "Latino Mix" internationally) was released on the remixed edition.[14]

Critical reception

Wendy Mitchell of Barnes & Noble.com praised the song calling it "ultra-catchy".[15] Heather Phares of AllMusic considered the song to be a "positively Britney Spearsian power ballad".[16] A review in Billboard about Rimes and the song stated that the song "is by far her most compelling pop offering yet–and one of the more intriguing compositions of late from songwriter superwoman Diane Warren."[6]

Commercial performance

The song reached the top twenty in every country it charted in. It reached number one in the United Kingdom for one week in November 2000. It also reached number one in Australia in January 2001 and went on to become the highest selling single in Australia of 2001. It went triple platinum in Australia selling over 210,000 copies. In Ireland, it reached number one in November 2000 for two weeks and is currently the eighteenth best selling single in the history of the Irish charts. In the US, it enjoyed two chart runs on the Billboard Hot 100. On its original chart run in 2000,[17] "Can't Fight the Moonlight" stalled at number seventy-one. It regained renewed interest in late 2001 and 2002, and rose up the charts to number eleven. In the US, the single is certified gold by the RIAA (which signifies sales of 500,000+ copies). The song spent forty-two weeks on the charts and sold 668,000 copies.[18]

As of 2014, it is Rimes's last song to chart in the top forty on the Billboard Hot 100 at number eleven. Due to Rimes's previous success in country music, even though this song was not officially released to country radio, it still made it at number sixty-one on the Billboard Country Song chart in its first release due to unsolicited airplay as an album cut.[19] It also has had the distinction of taking the longest time to reach the top 40, 29 weeks, until Of Monsters and Men's Little Talks took one week more in 2012.[20]

The single has sold over 2 million copies worldwide. It sold over 530,000 copies in the United Kingdom as stated by Britain's Official Charts Company. The song was the 12th best seller of 2000 in the UK and the 55th of the 2000 decade.[21]

Music video

A music video for the song was released in 2000 by Touchstone Pictures.[22] The video features Rimes singing at the "Coyote Ugly" bar, and dancing with Izabella Miko and the other girls who worked at the bar in the film. The video also features various scenes taken from the film.[23] The music video was included as a bonus feature on both the theatrical and uncut DVD releases of the film.[24]

Live performances

In 2001, Rimes performed the song on Music for High Places. The performance was later featured on the limited edition bonus DVD included with her Greatest Hits album.[25] Rimes also performed the song on Sessions@AOL.[26]

Track listings

Personnel

Credits for "Can't Fight the Moonlight" adapted from the liner notes of the Coyote Ugly soundtrack.[1]

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[57] 3× Platinum 210,000^
Belgium (BEA)[58] Platinum 50,000*
France (SNEP)[59] Gold 340,000[60]
Netherlands (NVPI)[61] Platinum 60,000^
Sweden (GLF)[62] Platinum 30,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[63] Gold 20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[64] Platinum 600,000^
United States (RIAA)[65] Gold 500,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 Coyote Ugly (DVD) Touchstone Pictures. 2000. "Inside the Songs" bonus feature.
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  5. ↑ Coyote Ugly Chapter 26: "Gut Check": In the film instead of "It'll steal your heart tonight" the line is "It will take you in tonight" in the first verse of the song.
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    •  ~ LeAnn Rimes Audio CD (2009-09-09). "Greatest Hits: Includes Bonus Limited Edition DVD: LeAnn Rimes: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-10-08.
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    • "Coyote Ugly (Unrated Extended Edition): Piper Perabo, Adam Garcia, John Goodman, Maria Bello, Izabella Miko, Tyra Banks, Bridget Moynahan, Melanie Lynskey, Del Pentecost, Michael Weston, LeAnn Rimes, Jeremy Rowley, Ellen Cleghorne, John Fugelsang, Bud Cort, Robert Ahlers, Orlando Sims, Barry Michael Duff, William Ritter III, Chanda Bailey: Movies & TV". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
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