On the Dark Side

"On the Dark Side"
Single by John Cafferty
from the album Eddie and the Cruisers
Released September 1983
Format 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl
Recorded 1982
Genre Hard rock
Length 2:54
Label Scotti Bros.
Songwriter(s) Vince DiCola
Producer(s) Vince DiCola, Ed Fruge
John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band singles chronology
"On the Dark Side"
(1983)		 "Tender Years"
(1984)

"On the Dark Side"
(1983-84)		 "Tender Years"
(1984)

"On the Dark Side" is a song by American rock band John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band, though they were credited as Eddie & the Cruisers. The song was written and recorded for the 1983 film Eddie and the Cruisers, and appeared on the film's soundtrack album. The song originally was a minor hit when released in 1983, peaking at #64 on the Billboard Hot 100, though a 1984 re-release of the song helped it gain more fame. The song peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100, #19 on the Canadian Hot 100, and spent five weeks at #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks.

The song was used as the theme song to the 1983 teen film Eddie and the Cruisers, where it gained major popularity. It was later used in the film Dumb & Dumber To (2014), and in an episode of The Simpsons titled "Midnight Towboy" in 2007.

Chart performance

First US release (1983)

Chart (1983) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[1] 64
US Cash Box Top 100[2] 64

US re-release (1984)

References

  1. ↑ "Music: Top 100 Songs". Billboard.com. November 19, 1983. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending November 19, 1983". Cash Box Magazine. November 19, 1983. Archived from the original on September 13, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Chart History". Billboard.com. October 27, 1984. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Music: Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.com. September 22, 1984. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending November 3, 1984". Cash Box Magazine. November 3, 1984. Archived from the original on September 30, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  7. ↑ http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1984.htm
  8. ↑ "Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles,". Cash Box. December 31, 1984. Archived from the original on September 30, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
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