Hold On to the Nights

"Hold On to the Nights" is a power ballad by American rock singer/songwriter/musician Richard Marx.[2] 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.

Not to be confused with Hold On 'til the Night.
"Hold On to the Nights"
Single by Richard Marx
from the album Richard Marx
ReleasedMay 3, 1988
GenreSoft rock[1]
Length5:12 (album version)
4:34 (LP edit)
4:23 (AC edit)
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)Richard Marx
Producer(s)Richard Marx, David Cole
Richard Marx singles chronology
"Endless Summer Nights"
(1988)		 "Hold On to the Nights"
(1988)		 "Satisfied"
(1989)

The song has been re-released on numerous albums [2] and is included on Marx's live performance DVD A Night Out with Friends (2012).[3]

Chart performance

Written by Richard Marx, "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.[4] From Marx' debut 1987 album, Richard Marx, the song also reached number three on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.[5]

Charts
Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 70
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[7] 3
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[8] 6
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[9] 60
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 1
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[5] 3
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles 24

Credits

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.

References
  1. "VH1's 40 Most Softsational Soft-Rock Songs". Stereogum. SpinMedia. May 31, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  2. "Hold On to the Nights". AllMusic. 1967. Retrieved 23 July 2013. Hold on to the Nights Composed by Richard Marx
  3. "Overview". A Night Out With Friends. AllMusic. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  4. "Richard Marx, Charts". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  5. "Richard Marx Charts". Hold On to the Nights. AllMusic. 1988. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  6. Scott, Gavin. "This Week In 1988: September 11, 1988". cheartbeats.com.au. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  7. RPM Adult Contemporary peak RPM Magazine
  8. RPM Top Singles peak RPM Magazine
  9. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.


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