Endless Summer Nights - Wikipedia

"Endless Summer Nights" is a song written and performed by American rock singer Richard Marx, and released in January 1988 as the third single from his ... EndlessSummerNights FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch 1988singlebyRichardMarx"EndlessSummerNights"SinglebyRichardMarxfromthealbumRichardMarxB-side"HaveMercy"ReleasedJanuary 16, 1988 (1988-01-16)[1]Recorded1986GenreSoftrockLength4:30(albumversion)4:11(7"singleedit)LabelManhattanSongwriter(s)RichardMarxProducer(s)RichardMarxHumbertoGaticaRichardMarxsingleschronology "Should'veKnownBetter"(1987) "EndlessSummerNights"(1988) "HoldOntotheNights"(1988) "EndlessSummerNights"isasongwrittenandperformedbyAmericanrocksingerRichardMarx,andreleasedinJanuary1988asthethirdsinglefromhiseponymousTriplePlatinumdebutalbum.Thesongpeakedat#2ontheU.S.popandAdultContemporarycharts.[2] Contents 1Backgroundandcomposition 2Releaseandreception 3Tracklisting 4Credits 5Chartperformance 5.1Year-endcharts 6Otherversions 7References 8Externallinks Backgroundandcomposition[edit] "EndlessSummerNights"wasatrackfromMarx'soriginaldemotapes.Itbeginswithasimilarintrobeatstyleas"ItMustHaveBeenLove"byRoxette.[3] ThelyricswereinspiredbyatriptoHawaiithatMarxhadtakenwithhisthen-girlfriend(andfuturewife),CynthiaRhodes.[4] AccordingtoMarx,hewrotethesongasathemetosummerlovethatdoesnotlastwhenloversgotheirseparatewaysinthefall.[4] Inthelinernotesofhis1997GreatestHitsalbum,Marxcommentedonthesong:"AsidefromreplacingsynthesizedbasswiththegreatNathanEast,thisrecordingisthedemothateveryrecordcompanyinthebusinessrejectedin1985and1986."[3]MarxeventuallysignedwithEMI-ManhattanRecordsin1986.[3] Releaseandreception[edit] ReleasedinJanuary1988asthethirdsinglefromhisdebutsoloalbum,"EndlessSummerNights"enteredtheU.S.BillboardHot100at#53,thehighestdebutoftheweek.[3]InMarchandApril,thesongreached#2,whereitstayedfortwoweeks.[5] Thesinglealsopeakedat#2ontheU.S.AdultContemporarychart,behind"NeverGonnaGiveYouUp"byRickAstley.[5] Elsewhere,thesinglereached#13inSweden,#19inAustralia,#42inNewZealand,#50intheUnitedKingdom,and#62intheNetherlands.[6] ThewomaninthemusicvideoisFrenchmodelMyrtille"Blue"Blervaque(born1962).ShealsoappearedintheEddieMoneymusicvideoforhis1988top-10hit"WalkOnWater".ShegotthenameMyrtille,whichmeans"blueberry"inFrench,duetoherbeingabreechbaby,asshewassuffocatingatbirthandherfacewasturningpurple-blue.MyrtillewasmarriedtoactorSamJonesfrom1987to1990.Jonesplayedthetitlecharacterinthe1980film"FlashGordon"andthetitlecharacterintheTVseries"TheHighwayman"from1987to1988. Tracklisting[edit] "EndlessSummerNights"[edit](Marx)–4:11 "HaveMercy"[liveatthePalaceinL.A.](Marx)–5:30 Credits[edit] RichardMarx–leadandbackingvocals TomKeane–keyboards MichaelLandau–guitar BruceGaitsch–guitar NathanEast–bass JohnKeane–drums PaulinhodaCosta–percussion DaveBoruff–saxophone Chartperformance[edit] Chart(1988) Peakposition Australia(AustralianMusicReport)[7] 16 CanadaTopSingles(RPM)[8] 4 Netherlands(SingleTop100)[9] 62 NewZealand(RecordedMusicNZ)[10] 42 Sweden(Sverigetopplistan)[11] 13 UKSingles(OCC)[12] 50 USBillboardHot100[5] 2 USAdultContemporary[5] 2 Year-endcharts[edit] Chart(1988) Position UnitedStates(Billboard)[13][14] 31 Otherversions[edit] SoulsingerDorothyMooreperformedacoverversionof"EndlessSummerNights"onher1988albumTimeOutforMe.[15] SmoothjazzsaxophonistDaveKoz,whoaccompaniedMarxonhisfirsttour,includedhisrenditiononhiseponymous1990debutsoloalbum.[16] JawaiiantrioEkolurecordedacoverofthesongontheir2009albumEkoluMusicII:Anthem.[17] References[edit] ^"RichardMarx-EndlessSummerNights(Edit)".45cat.com.Retrieved24April2021. ^ "RichardMarx-Charts&Awards-BillboardSingles".Allmusic(RoviCorporation).Retrieved2009-10-22. ^abcd Feldman,Christopher(2000).TheBillboardBookofNumberTwoSingles.NewYork:BillboardBooks.p. 214.ISBN 978-0-8230-7695-6. ^ab Bronson,Fred(2005-07-30)."AllTimeHottestSongsofSummer".Billboard.NielsenBusinessMedia,Inc.117(31):35.Retrieved2009-10-22. ^abcd "'EndlessSummerNights'-Charthistory".Billboard(NielsenBusinessMedia,Inc.).Retrieved2009-10-22. ^ "RichardMarx-'EndlessSummerNights'".Ultratop.Retrieved2009-10-22. ^"AustralianARIATop50SinglesChart–WeekEnding29thMay,1988".ARIA,viaimgur.com.Retrieved2019-10-16.N.B.ARIAlicensedtheAustralianMusicReportchartbetweenmid-1983andJune12,1988.OnlyAustralianchartdatafromthecommencementoftheARIA-producedchartisarchivedonaustralian-charts.com;hencethissingle'slowerpeaklistedthere. ^RPMTopSinglespeakRPMMagazine ^"RichardMarx–EndlessSummerNights"(inDutch).SingleTop100. ^"RichardMarx–EndlessSummerNights".Top40Singles. ^"RichardMarx–EndlessSummerNights".SinglesTop100. ^"OfficialSinglesChartTop100".OfficialChartsCompany. ^"1988TheYearinMusic&Video:TopPopSingles".Billboard.100(52):Y-20.December24,1988. ^"BillboardTop100–1988".RetrievedOctober3,2016. ^ "TimeOutforMe-Overview".Allmusic(RoviCorporation).Retrieved2009-10-22. ^ Widran,Jonathan."DaveKoz-Overview".Allmusic(RoviCorporation).Retrieved2009-10-22. ^ Berger,John(2009-09-25)."TouchingTribute".HonoluluStar-Bulletin(BlackPress).Retrieved2009-10-22. Externallinks[edit] "EndlessSummerNights"lyrics vteRichardMarxStudioalbums RichardMarx RepeatOffender RushStreet PaidVacation FleshandBone DaysinAvalon MyOwnBestEnemy EmotionalRemains Sundown ChristmasSpirit BeautifulGoodbye Limitless Compilations Ballads GreatestHits(1997) TheBestofRichardMarx TheEssentialRichardMarx Timeline Duo StoriestoTell Hits&Ballads InsideMyHead Seven&Seven NowAndForever:TheBallads TheUltimateCollection RepeatOffenderRevisited Promocompilations GreatestHits(1993) TheMusicofRichardMarx:1987–2009 Livealbums LiveinUSA1988/92 LiveMusicHallKoln1992 ChannelVattheHardRockLive DuoLive ANightOutwithFriends Singles "Don'tMeanNothing" "Should'veKnownBetter" "EndlessSummerNights" "HoldOntotheNights" "Satisfied" "RightHereWaiting" "Angelia" "Nothin'YouCanDoAboutIt" "ChildrenoftheNight" "KeepComingBack" "Hazard" "TakeThisHeart" "NowandForever" "AttheBeginning" "Everybody" "SantaClausIsComin'toTown" "TheLittleDrummerBoy" "OHolyNight" "DancewithMyFather" "AnotherOneDown" Songswritten "WhatAboutMe" "TheBestofMe" "IfYouEverLeaveMe" "OneMoreTime" "ThisIPromiseYou" "ToWhereYouAre" "DancewithMyFather" "BetterLife" "Everybody" Relatedarticles Discography Songwriting/Production Sessions Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Endless_Summer_Nights&oldid=1059163181" Categories:1980sballads1988singlesRockballadsRichardMarxsongsSongswrittenbyRichardMarx1987songsManhattanRecordssinglesHiddencategories:ArticleswithshortdescriptionShortdescriptionmatchesWikidataArticleswithhAudiomicroformatsSinglechartusagesforDutch100SinglechartusagesforNewZealandSinglechartusagesforSwedenSinglechartusagesforUKSinglechartcalledwithoutartistSinglechartcalledwithoutsongACwith0elements Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk Variants expanded collapsed Views ReadEditViewhistory More expanded collapsed Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Languages ItalianoPortuguês Editlinks