Deeper Than the Night

"Deeper Than the Night"
Single by Olivia Newton-John
from the album Totally Hot
B-side	"Please Don't Keep Me Waiting"
Released	April 1979 (US) June 1979 (UK) [1]
Recorded	1978
Genre	Pop, post-disco
Length	3:35
Label	MCA Records
Songwriter(s)	Tom Snow, Johnny Vastano
Producer(s)	John Farrar
Olivia Newton-John singles chronology
"A Little More Love" (1978) "Deeper Than the Night" (1979) "Totally Hot" (1979)

"Deeper Than the Night" is a song by Olivia Newton-John. It was released as the second US single from Newton-John's tenth studio album, Totally Hot .

Record World said that it "features a wailing guitar line and a strong rock beat." ^[2]

The song reached No. 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 18 in Canada. On the adult contemporary charts it was a bigger hit, reaching No. 4 and No. 7 in those countries, respectively. It was also a minor hit in both the UK and Australia.

Track listing and formats

All tracks produced by John Farrar.

• Australian 7-inch vinyl single (Interfusion Records)

A. "Deeper Than the Night" (Snow, Vastano) – 3:35

B. "Please Don't Keep Me Waiting" (Joe Falsia, Stephen Sinclair) – 5:48

• UK 7-inch vinyl single (EMI Records)

A. "Deeper Than the Night" (Snow, Vastano) – 3:35

B. "Please Don't Keep Me Waiting" (Falsia, Sinclair) – 5:48

• US/Canadian 7-inch vinyl single (MCA Records)

A. "Deeper Than the Night" (Snow, Vastano) – 3:35

B. "Please Don't Keep Me Waiting" (Falsia, Sinclair) – 5:48

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1979) Peak position Australian (Kent Music Report) [3] 74 Canada Top Singles (RPM) 18 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM) [4] 7 UK Singles (OCC) 64 US Billboard Hot 100 [5] 11 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) 4 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) 87 US Cashbox Top 100 19 Quebec (ADISQ) [6] 35

Year-end charts Chart (1979) Rank Canada Top Singles (RPM) [7] 129 US (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual) [8] 85

References

1. "Music Week" (PDF). p. 48.
2. "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. 14 April 1979. p. 1. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 217. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
4. "Image : RPM Weekly". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
5. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002
6. "Palmarès de la chanson anglophone et allophone au Québec" (PDF) (in French). BAnQ. 16 June 1979. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
7. "Image : RPM Weekly". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2021– via Library and Archives Canada.
8. Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN   0-89820-142-X.

External links

• Olivia Newton-John - Deeper Than the Night" on YouTube