Goodnight Moon (song)

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"Goodnight Moon"
Goodnight moon (Shivaree).jpg
Single by Shivaree
from the album I Oughtta Give You a Shot...
B-side
  • "Scrub"
  • "My Boy Lollipop"
ReleasedMarch 24, 2000 (2000-03-24)
Venue Canfield-Moreno Estate
Length4:04
Label Odeon, Capitol
Songwriter(s) Ambrosia Parsley, Duke McVinnie
Producer(s) Tom Rothrock, Rob Schnapf
Shivaree singles chronology
"Goodnight Moon"
(2000)
"Bossa Nova"
(1999)
Audio
"Goodnight Moon" on YouTube

"Goodnight Moon" is a song by American alternative rock band Shivaree, written by Ambrosia Parsley and Duke McVinnie. It is the seventh track on the band's debut album, I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head for Making Me Live in This Dump (1999), and was released as the band's debut single on March 24, 2000. The song topped the Italian Singles Chart and became a top-30 hit in France. Shivaree have not had another such hit, making them a one-hit wonder. [1]

Contents

Track listings

Italian and UK CD single [2] [3]

  1. "Goodnight Moon" – 4:05
  2. "Scrub" – 5:50
  3. "My Boy Lollipop" – 2:30

French CD single [4]

  1. "Goodnight Moon" – 4:04
  2. "Scrub" – 5:47

Charts

Chart (2000–2001)Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [5] 65
France (SNEP) [6] 22
Germany (Official German Charts) [7] 74
Italy (FIMI) [8] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [9] 95
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] 74
UK Singles (OCC) [11] 63

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref(s).
United StatesMarch 24, 2000 Alternative radio [12]
May 22, 2000 [13]
United KingdomOctober 23, 2000CD [14]
United Kingdom (re-release)February 5, 2001 [15] [16]

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