Can't Fight the Moonlight
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| “Can't Fight the Moonlight” | |||||
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| Single by LeAnn Rimes from the album I Need You |
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| Released | 2000 | ||||
| Format | CD single | ||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Length | 3:35 | ||||
| Label | Curb Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Diane Warren | ||||
| Producer | Trevor Horn | ||||
| Certification | 3x Platinum (ARIA), | ||||
| LeAnn Rimes singles chronology | |||||
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"Can't Fight the Moonlight", a song written by Diane Warren, recorded by LeAnn Rimes and featured on the soundtrack of the film Coyote Ugly, and the film itself.
It reached number one on the UK Singles Chart in 2000. It also reached #1 in Australia and went on to become the highest selling single in Australia of 2001. It went triple platinum in Australia selling over 210,000 copies. In Ireland, it reached #1 and is currently the 18th best selling single in the history of the Irish Charts. In the US, it enjoyed two chart runs on the Billboard Hot 100. On its original chart run in 2000, "Can't Fight the Moonlight" stalled at #71. It regained renewed interest in late 2001 and 2002, and rose up the charts to #11. In the US the single is certified gold by RIAA (which signifies sales of 500,000+ copies). It is one of the most recent songs to achieve such high US sales of a physical single.
To date, it is Rimes's last song to chart in the top forty on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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[edit] Tracklist
[edit] CD Single
- "Can't Fight the Moonlight" (Original Version) (3:36)
- "Can't Fight the Moonlight" (Latino Mix) (also known as the Graham Stack Radio Edit) (3:32)
[edit] Remixes
- Can't Fight The Moonlight [Almighty Radio Edit] 3:57
- Can't Fight The Moonlight [Almighty Mix] 7:52
- Can't Fight The Moonlight [Latino Mix / Graham Stack Radio Edit] 3:35
- Can't Fight The Moonlight [Graham Stack Extended Mix] 5:20
- Can't Fight The Moonlight [Plasmic Honey Radio Edit] 3:23
- Can't Fight The Moonlight [Plasmic Honey Club Mix Edit] 6:34
- Can't Fight The Moonlight [Plasmic Honey Club Mix] 8:33
- Can't Fight The Moonlight [Sharp Radio Edit] 3:36
- Can't Fight The Moonlight [Sharp Club Vocal Edit] 5:41
- Can't Fight The Moonlight [Sharp Pistol Dub] 5:45
- Can't Fight The Moonlight [Sharp Club Vocal Mix] 7:35
- Can't Fight The Moonlight [Thunderpuss Radio Edit] 3:38
- Can't Fight The Moonlight [Thunderpuss Dub] 6:27
- Can't Fight The Moonlight [Thunderpuss Club Mix] 8:49
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2000/2001/2002) | Peak
Position |
Certification |
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| Australia Singles Chart[1] | 1 | 210,000+[2] |
| Netherland Singles Chart | 1 | |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 1 | |
| Irish Singles Chart | 1 | |
| UK Singles Chart[3] | 1 | 400,000+[4] |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] | 11 | 500,000+[6] |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[7] | 15 | |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks[8] | 61 | |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play[9] | 17 |
| Preceded by "Same Old Brand New You" by a1 |
UK Singles Chart number one single November 19, 2000 - November 26, 2000 |
Succeeded by "Independent Women Part 1" by Destiny's Child |
| Preceded by "Crusin'" by Gwyneth Paltrow and Huey Lewis |
Australian ARIA Singles Chart number-one single January 28, 2001 - March 4, 2001 |
Succeeded by "Stan" by Eminem |
