Into the Night (Benny Mardones song)

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“Into the Night”

Single by Benny Mardones from the album Never Run, Never Hide
Released	1980, 1989
Recorded	1980
Genre	Pop-Rock
Label	Polygram Records
Writer(s)	Benny Mardones and Robert Tepper
Producer	Barry Mraz

"Into the Night" is a 1980 song by American pop singer-songwriter Benny Mardones, from his album Never Run, Never Hide, and re-released in 1989.

It is unique for being the only recording to ever ascend to the top 20 of the Billboard Charts twice. The chartings, in 1980 and in 1989, were of the same recording. ^[1]

Benny Mardones originally released "Into the Night" in June 1980. The song peaked at #11 on the Hot 100 for two weeks in September 1980, logging 20 weeks on the chart before falling off in late October.

In 1989, a Where Are They Now? Arizona radio segment spurred L.A. DJ Scott Shannon to add the song to his playlist, ultimately rocketing the song back onto the national charts, on May 6, 1989. Mardones' recording peaked this time at #20 the first week in July, adding 17 weeks to its previous run of 20, to add up to a total of 37 (nonconsecutive) weeks, breaking the record set by Laura Branigan with her single "Gloria", which charted for 36 (consecutive) weeks from July 1982 to March 1983, for the longest-charting single of the 1980s by a solo artist.

"Into the Night" was a hit at Adult Contemporary radio this time as well, where it spent 19 weeks, and also peaked at #20. Mardones re-recorded the song in 1989 for a new, self-titled album; this second recording drew some radio attention but did not chart.

In 1991, Ragga singer Junior Tucker had a European hit and #46 Australian hit with the song, retitled "16 (Into The Night)".