Hold On to the Nights

"Hold On to the Nights"
Single by Richard Marx
from the album Richard Marx
Released June 1988
Genre Rock
Length 5:14
4:31 (US single edit)
Label EMI
Writer(s) Richard Marx
Producer Richard Marx, David Cole
Richard Marx singles chronology
"Endless Summer Nights"
(1988)
"Hold On to the Nights"
(1988)
"Have Mercy"
(1988)

"Hold On to the Nights" is a power ballad and number-one hit for singer Richard Marx. This was the fourth and final single released from his self-titled debut album, and the first to reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100.

Charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 60
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 1
Preceded by
"The Flame" by Cheap Trick
Billboard Hot 100 number one single
July 23, 1988
Succeeded by
"Roll with It" by Steve Winwood