Hold On to the Nights

"Hold On to the Nights"
"Hold On to the Nights"
Single by Richard Marx
from the album Richard Marx
B-side	"Lonely Heart"
Released	May 3, 1988
Genre	Soft rock
Length	5:12 (album version) ; 4:34 (LP edit) ; 4:23 (AC edit)
Label	EMI
Songwriter(s)	Richard Marx
Producer(s)	Richard Marx, David Cole
Richard Marx singles chronology
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"Hold On to the Nights" is a power ballad written and performed by American rock singer/songwriter/musician Richard Marx.^[2] This was the fourth and final single released from his self-titled debut album, and his first to reach number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song has been re-released on numerous albums^[2] and is included on Marx's live performance DVD A Night Out with Friends (2012).^[3]

Release

"Hold On to the Nights" reached the Billboard Hot 100 number 1 position on July 23, 1988, preventing Def Leppard's "Pour Some Sugar on Me" from reaching the top spot that same week. The song was on the chart for twenty-one weeks, and left the chart at number 91.^[4] The song also reached at number three on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.^[5]

Chart performance

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[6]	70
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)^[7]	3
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[8]	6
UK Singles (OCC)^[9]	60
US Billboard Hot 100^[4]	1
US Cashbox Top 100^[10]	3
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks^[5]	3
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles	24

Personnel

Richard Marx – vocals, keyboards, acoustic piano
Michael Landau – guitars
Patrick O'Hearn – bass
Tris Imboden – drums
Paulinho da Costa – percussion

Other performances

Marx appeared as lounge singer/piano player Buddy Daquiri in the "Poison Fire Teats Universe" episode of the TV series Life in Pieces in 2017, in which he played the song on the piano while whistling.

References

^ "VH1's 40 Most Softsational Soft-Rock Songs". Stereogum. SpinMedia. May 31, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Hold On to the Nights". AllMusic. Retrieved July 23, 2013. Hold on to the Nights Composed by Richard Marx
^ "Overview". A Night Out With Friends. AllMusic. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Richard Marx, Charts". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Richard Marx Charts". Hold On to the Nights. AllMusic. 1988. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
^ Scott, Gavin. "This Week In 1988: September 11, 1988". cheartbeats.com.au. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
^ RPM Adult Contemporary peak RPM Magazine
^ RPM Top Singles peak RPM Magazine
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
^ "Cashbox Top 100: July 23, 1988". cashboxmagazine.com. Retrieved February 19, 2021.

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[1] "VH1's 40 Most Softsational Soft-Rock Songs". Stereogum. SpinMedia. May 31, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2016.

[allmusic-2] "Hold On to the Nights". AllMusic. Retrieved July 23, 2013. Hold on to the Nights Composed by Richard Marx

[A_Night_Out_With_Friends-3] "Overview". A Night Out With Friends. AllMusic. Retrieved July 23, 2013.

[Billboard-4] "Richard Marx, Charts". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved July 23, 2013.

[Richard_Marx_Charts_Allmusic-5] "Richard Marx Charts". Hold On to the Nights. AllMusic. 1988. Retrieved July 23, 2013.

[6] Scott, Gavin. "This Week In 1988: September 11, 1988". cheartbeats.com.au. Retrieved October 15, 2019.

[7] RPM Adult Contemporary peak RPM Magazine

[8] RPM Top Singles peak RPM Magazine

[sc_UK_-9] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[10] "Cashbox Top 100: July 23, 1988". cashboxmagazine.com. Retrieved February 19, 2021.

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v t e Richard Marx
Studio albums	Richard Marx Repeat Offender Rush Street Paid Vacation Flesh and Bone Days in Avalon My Own Best Enemy Emotional Remains Sundown Christmas Spirit Beautiful Goodbye Limitless Songwriter
Compilations	Ballads Greatest Hits (1997) The Best of Richard Marx The Essential Richard Marx Timeline Duo Stories to Tell Hits & Ballads Inside My Head The Ultimate Collection
Promo compilations	Greatest Hits (1993) The Music of Richard Marx: 1987–2009
Live albums	Live in USA 1988/92 Live Music Hall Koln 1992 Channel V at the Hard Rock Live Duo Live A Night Out with Friends
Singles	"Don't Mean Nothing" "Should've Known Better" "Endless Summer Nights" "Hold On to the Nights" "Satisfied" "Right Here Waiting" "Angelia" "Nothin' You Can Do About It" "Children of the Night" "Keep Coming Back" "Hazard" "Take This Heart" "Chains Around My Heart" "Now and Forever" "At the Beginning" "Everybody" "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" "Little Drummer Boy" "O Holy Night" "Dance With My Father" "Another One Down"
Songs written	"What About Me" "The Best of Me" "If You Ever Leave Me" "One More Time" "This I Promise You" "To Where You Are" "Dance with My Father" "Better Life" "Everybody"
Related articles	Discography Songwriting/Production Sessions