Deeper Than the Night
| "Deeper Than the Night" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | ||||
| Single by Olivia Newton-John | ||||
| from the album Totally Hot | ||||
| B-side | "Please Don't Keep Me Waiting" | |||
| Released | April 1979 (US) June 1979 (UK)[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Genre | Pop, post-disco | |||
| Length | 3:35 | |||
| Label | MCA Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tom Snow, Johnny Vastano | |||
| Producer(s) | John Farrar | |||
| Olivia Newton-John singles chronology | ||||
| 
 | ||||
"Deeper Than the Night" is a song by Olivia Newton-John. It was released as the second US single from Newton-John's tenth studio album, Totally Hot.
Record World said that it "features a wailing guitar line and a strong rock beat."[2]
The song reached No. 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 18 in Canada. On the adult contemporary charts it was a bigger hit, reaching No. 4 and No. 7 in those countries, respectively. It was also a minor hit in both the UK and Australia.
Track listing and formats
All tracks produced by John Farrar.
- Australian 7-inch vinyl single (Interfusion Records)
- A. "Deeper Than the Night" (Snow, Vastano) – 3:35
- B. "Please Don't Keep Me Waiting" (Joe Falsia, Stephen Sinclair) – 5:48
- UK 7-inch vinyl single (EMI Records)
- A. "Deeper Than the Night" (Snow, Vastano) – 3:35
- B. "Please Don't Keep Me Waiting" (Falsia, Sinclair) – 5:48
- US/Canadian 7-inch vinyl single (MCA Records)
- A. "Deeper Than the Night" (Snow, Vastano) – 3:35
- B. "Please Don't Keep Me Waiting" (Falsia, Sinclair) – 5:48
Charts
| Weekly charts
 | Year-end charts
 
 | 
References
- ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 48.
- ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. 14 April 1979. p. 1. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 217. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Image : RPM Weekly". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002
- ^ "Palmarès de la chanson anglophone et allophone au Québec" (PDF) (in French). BAnQ. 16 June 1979. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ "Image : RPM Weekly". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2021 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
