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Even the Nights Are Better
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Even the Nights Are Better
| cover = Even_the_Nights_Are_Better_-_Air_Supply.jpeg
| alt =
| caption = One of artworks for some territorial releases, like the US vinyl single
| type = single
| artist = Air Supply
| album = Now and Forever
| B-side = One Step Closer
| released = June 1982
| recorded = 1981
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Soft rock
| length = 3:57
| label = Arista
| writer = J. L. Wallace, Kenneth Bell, Terry Skinner
| producer = Harry Maslin
| prev_title = I'll Never Get Enough of You
| prev_year = 1981
| next_title = Young Love
| next_year = 1982
| misc =
}}
'"Even the Nights Are Better"' is the song from 1982 by the British/Australian soft rock duo Air Supply, from their 1982 album 'Now and Forever'.
Background
The lyrics of this song are sung from the perspective of a man who had a significant other get away at the song's beginning before the rest of the song's lyrics tell a much happier story from the lyricist's perspective of life with someone new who had the same feelings of loneliness as the lyricist.
Music video
The video for "Even the Nights Are Better" was filmed in and around the boardwalk, beach, and amusement area of Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York.
Personnel
*Russell Hitchcock - vocals
*Graham Russell - vocals, guitar
Chart history
Released as a single in mid-1982, "Even the Nights Are Better" first charted in the United States on the 'Billboard' Adult Contemporary chart, where it spent four weeks at No. 1 in July and August. This was Air Supply's third song to reach the summit on this chart.Hyatt, Wesley (1999). 'The Billboard Book of No. 1 Adult Contemporary Hits' (Billboard Publications) It also reached No. 1 on the Canadian AC chart. In September 1982, the song reached its peak position of No. 5 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, becoming the group's seventh consecutive top five hit on the US pop chart.Whitburn, Joel (1996). 'The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits', 6th Edition (Billboard Publications) In the United Kingdom, where the group did not enjoy the same amount of success as they did in Australia and the US, the song reached No. 44 on the UK Singles Chart.
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Cover versions
The song has been covered by Canadian singer Anne Murray on her 1991 album 'Yes I Do', by Filipino singers Kyla and Piolo Pascual for the TV series 'Since I Found You' in 2018 and by Suy Galvez and Brenan Espartinez in 2015. It was also covered by Paul Mauriat and Normie Rowe.
See also
* List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1982 (U.S.)
References
Category:1982 singles
Category:Air Supply songs
Category:1982 songs
Category:Arista Records singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Harry Maslin
Category:Anne Murray songs
Category:Songs written by J. L. Wallace
Category:Songs written by Terry Skinner
Category:1980s ballads
Category:Songs about nights
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