Desert Moon (Dennis DeYoung song)

"Desert Moon" is a song written and performed by Dennis DeYoung, a founding member of Styx, from his debut solo album of the same name in 1984. The song was originally intended to be a Styx song until the band broke up. The single reached the #10 position in the US Billboard Hot 100^[1] during the fall of that year, and ended up at #97 on the Billboard top 100 hits for the year 1984.^[2]

"Desert Moon"
Single by Dennis DeYoung
from the album Desert Moon
B-side	"Gravity"
Released	1984
Genre	Pop rock, soft rock
Length	4:48 (single version) 6:09 (album version)
Label	A&M
Songwriter(s)	Dennis DeYoung
Producer(s)	Dennis DeYoung
Dennis DeYoung singles chronology
"Desert Moon" (1984) "Don't Wait for Heroes" (1984)

The music video for the song, directed by Jack Cole, was filmed partly at the train depot and other historic buildings in and around Santa Paula, California.

Chart performance

Chart (1984)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[1]	10
Canadian RPM Top Singles[3]	7
Irish Singles Chart[4]	8

References

1. "Dennis DeYoung Chart History - Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 17, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
2. "Top 100 Songs of 1984". Retrieved May 16, 2009.
3. "RPM Volume 41 No. 14, December 08 1984 - RPM". Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
4. "irishcharts.ie search results". Archived from the original on January 26, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2009.