Lonely Is the Night

"Lonely Is the Night" is a song written and performed by American rock singer and guitarist Billy Squier.[1] It appeared as the first track on side two of his triple-platinum 1981 album, Don't Say No[2] and became an AOR (Album Oriented Rock) radio hit, reaching number 28 on Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in 1981.[3] Despite not seeing a proper single release (although it appeared on the B-side of UK pressings of his other hit "In the Dark") or a music video, the song is often considered as one of his greatest. It appears in the video games Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80's and Guitar Hero 5 as a playable track and in Grand Theft Auto V on the fictional radio station Los Santos Rock Radio.

For other uses, see Lonely Is the Night (disambiguation).
"Lonely is the Night"
Song by Billy Squier
from the album Don't Say No
Released1981
Genre
Length4:42[1]
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Billy Squier
Producer(s)

In the Led Zeppelin biography, Hammer of the Gods, the song is mentioned, somewhat tongue-in-cheek, as one of the best singles Zeppelin ever put out, presumably for its similarity to another Led Zeppelin song. Although it doesn't specify what song that is,[4] the song's tune is described as similar to "Nobody's Fault but Mine". Led Zeppelin had disbanded a year before the song's release due to drummer John Bonham's death.[5]

Chart positions
Chart (1981) Peak
position
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[6] 28

References
  1. https://www.allmusic.com/song/lonely-is-the-night-t2767116
  2. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Don't Say No - Billy Squier". AllMusic. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
  3. "Billy Squier: Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
  4. Davis 1997, p. 268
  5. Epstein, Dan (June 23, 2016). "12 Artists Who Ripped Off Led Zeppelin". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  6. "Billy Squier Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2020.

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