"Midnight Rocks" is a song written by Al Stewart and Peter White and was performed by Stewart. The song appeared on his 1980 album, 24 Carrots.[1]

"Midnight Rocks"
Single by Al Stewart
from the album 24 Carrots
B-side"Constantinople"
ReleasedAugust 1980
GenrePop rock
Length3:48
LabelArista Records 0552
Songwriter(s)Al Stewart, Peter White
Producer(s)Chris Desmond
Al Stewart singles chronology
"Song on the Radio"
(1979)
"Midnight Rocks"
(1980)
"Mondo Sinistro"
(1980)

"Midnight Rocks" reached No. 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and No. 13 on the Adult Contemporary chart in the United States in 1980.[2] The song peaked at No. 79 in Canada.[3] It also charted modestly on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart (#46).[4] The song was the last charting single by Stewart.[5]

Charts

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Chart (1981/82) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 50
USA (Hot 100) 24

References

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  1. ^ "Al Stewart, 24 Carrots". Discogs. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Al Stewart, "Midnight Rocks" chart positions". Musicvf.com. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Item: 249 - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Al Stewart's charting singles". Musicvf.com. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 294. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.