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"Leave a Light On" is a pop rock anthem written by Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley, produced by Nowels for Belinda Carlisle's third solo album Runaway Horses (1989). It was released as the album's first single in the end of 1989 (see 1989 in music) as a CD single, 7" single and a 12" single. The song reached the within the top ten position in Australia, Austria, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK, achieving #4 peaks in the UK and Austria, making it one of her biggest hits to date.
The single can be heard in a 1991 episode of the TV sitcom Out of This World entitled "I Want My Evie TV".
[edit] Track listing
- CD single
- "Leave a Light On"
- "Shades of Michaelangelo"
- "Leave a Light On" (extended mix)
- 7" single
- "Leave a Light On" — 4:15
- "Shades of Michaelangelo" — 5:46
- 12" maxi
- "Leave a Light On" (extended mix) — 8:05
- "Leave a Light On" (7" version) — 4:15
- "Shades of Michaelangelo" — 5:46
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1989) |
Peak
position |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart[1] |
5 |
| Austrian Singles Chart[2] |
4 |
| Sweden Singles Chart[3] |
8 |
| Switzerland Singles Chart[4] |
8 |
| Italy Singles Chart[4] |
4 |
| UK Singles Chart[5] |
4 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] |
11 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[6] |
8 |
[edit] Credits
[edit] Cover versions
A eurotrance cover version of the song by Dream Factory featuring Jessica Palmer was released in 2007.
[edit] References
