Night Moves

"Night Moves" is a song by American singer Marilyn Martin, which was released in 1986 as the lead single from her debut studio album Marilyn Martin. The song was written by Martin, John Parr and Jon Astley and produced by Astley and Phil Chapman. "Night Moves" peaked at No. 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Background "Night Moves" followed the success of "Separate Lives", a duet Martin recorded with Phil Collins in 1985 for the soundtrack of the film White Nights. "Separate Lives" peaked at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and Canada RPM 100, and reached the top 5 in the UK Singles Chart. "Night Moves" continued Martin's commercial success, reaching No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1986, but was her last entry in the chart. In 1986, Martin revealed to Cash Box of the decision to release "Night Moves" as the first single from her debut album, "I think aggressive is the best word to describe my style. Aggressive music with a rock edge is what I tend to like most. That's primarily the reason we came out with a rock-oriented cut like 'Night Moves' as the first single, because it's exactly the sort of song I like recording most at this point." Speaking to Songfacts in 2016, co-writer John Parr recalled of the song, "We were working on another track and during the break we were just running a few ideas and out came that song. Jon Astley later came aboard as producer and gave it a far more generic '80s vibe. Jon's a great producer but personally I think it dates the song when you listen now."