| "Can't Fight the Moonlight" | ||||
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| Single by LeAnn Rimes | ||||
| from the album Coyote Ugly | ||||
| B-side | "But I Do Love You" | |||
| Released | August 22, 2000 | |||
| Studio | SARM West Coast, The Ashley Neal Room, Royal Tone, The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles) | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:35 | |||
| Label | Curb, London | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Diane Warren | |||
| Producer(s) | Trevor Horn | |||
| LeAnn Rimes singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Can't Fight the Moonlight" on YouTube | ||||
"Can't Fight the Moonlight" is a song written by Diane Warren and performed by American singer LeAnn Rimes. It is the theme song of the film Coyote Ugly.[1] Released as a single on August 22, 2000, the song reached the top 10 in 19 European countries, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, topping the charts in 12 of these territories, including the United Kingdom; it became Australia's best-selling single of 2001. In the United States, the song peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2002.
The song appeared on Rimes's I Need You (2002) compilation album and The Best of LeAnn Rimes (2004). The Graham Stack Radio Edit of the song (known as the "Latino Mix" internationally) was included as a bonus track on I Need You and on More Music from Coyote Ugly (2003). The remix was also included on Greatest Hits (2003) as well as on the remix edition of her Best of album.
A music video for the song was released in 2000 including clips taken from the Coyote Ugly film with Rimes performing at the "Coyote Ugly" bar.
- ^ Coyote Ugly (CD). Various Artists. Curb Records. 2000. D2-78703.
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