On a Good Night (song)

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B-side"Steady as She Goes"
ReleasedMay 7, 1996[1]
Recorded1996
"On a Good Night"
Single by Wade Hayes
from the album On a Good Night
B-side"Steady as She Goes"
ReleasedMay 7, 1996[1]
Recorded1996
GenreCountry
Length3:09
LabelColumbia Nashville 78312
SongwritersLarry Boone, Don Cook, Paul Nelson
ProducerDon Cook
Wade Hayes singles chronology
"What I Meant to Say"
(1996)
"On a Good Night"
(1996)
"Where Do I Go to Start All Over"
(1996)

"On a Good Night" is a song written by Larry Boone, Don Cook and Paul Nelson, and recorded by American country music artist Wade Hayes. It was released in May 1996 as the lead-off single and title from Hayes' album On a Good Night. The song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and number 4 on the Canadian RPM country singles chart. It is his second highest-peaking single.

The song is an uptempo ode to what really makes a good night. The narrator discusses many different things that occur during a good night, including meeting a woman.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Hayes sounds more self-assured and confident than on previous singles. She goes on to say that the combination of Cook's and Hayes' vocals make for an extremely appealing single.[2]

Music video

Chart performance

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