Children of the Night (Richard Marx song)

"Children of the Night" is a song written and recorded by Richard Marx, issued as the fifth and final single from his second album Repeat Offender.[2] The song peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1990,[3] and was written in support of the suburban Los Angeles (Van Nuys)-based organization for runaways.[4][5][6]

"Children of the Night"
Single by Richard Marx
from the album Repeat Offender
B-side	"Real World"[1]
Released	1990
Recorded	1989
Genre	Soft rock
Length	4:43 (album version) 4:10 (single version)
Songwriter(s)	Richard Marx
Producer(s)	Richard Marx David Cole
Richard Marx singles chronology
"Too Late to Say Goodbye" (1990) "Children of the Night" (1990) "Keep Coming Back" (1991)

Track listing

All songs written Richard Marx and produced by Marx and David Cole.

1. "Children of the Night" – 4:10
2. "Real World" [Live at The Palace Theatre] – 4:12

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3]	13
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[3]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[7]	44

References

1. Richard Marx - Children of the Night Vinyl Records, CDs and LPs. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
2. Richard Marx - Children Of The Night at Discogs. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
3. Children of the Night — Richard Marx | Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
4. "Richard Marx". MTV Artists. 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
5. Amy Dulebohn (September 23, 2011). "Singer, songwriter and producer Richard Marx to perform acoustic show at Weinberg". The Herald-Mail. Hagerstown, Maryland. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
6. "Richard Marx coming to Kirtland Oct. 15". Petoskey News-Review. Petoskey, Michigan. October 4, 2011. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
7. "Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1990". RPM. Retrieved November 26, 2017.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics