This article is about the song. For the short novel, see Moonlight Shadow (novella). For the album by The Shadows, see Moonlight Shadows.
"Moonlight Shadow"
Artwork for original single
Single by Mike Oldfield
from the album Crises
B-side
"Rite of Man"
Released
6 May 1983 (1983-05-06)
Recorded
February – April 1983[1]
Studio
Denham, England[1]
Genre
Pop rock[2]
Europop[3]
Length
3:37 (album version)
5:17 (12-inch version)
Label
Virgin
Songwriter(s)
Mike Oldfield
Producer(s)
Mike Oldfield
Simon Phillips[4]
Mike Oldfield singles chronology
"Mistake" (1982)
"Moonlight Shadow" (1983)
"Shadow on the Wall" (1983)
"The Bell" (1993)
"Moonlight Shadow" (1993)
"In Dulci Jubilo" (1993)
Music video
"Mike Oldfield ft. Maggie Reilly - Moonlight Shadow (Official Video)" on YouTube
"Moonlight Shadow" is a song written and performed by English multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield, released as a single in May 1983 by Virgin Records, and included on his eighth album, Crises, of the same year.[5] The vocals were performed by Scottish vocalist Maggie Reilly, who had collaborated with Mike Oldfield since 1980. It is Oldfield's most successful single, reaching number one on numerous charts around Europe.
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