Night Ranger “Four in the Morning” charted

Four in the Morning Night Ranger

Writer(s): Jack Blades (see lyrics here) First Charted: August 17, 1985 Peak: 19 US, 24 CB, 22 GR, 21 RR, 13 AR, 84 CN, 10 DF (Click for codes to charts.) Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, 0.43 video, -- streaming

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About the Song: The rock band Night Ranger formed in San Francisco in 1979. Their debut album, 1982’s Dawn Patrol, gave them a top-40 hit with “Don’t Tell Me You Love Me.” Their follow-up album, 1983’s Midnight Madness, proved even more successful, generating the top-5 hit “Sister Christian” and the top-20 hit “When You Close Your Eyes.” The album reached platinum status. Their third album, 1985’s 7 Wishes, became the group’s most successful. It was another platinum seller and their only top 10 on the Billboard album chart. It gave them the top-10 hit “Sentimental Street,” followed by top-20 hits “Four in the Morning” and “Goodbye.” Jack Blades, the band’s bassist and co-lead singer, wrote the song “Four in the Morning,” subtitled “I Can’t Take Anymore” for the single release. He explained, “Literally, I wrote that song at 4 in the morning. I mean, I woke up, and I had an idea, (singing) ‘I can’t take anymore, I can’t fake anymore, it’s such a hard time loving you.’” However, he didn’t want to call the song “I Can’t Take Anymore, I Can’t Fake Anymore.” When he came up with the line “Four in the morning came without a warning,” he realized that was the title. SF All Music Guide critic Doug Stone said the song “contains some of Blades’ sharpest whiskey pontificating.” AMG While the song is about being tormented by love, Blades has actually been married to his wife, Mollie, for more than 30 years. Resources: DMDB encyclopedia entry for Night Ranger AMG All Music Guide SF Songfacts WK Wikipedia First posted 1/14/2023.