Can't Fight the Moonlight

LeAnn Rimes

Can't Fight the Moonlight is a song by the US singer LeAnn Rimes from 2000. The song was composed by Diane Warren and is part of the soundtrack of the film Coyote Ugly . The song was number one in the charts in eight countries.

Commercial win

In November 2000 the track was number 1 in the UK charts . It also took first place in Australia, becoming the best-selling single of 2001 and triple platinum for over 210,000 units sold. In Ireland, the song also reached number 1 in late 2000 and is number 18 of the best-selling singles in the history of the Irish charts. The song ranked 11th on the Billboard Hot 100 . In the USA, the single was awarded gold by the RIAA for over 500,000 units sold. The music video was viewed over 75 million times on YouTube (as of June 2020).

Remixes

End of 2000, many are House - remixes created the songs that have appeared in Germany at Cube Records.

Charts and awards

Charts

Chart placements Charts Top ranking Weeks Chart placements  Germany (GfK) 8th (27 weeks) 27  Austria (Ö3) 8th (19 weeks) 19th  Switzerland (IFPI) 2 (32 weeks) 32  United Kingdom (OCC) 1 (23 weeks) 23  United States (Billboard) 11 (42 weeks) 42

Annual charts Charts (2000) placement Annual charts (2000)  Austria (Ö3) 40  Switzerland (IFPI) 27

Awards for music sales

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	3 × platinum	210,000
France (SNEP)	gold	250,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	60,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	20,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	15,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	4 × gold 5 × platinum	1,455,000

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Music video on YouTube
2. ↑ Can't Fight the Moonlight at Discogs
3. ↑ Can't Fight the Moonlight in the German charts on OfficialCharts.de
4. ↑ Can't Fight the Moonlight in the Austrian charts on AustrianCharts.at
5. ↑ Can't Fight the Moonlight in the charts on Hitparade.ch
6. ↑ Can't Fight the Moonlight in the Official UK Charts (English)
7. ↑ Can't Fight the Moonlight on the US Billboard Hot 100 charts
8. ↑ 2001 Austrian Singles Charts. In: Austriancharts.at. Retrieved August 10, 2009 . 
9. ↑ 2001 Swiss Singles Charts. In: Hit parade. Retrieved August 10, 2009 . 
10. ↑ 2001 Australian certifications. In: ARIA . Retrieved August 10, 2008 . 
11. ↑ 2001 French certifications. (No longer available online.) In: disqueenfrance. Archived from the original on February 23, 2012 ; Retrieved August 10, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
12. ^ Dutch certifications, database. (No longer available online.) In: Nvpi. Archived from the original on January 13, 2010 ; Retrieved August 10, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
13. ^ Swedish certifications. (No longer available online.) In: Ifpi . Archived from the original on March 5, 2012 ; Retrieved August 10, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
14. ↑ 2001 Swiss certifications. In: Hitparade.ch . Retrieved August 10, 2009 . 
15. ↑ US certifications. In: RIAA . Retrieved August 10, 2009 . 
16. ↑ UK certifications. In: BPI . Retrieved December 17, 2010 . 

Web links

• Can't Fight the Moonlight at Discogs