I drove all night

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Singles

Cyndi Lauper 1989   DE 19th 06/26/1989 (14 weeks)   UK 7th 05/20/1989 (12 weeks)   US 6th 05/06/1989 (15 weeks) Roy Orbison 1992   DE 52 March 16, 1992 (10 weeks)   UK 7th 07/04/1992 (12 weeks) Celine Dion 2003   DE 22nd 03/24/2003 (9 weeks)   AT 17th 03/23/2003 (13 weeks)   CH 11 03/16/2003 (13 weeks)   US 45 02/15/2003 (13 weeks)

I Drove All Night is a song originally written for Roy Orbison by Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg in 1987, which he recorded in 1987, as did John Waite . In 1989 I Drove All Night by Cyndi Lauper was first released on the album A Night to Remember . The earlier recorded version of Roy Orbison was only released as a single in 1991 and on the posthumously released album King of Hearts in 1992 . In 1993 Nino de Angelo published a German cover version with the title Ich fahr die Nacht and in 1997 Karel Gott released the Czech version Nocní král . John Waite released his version in 2001.

The cover version of Celine Dion was the most successful with number 1 placements in Sweden and Canada in 2003.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
2. ↑ allmusic.com
3. ↑ I Drove All Night at Songfacts.com (English), accessed August 24, 2019.
4. ↑ Cover info