No More Lonely Nights is a song written by Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...

, which was first released in September 1984. It can be heard on the soundtrack, Give My Regards to Broad Street

Give My Regards to Broad Street

Give My Regards to Broad Street is the soundtrack album to the 1984 film of the same name. Unlike the film, the album was successful, achieving #1 in the UK chart and its lead single "No More Lonely Nights" was BAFTA and Golden Globe award nominated....

. The single reached #6 in the US

United States

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 and #2 in the UK

United Kingdom

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. In 1987, it was included in McCartney's double album compilation, All the Best!

All the Best!

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.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of allmusic said the song was "an absolutely lovely mid-tempo tune graced by a terrific David Gilmour

David Gilmour

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 guitar solo." In a radio interview prior to 1990's Knebworth concerts, Gilmour told Jim Ladd

Jim Ladd

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 that "No More Lonely Nights" was the last thing McCartney recorded for the film, and that he told McCartney to give his session fee to a charity of his choice.

Two versions of the single on both 7" & 12" as well as a 12" picture disc were issued in both the U.K. and U.S. The first 7" version featured "No More Lonely Nights" backed with the playout version. The second featured the Arthur Baker Dance Mix as the B-side. Both versions of this single exist with a rarer early pressing with the title misspelled as "No More Lonley Nights."

Track listings

7" single - UK, 1984

1. "No More Lonely Nights"
2. "No More Lonely Nights" (playout version)

7" single

1. "No More Lonely Nights"
2. "No More Lonely Nights" (special dance mix)

12" single - UK, 1984

1. "No More Lonely Nights" (extended version)
2. "Silly Love Songs" (remake)
3. "No More Lonely Nights" (ballad)

12" single

1. "No More Lonely Nights" (special dance mix)
2. "No More Lonely Nights" (special dance mix by Arthur Baker)
3. "No More Lonely Nights" (special dance edit)

Personnel

• Paul McCartney
  Paul McCartney
  Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
  
   – lead vocal, piano
• Linda McCartney
  Linda McCartney
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   – backing vocal, keyboards
• Eric Stewart
  Eric Stewart
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   – backing vocal
• David Gilmour
  David Gilmour
  David Jon Gilmour, CBE, D.M. is an English rock musician and multi-instrumentalist who is best known as the guitarist, one of the lead singers and main songwriters in the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. In addition to his work with Pink Floyd, Gilmour has worked as a producer for a variety of...
  
   – guitar
• Herbie Flowers
  Herbie Flowers
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    – bass
• Anne Dudley
  Anne Dudley
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   – synthesiser
• Stuart Elliott
  Stuart Elliott (drummer)
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  – drums

Cover versions

• Filipino acoustic singer Nyoy Volante covered the song from his 2008 album, Heartstrings.