"Hypnotize the Moon" is a song written by
Steve Dorff and
Eric Kaz
Eric Justin Kaz (born January 21, 1946)
is an American singer-songwriter born in Brooklyn, New York. Besides his solo work, Kaz was a member of Blues Magoos for their fourth and fifth albums, ''Never Goin' Back to Georgia'' and ''Gulf Coast Bound ...
, and recorded by American
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
singer
Clay Walker
Ernest Clayton Walker Jr. (born August 19, 1969) is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1993 with the single "What's It to You", which reached Number One on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Song ...
. It was released in January 1996 as the second single and title track from Walker's CD ''
Hypnotize the Moon
''Hypnotize the Moon'' is the third studio album by American country music singer Clay Walker. It was released October 17, 1995, on Giant Records. It was the third consecutive album of his career to earn RIAA platinum certification for U.S. shipme ...
''. It peaked at #2 on the ''
Billboard''
Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now
Hot Country Songs) chart, behind "
No News" by
Lonestar.
Critical reception
Larry Flick of ''
Billboard'' gave the song a positive review: "The pretty melody and sentimental lyrics should prove popular with country radio listeners."
[Larry Flick, Billboard Magazine, January 13, 1996]
Billboard Magazine
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Music video
The music video was directed by Bill Young. It starts out in a house museum with a boy who is on a tour, and before going along with the tour, he takes a look at a picture of a woman. Then he starts to imagine her at a party in a past themed time, with Walker singing in a background with a bright moon right behind him.
Chart positions
"Hypnotize the Moon" debuted at number 55 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of January 13, 1996.
Charts
Year-end charts
References
1996 singles
1995 songs
Clay Walker songs
Songs written by Steve Dorff
Songs written by Eric Kaz
Song recordings produced by James Stroud
Giant Records (Warner) singles
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