Hypnotize the Moon (song) - Misplaced Pages

"Hypnotize the Moon" is a song written by Steve Dorff and Eric Kaz, and recorded by American country music singer Clay Walker. It was released in January 1996 as the second single and title track from Walker's CD Hypnotize the Moon. 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."

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

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)	6
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)	6
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)	63
US Country Songs (Billboard)	9

References

Larry Flick, Billboard Magazine, January 13, 1996, Billboard Magazine
"Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2924." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. March 25, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
"Clay Walker Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
"Clay Walker Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
"RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1996". RPM. December 16, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
"Best of 1996: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.

v t e Clay Walker singles
Clay Walker	"What's It to You" "Live Until I Die" "Where Do I Fit in the Picture" "Dreaming with My Eyes Open"
If I Could Make a Living	"If I Could Make a Living" "This Woman and This Man" "My Heart Will Never Know"
Hypnotize the Moon	"Who Needs You Baby" "Hypnotize the Moon" "Only on Days That End in "Y"" "Bury the Shovel"
Rumor Has It	"Rumor Has It" "One, Two, I Love You" "Watch This" "Then What?"
Greatest Hits	"Ordinary People" "You're Beginning to Get to Me"
Live, Laugh, Love	"She's Always Right" "Live, Laugh, Love" "The Chain of Love" "Once in a Lifetime Love"
Say No More	"Say No More" "If You Ever Feel Like Lovin' Me Again"
A Few Questions	"A Few Questions" "I Can't Sleep" "Jesus Was a Country Boy"
Fall	"'Fore She Was Mama" "Fall" "She Likes It in the Morning"
She Won't Be Lonely Long	"She Won't Be Lonely Long" "Where Do I Go from You" "Like We Never Said Goodbye" "Jesse James"

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