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1969 single by Paul Revere & the Raiders
"Mr. Sun, Mr. Moon"
Single by Paul Revere & the Raiders
from the album Hard 'N' Heavy (with Marshmallow)
B-side"Without You"
Released14 January 1969
Genre
Length2:29
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Mark Lindsay
Producer(s)Mark Lindsay
Paul Revere & the Raiders singles chronology
"Cinderella Sunshine"
(1968)
"Mr. Sun, Mr. Moon"
(1969)
"Let Me"
(1969)

"Mr. Sun, Mr. Moon" is a song by the American rock band Paul Revere & the Raiders written by Mark Lindsay originally released as a single in 1969, then on the album Hard 'N' Heavy (with Marshmallow) later that year. The song peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 15 on the Cash Box Top 100 Singles chart, and at number 8 on the RPM Top Singles chart.

The song was ranked by both Billboard and RPM as the number 95 song of 1969 on their year-end charts. The song was featured on the soundtrack album to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1969) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 8
US Billboard Hot 100 18
US Cash Box Top 100 15

Year-end charts

Chart (1969) Rank
Canada 95
US Billboard Hot 100 95

References

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  4. Ward, Glynis (2001). "Survival of the Grooviest: Paul Revere & the Raiders". In Cooper, Kim; Smay, David (eds.). Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth. Los Angeles: Feral House. pp. 87–88.
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  8. "RPM Top Singles of 1969". Canadian Music Blog. RPM. 14 February 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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