"Tango in the Night"
Song by Fleetwood Mac
from the album Tango in the Night
Released1987
Recorded1986–1987
GenreNew age, rock
Length3:56
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Lindsey Buckingham
Producer(s)Lindsey Buckingham & Richard Dashut

"Tango in the Night" is a song by British–American rock band Fleetwood Mac from their album of the same name. Although "Tango in the Night" was not released as a single, it received airplay and reached No. 28 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. However, the title track was overshadowed by the album's hit singles.[1]

Background

Following the release Lindsey Buckingham's second album, Go Insane, the guitarist began crafting songs for what he intended to be his third solo album. Among the songs recorded for the album was "Tango in the Night".[2] By late 1985, Fleetwood Mac reconvened to record a new studio album, so Buckingham allowed the band to include the song as the title track.[3] The drum track for "Tango in the Night" originated from a jam session between Mick Fleetwood and Buckingham, which became the basis of the song. Buckingham took further inspiration from live versions of "I'm So Afraid" during the making of the title track.[4]

An early demo of the song, included on the deluxe edition of Tango in the Night, featured a trembling vocal line at the end of every chorus, which was eventually incorporated into another Buckingham-penned track, "Caroline".[5]

Personnel

Fleetwood Mac

Charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[6] 28
Chart (2021) Peak
position
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[7] 26

References

  1. ↑ Deriso, Nick. "Fleetwood Mac hit big with Tango in the Night, then imploded: 'It was difficult for everybody'". Something Else!. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  2. ↑ Fleetwood, Mick; Bozza, Anthony (October 2014). Play On (first ed.). New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company. p. 268. ISBN 978-0-316-40342-9.
  3. ↑ Evans, Mike (2011). Fleetwood Mac - The Definitive History. New York: Sterling. p. 236. ISBN 978-1-4027-8630-3.
  4. ↑ Fleetwood, Mick; Davis, Stephen (1990). Fleetwood: My Life and Adventures with Fleetwood Mac. New York: William Morrow and Company. pp. 270–271. ISBN 0-688-06647-X.
  5. ↑ Nelson, Brad. "Fleetwood Mac Tango in the Night". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Fleetwood Mac Chart History: Mainstream Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  7. ↑ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
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