Shame on the Moon

"Shame on the Moon"
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Single by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
from the album The Distance
B-side	"House Behind the House"
Released	December 14, 1982
Format	7"
Genre	Rock, Country rock
Length	4:22
Label	Capitol
Writer(s)	Rodney Crowell
Producer(s)	Jimmy Iovine
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band singles chronology
"Feel Like a Number" (1982) "Shame on the Moon" (1982) "Even Now" (1983)

"Shame on the Moon" is a song written by Rodney Crowell and first recorded for his eponymous 1981 album. It was subsequently covered by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, as the lead single from their 1982 album The Distance.

Glenn Frey joins Seger on background harmony vocals on the song. The song spent four weeks at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart (blocked from the summit by Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean") and topped the adult contemporary chart. The song also went to number 15 on the country chart in early 1983, marking Seger's only Top 40 entry on that chart. Tanya Tucker also covered the song, for her 1983 album Changes.

Critical reception

Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that "his trademark acoustic guitar sets the tone, followed by an easygoing vocal and loping rhythm."

Chart performance

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Australian Kent Music Report	38
Canadian RPM Top Singles	8
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	10
French Singles Chart	58
German Singles Chart	50
New Zealand Singles Chart	24
South African Singles Chart	15
Spanish Singles Chart	27
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	2
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	15

See also

• List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1983 (U.S.)