Mr. Sun, Mr. Moon

"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.

"Mr. Sun, Mr. Moon"
Single by Paul Revere & the Raiders
from the album Hard 'N' Heavy (with Marshmallow)
B-side	"Without You"
Released	14 January 1969[1]
Genre	Psychedelic pop[2]
Length	2:29
Label	Columbia
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)

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)[3] 8 US Billboard Hot 100[4] 18 US Cash Box Top 100[5] 15

Year-end charts Chart (1969) Rank Canada[6] 95 US Billboard Hot 100[7] 95

References

1. "Record Details (4-44744)". 45cat. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
2. Haag, Stephen (2011-06-28). "Paul Revere & the Raiders: Essential". PopMatters. PopMatters. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
3. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 5920." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
4. "Paul Revere & the Raiders Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
5. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, March 29, 1969". Tropicalglen.com. Cashbox. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
6. "RPM Top Singles of 1969". Canadian Music Blog. RPM. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
7. "Top 100 Songs of 1969 - Billboard Year End Charts". bobborst.com. Billboard. Retrieved 2 January 2018.