Sunglasses at Night

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"Sunglasses at Night" is a song by Canadian singer Corey Hart. It was released on November 11, 1983, as the first single from his debut album, 1983's First Offense, and became a chart hit, rising to number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 and entering the top 40 in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and West Germany. The song combines an unflagging synthesizer hook, characteristic arpeggio, rock guitar and cryptic lyrics. AllMusic has since described it as "an instant classic with its distinctive melody and catchy chorus". According to co-producer Phil Chapman, the recording sessions for the album took place in a studio with air conditioning/heating vents directly above the mixing console. Air from the vents blew directly into the faces of the control room personnel, so they often wore sunglasses to protect their eyes. Hart, working on a new song, began to improvise lyrics that included the line "I wear my sunglasses at night."

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