Desert Moon (Great White song)

"Desert Moon"
Single by Great White
from the album Hooked
Released1991 (1991)
StudioTotal Access Recording
GenreGlam metal
Length4:31
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Mark Kendall, Jack Russell, Alan Niven, Michael Lardie
Producer(s)Alan Niven, Mark Kendall and Michael Lardie

"Desert Moon" is a single released by the American rock band Great White in 1991. It is the ninth track off of their album Hooked.[1]

During a videotaped performance of this song in 2003, indoor pyrotechnics created a fire at the Station nightclub, which resulted in 100 deaths.[2]

The Station nightclub fire

Main article: The Station nightclub fire

On February 20, 2003, at 11:00 PM, the band (touring as the name Jack Russell's Great White) began a performance of "Desert Moon".[3] As the song began, illegal indoor pyrotechnics were set off by the band's manager, Dan Biechele. Within seconds, the polyurethane foam in the drummer's alcove was ignited by the sparks. The fire grew, and within minutes, the entire club was engulfed in flames.[4][5][6] 100 people died as a result, including guitarist Ty Longley who had joined the band for the tour.[7]

"Desert Moon" was temporarily removed from tour setlists in the aftermath of the fire. However, following Great White's full reformation in 2006, Desert Moon was added back into the common set lists by July 2007.[8][9]

Charts

Desert Moon peaked at 16 on the US Mainstream Rock chart in 1991.

Chart (1991) Peak
position
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[10] 16

References

  1. ^ "Great White - Hooked". Discogs. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  2. ^ Milkovits, Amanda (February 19, 2023). "20 years later, the effects of the Station nightclub fire still linger". Boston Globe. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  3. ^ Barylick, John (2012). Killer Show (First ed.). ForeEdge. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-61168-853-5.
  4. ^ Miller, G. Wayne (February 11, 2013). "How tragedy inspired one member of Great White". The Providence Journal. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  5. ^ Barylick, John (2012). Killer Show (First ed.). ForeEdge. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-61168-853-5.
  6. ^ Lenkowitz, Eric (February 22, 2003). "'They Were Dying and You Couldn't Do Anything About It'". NY Post. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  7. ^ "Guitarist Ty Longley Among 97 Dead In Great White Club Fire". MTV. Archived from the original on March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  8. ^ Daly, Sean. "A Tearful Great White, Playing Only With Fog". Washington Post. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  9. ^ "Great White Setlist at Exposition Gardens, Peoria". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  10. ^ "Great White Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 March 2023.