2009Released
3:38

Did You Know?

Interesting facts and trivia about Moonlight Shadow. By Songfacts®.

This is widely regarded to be a tribute to John Lennon, who was murdered prior to Mike Oldfield writing the song.

Oldfield has said that this was inspired by the Tony Curtis movie Houdini.

Maggie Reilly sang lead on this track. She has appeared on several of Oldfield's albums.

Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Moonlight Shadow.
EKey
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
129BPM

Album

The album Moonlight Shadow is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Moonlight Shadow.
Universal Music Group
© 2009 Mercury Records Limited
℗ 2009 Mercury Records Limited

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