Love At First Sight (Styx song)

"Love at First Sight"
Single by Styx
from the album Edge of the Century
B-side"World Tonite"
ReleasedMarch 1991 [1]
Recorded1989
GenreRock
Length4:37
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Dennis DeYoung
Styx singles chronology
"Show Me the Way"
(1990) 		"Love at First Sight"
(1991) 		"Paradise"
(1997)

"Love at First Sight" is a song by Styx. It was released in 1991 as the third single from their 1990 album Edge of the Century and peaked at #25 on the Billboard Hot 100. [2][3]

It is the band's last Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 (and their last entry to date), peaking at No. 25 on the week of June 15, 1991. The song also fared well on the Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at No. 13. It is the last Styx song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.

The video is set in Chicago and features a young couple falling in love interspersed with scenes of the band performing.

Chart performance

Chart (1991) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 25
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[5] 13
Canada RPM Top 100 18

References

  1. ^ "Styx singles".
  2. ^ Songwriter's Market. Writer's Digest Books. 1994. p. 90. ISBN 9780898796100. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Panozzo, Chuck; Skettino, Michele (2007). The Grand Illusion. AMACOM. p. 139. ISBN 9780814409169. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Love at First Sight (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  5. ^ "Love at First Sight (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2021.