On the Dark Side


"On the Dark Side" is a song by American rock band John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band, though they were credited as Eddie & the Cruisers. The song was written and recorded for the 1983 film Eddie and the Cruisers, and appeared on the film's soundtrack album. When initially released in September 1983, the song peaked at No. 64 on the Billboard, while the film itself was pulled after three weeks in the theaters. When the film was released to home video and pay cable outlets in early 1984, the film as well as the song received renewed interest and the single was re-released. This time, the song reached No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 19 on Canada's RPM 100. It also spent five weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Rock Tracks chart.

Chart performance

First US release (1983)

US re-release (1984)

Year-end charts