Sundown (Gordon Lightfoot song)


"Sundown" is a song by Canadian folk artist Gordon Lightfoot, from the titular album, released as a single in March 1974.
"Sundown" reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and easy listening charts and No. 13 on the Hot Country singles chart, as well as No. 1 in Canada on RPMs national singles chart. It was Lightfoot's only single to reach No. 1 on the Hot 100.

Content

The song's lyrics seem to describe a troubled romantic relationship, with the narrator recounting an affair with a "hard-loving woman got me feeling mean".
In a 2008 interview, Lightfoot said:

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Other versions

Engineered by Lee Herschberg
Recorded at Eastern Sound Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.