Peak
17
Weeks
16
Score
2,120
Chart Year
1957
This was Patsy Cline's first hit song. She was signed to Four Star Records, who were a popular Country music label and had her record this song, which was written by staff songwriters Alan Block and Don Hecht. Cline didn't particularly like the song, but it suited her emotional delivery as she delivered this tale of loneliness and lost love. The song got a big boost when Cline performed it on the variety show Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts and won that night's competition. It became a crossover hit, charting at #2 Country and #12 Pop, and established Cline as a Country singer capable of mainstream success. >> This was featured in 3 different episodes of the ABC TV show Lost. >> Garth Brooks covered this on his fourth album, The Chase. He admired Cline's strong mid-range vocal style, which he used as inspiration for his vocal treatment on the tune. Brooks' mother, Colleen McElroy Carroll, was also a singer in the 1950s and performed with Cline at the Louisiana Hayride, a country music show that was broadcast on radio and television.
(Wa-wa-walking, wa-wa-walking) I go out walkin' after midnight Out in the moonlight Just like we used to do, I'm always walkin' After midnight, searchin' for you (wa-wa-walking, wa-wa-walking) I walk for miles along the highway Well, that's just my way Of sayin' I love you, I'm always walkin' After midnight, searchin' for you (wa-wa-walking, wa-wa-walking) I stop to see a weepin' willow Cryin' on his pillow Maybe he's cryin' for me And as the skies turn gloomy Night winds whisper to me I'm lonesome as I can be I go out walkin' after midnight Out in the moonlight Just hopin' you may be somewhere a-walkin' After midnight, searchin' for me (Wa-wa-walking, wa-wa-walking) I stop to see a weepin' willow Cryin' on his pillow Maybe he's cryin' for me And as the skies turn gloomy Night winds whisper to me I'm lonesome as I can be I go out walkin' after midnight Out in the moonlight Just hopin' you may be somewhere a-walkin' After midnight, searchin' for me (wa-wa-walking, wa-ooh-ah)
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 23, 1957 | 52 | 74 |
| 2 | Mar 2, 1957 | 30 | 96 |
| 3 | Mar 9, 1957 | 25 | 101 |
| 4 | Mar 16, 1957 | 21 | 105 |
| 5 | Mar 23, 1957 | 20 | 106 |
| 6 | Mar 30, 1957 | 17 | 109 |
| 7 | Apr 6, 1957 | 18 | 108 |
| 8 | Apr 13, 1957 | 22 | 104 |
| 9 | Apr 20, 1957 | 22 | 104 |
| 10 | Apr 27, 1957 | 32 | 94 |
| 11 | May 4, 1957 | 34 | 92 |
| 12 | May 11, 1957 | 32 | 94 |
| 13 | May 18, 1957 | 45 | 81 |
| 14 | May 25, 1957 | 74 | 52 |
| 15 | Jun 1, 1957 | 96 | 30 |
| 16 | Jun 8, 1957 | 100 | 26 |