"Moonlight on Water", also known as "Moonlight on Water (Sex on the Beach)", is a popular music song written by Steve Kipner

Steve Kipner

Steve Kipner is a multi-platinum-selling songwriter and record producer with hits spanning over a 40 year history, including chart-topping songs such as Olivia Newton-John's "Physical", Chicago's Grammy-nominated "Hard Habit to Break", "Genie In A Bottle" by Christina Aguilera, for which he won an...

, best known for writing Olivia Newton-John

Olivia Newton-John

Olivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA...

's "Physical

Physical (Olivia Newton-John song)

"Physical" is a song by Australian pop singer Olivia Newton-John, released in September 1981. The song was an immediate success, shipping 2 million copies in the United States, being certified Platinum, and spending 10 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, ultimately becoming Newton-John's...

", and Andy Goldmark.

The song was originally recorded by Kevin Raleigh

Kevin Raleigh

Kevin Raleigh is an American singer and keyboardist best known for his tenure with the Michael Stanley Band.Born in Cleveland, Ohio, on February 27, 1952, Raleigh came to local prominence in 1969 with the band Paper Sun, later known as Freeport Express and Freeport...

 for his 1989 album Delusions of Grandeur and was released as a single. It reached #60 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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 singles chart on 24 June 1989.

Laura Branigan version

The song was covered by Laura Branigan

Laura Branigan

Laura Ann Branigan was an American singer-songwriter and actress of Italian and Irish ancestry. She is best known in the United States for her 1982 Platinum-certified hit "Gloria" and in Europe for the number-one single "Self Control"...

 and was the first single taken from her self-titled album

Laura Branigan (album)

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 released in 1990. The song was only a minor hit in the U.S., where a sexy music video

Music video

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 for the song received little airplay. Branigan can be seen performing the song on her second videocassette and laserdisc

Laserdisc

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 concert release, Laura Branigan in Concert

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, filmed in 1990 at a tour stop in Atlantic City and initially televised as part of the syndicated TV series SRO: In Concert.

Track listings

U.S. CD single

1. "Moonlight on Water" (Radio edit) – 3:54
2. "Moonlight on Water" – 4:39

U.S. CD Promo single

1. "Moonlight on Water" (Radio edit) – 3:54
2. "Moonlight on Water" (Radio remix) – 4:05
3. "Moonlight on Water" (12" mix) – 7:55

U.S. 12" single

1. "Moonlight on Water" (12" mix) – 7:55
2. "Moonlight on Water" (Sex on the Beach Dub) – 5:52
3. "Moonlight on Water" (Radio remix) – 4:05

Japanese CD single

1. "Moonlight on Water" – 4:39
2. "Reverse Psychology" – 3:33

Official versions

• Album version – 4:39
• Radio edit – 3:54
• Radio remix – 4:05
• 12" mix – 7:55
• Sex on the Beach Dub – 5:52

Chart performance

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Canadian Hot 100 Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007...	83
French Singles Chart Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry...	6
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	59
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	44