Sunglasses at Night
Corey Hart
1984
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.
Release: 1983
Release: 1983Source checked | Recent carryover
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Canadian Music Hall of Fame - Corey Hart
First Offense, including Sunglasses at Night, was released in 1983; the music-video award followed in 1984.
Inspiration and background
Researched recording background
Sunglasses at Night was included on Corey Hart's 1983 debut First Offense. The Canadian Music Hall of Fame separates that release from the video's 1984 JUNO recognition and its later international exposure. This source supports the early release history without establishing the inherited story that Hart wrote it after watching people in a dark nightclub.
Evidence scope: Source-supported recording, release and career context; personal songwriting inspiration is not inferred.
Sources for this information
Canadian Music Hall of Fame - Corey Hart
First Offense, including Sunglasses at Night, was released in 1983; the music-video award followed in 1984. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Earlier note and its recorded status
Earlier status: Supplied note - not independently verified. This earlier wording is retained as historical context; the reviewed account above is the current summary.
Hart was inspired to write the song after seeing people wearing sunglasses in a dark club.
Other appearances and versions
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Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1984 table (Wikipedia transcription)
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