Coming Out of the Dark

"Coming Out of the Dark"
Single by Gloria Estefan
from the album Into the Light
Released	January 10, 1991 (1991-01-10) (see Release history)
Format	CD single CD maxi single Cassette Single 3" Vinyl Single 7" Vinyl Single 12" Vinyl Single
Recorded	1990
Genre	Pop
Label	Epic
Writer(s)	Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan Jr., Jon Secada
Gloria Estefan singles chronology
"Renacer" (1990) "Coming Out of the Dark" (1991) "Seal our Fate" (1991)
Into the Light track listing "Coming Out of the Dark" (1) "Seal Our Fate" (2) Greatest Hits track listing "Don't Wanna Lose You" (11) "Coming Out of the Dark" (12) "Christmas Through Your Eyes" (13)

"Coming Out of the Dark" is a single by American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan. It was released in 1991 worldwide as the leading and first single of the album Into the Light, becoming the singer’s third number one in the U.S.

Song history

This is the first single released after Estefan's tragic accident—an 18-wheeler rammed her tour bus, nearly causing the singer's death—when her "Get on Your Feet Tour" was in progress. It is also the first song that Estefan performed publicly after recovering. The song is inspired by the near-fatal accident and also is dedicated to Emilio Estefan, Jr., Gloria’s husband, who was with her until this dark time ended for the Estefans and their fans.

The song is a soul ballad which includes the use of a choir. Among the voices in the choir are Gloria’s colleague, the Cuban singer Jon Secada, and the R&B singer Betty Wright (both had participated in backing vocals on Gloria’s album, Cuts Both Ways as well as Into the Light.)

Spanish version "Desde La Oscuridad"

Estefan also recorded the Spanish version of the song, called "Desde la Oscuridad". The song was released to Latin-American radio stations and the considerable airplay it received took the song to the Top Five of the Hot Latin Songs chart.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Coming Out of the Dark".

Europe CD maxi single (656574 5)

1. "Coming Out of the Dark" (Album Version)
2. "Desde la Oscuridad" ("Coming Out of the Dark" Spanish Version)
3. "Coming Out of the Dark" (Instrumental Version)

Release history

Region	Date
Europe	January 10, 1991 (1991-01-10)
United Kingdom
Japan	January 24, 1991 (1991-01-24)
United States	January 26, 1991 (1991-01-26)

Chart performance

The song was a number one hit on both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts (and her last to date on both charts).^[1] However, the song didn’t have as much impact in the rest of the world. In Ireland, where Estefan had some high position songs, this single only reached the Top 20; and in UK reached the Top 40, a very low position in comparison to other singles.

Charts

Peak positions Chart (1990) Peak position Dutch Singles Chart 15 German Singles Chart 45 Irish Singles Chart 16 Swiss Singles Chart 28 UK Singles Chart 25 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 1 U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary 1 U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles 60 U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Songs 4

End of year charts End of year chart (1991) Position U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] 34

Official versions

Original versions

1. Album version — 4:05
2. Album version (Spanish version) — 4:09

References

1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 87. 
2. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1991". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1991. Retrieved 2009-09-15. 

Preceded by "All the Man That I Need" by Whitney Houston	Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one single March 16 – 23, 1991	Succeeded by "You're in Love" by Wilson Phillips
Preceded by "One More Try" by Timmy T	Billboard Hot 100 number-one single March 30 – April 6, 1991	Succeeded by "I've Been Thinking About You" by Londonbeat