Coming Out of the Dark

"Coming Out of the Dark"
Single by Gloria Estefan
from the album Into the Light
Released	January 10, 1991 (see Release history)
Format	CD, CD maxi, cassette, 3" vinyl, 7", 12"
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 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.

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.

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] The song was also a hit in Canada, Spain and Japan. However, the song didn’t have as much impact in the rest of Europe, where Estefan had always been popular. In Ireland, the single only reached the Top 20; and in UK reached the Top 40, a very low position in comparison to other singles.

Country	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	1
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	60
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks	4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 (Year-End 1991)	34
U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40	1
Australia (ARIA Chart)[2]	56
Belgium (Vlaanderen)	24
Belgium (Wallonie)	10
Brazil	39
Canada (RPM)	1
Germany	45
Ireland	16
Japan (Osaka)	6
Japan (Tokyo)	4
Poland	34
Netherlands	11
New Zealand	26
Spain	1
Switzerland	28
U.K.	25

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 87.
2. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics