{{Short description|1988 single by Enya}} {{redirect|Evening Falls|the album|Evening Falls (album)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2018}} {{Infobox song | name = Evening Falls... | cover = Evening Falls... cover.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Enya | album = Watermark | B-side = * "Oíche Chiúin" * "Morning Glory" | released = {{start date|1988|12|12|df=y}} | recorded = | studio = * Orinoco (London, England) * Aigle (Artane, Ireland) | genre = New-age | length = {{Duration|m=3|s=46}} | label = WEA | writer = * Enya * Roma Ryan | producer = Nicky Ryan | prev_title = Orinoco Flow | prev_year = 1988 | next_title = Storms in Africa | next_year = 1989 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|MhMJ78-Szi8|"Evening Falls..."}}}} }} "'''Evening Falls...'''" is a new-age song by Irish singer-songwriter Enya. It was released in December 1988 as the second single from her second album, ''Watermark'' (1988). It was written by Enya and her long-time collaborator Roma Ryan, and produced by Roma's husband Nicky Ryan.
==Music and lyrics== "Evening Falls..." is a song that Roma Ryan described as "a song of a spirit travelling".<ref>{{cite AV media notes|first=Roma|last=Ryan|author-link=Roma Ryan|title=Only Time — The Collection|others=Enya|year=2002|type=Booklet notes, pages 4, 8, 10, 15|publisher=Warner Music|id=0927 49211-2}}</ref> It is based on a ghost story that Roma had heard, about a woman who had recurring dreams of a house in America, only to accidentally come across it years later in England. Upon entering the house, its inhabitants become frightened of the woman as they explain she had haunted the house each time she dreamed about it. Nicky thought a melody Enya had written suited the story, which led to Roma writing a lyric inspired by it.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Hot Press|date=6 October 1988|title=Going with the Flow|first=Niall|last=Stokes|accessdate=1 January 2016|url=http://www.enyabookofdays.com/articles/wm-2.htm}}</ref>
==Critical reception== ''Music & Media'' commented, "Harking back to her Clannad days, this is in a similar vein to the theme tune to Harry's Game. Haunting stuff."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-01-14.pdf|title=Previews: Singles|magazine=Music & Media|date=14 January 1989|page=15|accessdate=25 September 2020}}</ref>
==Track listing== # "Evening Falls..." # "Oíche Chiún" # "Morning Glory"
==Charts== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center" |+ Weekly chart performance for "Evening Falls..." ! scope="col"| Chart (1988) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- !scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/DkGCr8v.jpg |title=Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 5 June 2015 |access-date=5 May 2022|publisher=Imgur.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605213523/http://i.imgur.com/DkGCr8v.jpg |archive-date=5 June 2015}}</ref> |104 |- {{single chart|Flanders|29|artist=Enya|song=Evening Falls...|year=1988|week=4|access-date=23 May 2018|rowheader=true}} |- !scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-01-14.pdf#page=9|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|date=14 January 1989|page=15|access-date=5 May 2022}}</ref> | 96 |- {{single chart|Ireland2|3|artist=Enya|song=Evening Falls|year=1988|week=3|access-date=23 May 2018|rowheader=true}} |- !scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Tipparade 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/enya/enya-evening-falls-14537|title=Enya - Evening Falls...|language=nl|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=5 May 2022}}</ref> | 2 |- {{single chart|Dutch100|32|artist=Enya|song=Evening Falls...|year=1988|week=8|access-date=23 May 2018|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|New Zealand|14|artist=Enya|song=Evening Falls...|year=1988|week=4|access-date=23 May 2018|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|UK|20|artist=Enya|song=Evening Falls...|date=19881224|year=1988|week=4|access-date=23 May 2018|rowheader=true}} |}
==Release history== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+Release dates and formats for "Evening Falls..." !scope="col"|Region !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Format(s) !scope="col"|Label(s) !scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- !scope="row"|United Kingdom |12 December 1988 |{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|12-inch vinyl|CD}} |rowspan="2"|WEA |<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=32|date=10 December 1988}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|Japan |25 April 1989 |Mini-CD |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/50256/products/4286/1/|title=イブニング・フォールズ... {{!}} エンヤ|trans-title=Evening Falls... {{!}} Enya|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{YouTube|id=MhMJ78-Szi8|title="Evening Falls..."}} * {{AllMusic|class=song|id=evening-falls-mt0001584133|label="Evening Falls..."}} * {{Discogs master|master=27586|name=Evening Falls...|type=single}}
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