Evening Falls...

"Evening Falls" redirects here. For the album, see Evening Falls (album).

"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.

"Evening Falls..."
Single by Enya
from the album Watermark
B-side	"Oíche Chiúin" "Morning Glory"
Released	12 December 1988 (1988-12-12)
Studio	Orinoco (London, England) Aigle (Artane, Ireland)
Genre	New-age
Length	3:46
Label	WEA
Songwriter(s)	Enya Roma Ryan
Producer(s)	Nicky Ryan
Enya singles chronology
"Orinoco Flow" (1988) "Evening Falls..." (1988) "Storms in Africa" (1989)
Music video
"Evening Falls..." on YouTube

Music and lyrics

"Evening Falls..." is a song that Roma Ryan described as "a song of a spirit travelling".^[1] 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.^[2]

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."^[3]

Track listing

1. "Evening Falls..."
2. "Oíche Chiún"
3. "Morning Glory"

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Evening Falls..."

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[4]	104
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5]	29
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6]	96
Ireland (IRMA)[7]	3
Netherlands (Dutch Tipparade 40)[8]	2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9]	32
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10]	14
UK Singles (OCC)[11]	20

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Evening Falls..."

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	12 December 1988	7-inch vinyl 12-inch vinyl CD	WEA	[12]
Japan	25 April 1989	Mini-CD		[13]