Shoot for the Moon (song)

"Shoot for the Moon" is a 1982 song by Poco, written by Rusty Young. It was the second of three singles released from their Ghost Town LP, and the bigger hit of the two which reached the charts.

"Shoot for the Moon"
Single by Poco
from the album Ghost Town
B-side	"The Midnight Rodeo (In the Lead Tonight)"
Released	December 1982
Recorded	2:44
Genre	Pop
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Rusty Young
Producer(s)	John Mills
Poco singles chronology
"Midnight Rain" (1980) "Shoot for the Moon" (1982) "Days Gone By" (1984)

The song reached #50 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #44 on Cash Box^[1] during the late winter of 1983. It also peaked at #10 on the Adult Contemporary chart.^[2] Unlike most of their other hits, the song did not chart in Canada.

Billboard highlighted the song's "dreary optimism" and "four–part harmonies."^[3]

Chart history

Chart (1982-83)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[4]	50
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[5]	10
US Cash Box Top 100[6]	44