Lorelei (Styx song)


"Lorelei" is a song from rock band Styx. It is on their 1975 album Equinox, and was released as a single in 1976.

Background

The song peaked at #27 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in April 1976 and was the band's second top 40 hit single. Lorelei also hit number six on the Canadian charts during the weeks of May 8 and 15, 1976.
Chicago radio superstation WLS, which gave the song much airplay, ranked "Lorelei" as the 77th most popular hit of 1976. It reached as high as number eight on their surveys of April 17 and 24, 1976.
"Lorelei" was one of the songs that Styx re-recorded for their EP in 2010 with James Young on lead vocals

Personnel

"Lorelei" is written in D-major with a moderately fast rock tempo.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts