Discover the story of the song > Moonlight Shadow – Mike Oldfield

- "Moonlight Shadow" is a song written and performed by Mike Oldfield.
- The voice is performed by the Scottish singer Maggie Reilly.
- It was released as a single in May 1983 by Virgin Records.
- It reached the fourth place in the British charts.
- It was successful throughout Europe; it reached number one in many countries, including Italy, Austria and Switzerland.
- It was reissued as an EP in 1993 to promote Oldfield's Elements box set.
- The extended mix appears on his compilation album The Platinum Collection.
- In 1991, the song was reissued in France.
- In 1993, it was used to promote Elements in France.