{"id":801,"date":"2026-03-02T14:05:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T19:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/?p=801"},"modified":"2026-03-02T14:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T19:05:06","slug":"4-songs-that-finally-became-hits-after-being-re-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/4-songs-that-finally-became-hits-after-being-re-released\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Songs That Finally Became Hits After Being Re-Released"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Although it can seem like some songs were always destined to become hits, some of them didn\u2019t top the charts initially. For some, it took a re-release for listeners to take notice. The fact that some songs didn\u2019t become hits until their second or even third release is proof of how complicated the music industry can be, with the right combination of timing and exposure finally leading to success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Bringin\u2019 On The Heartbreak&#8221; by Def Leppard<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Def Leppard - Bringin&#039; On The Heartbreak (Version 1)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f_X5A-BYjO8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To promote their second album, <em>High &#8216;n&#8217; Dry<\/em>, Def Leppard released the ballad &#8220;Bringin\u2019 On The Heartbreak&#8221; as its second single in the summer of 1981. However, the track failed to chart. Its video was played often on the newly launched MTV. That helped propel sales of the album. The band\u2019s label decided to rerelease the album, including a new version of &#8220;Bringin\u2019 On The Heartbreak&#8221;. That time, it became a hit. It remains a staple of the band&#8217;s live sets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;1999&#8221; by Prince<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Prince - 1999 (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rblt2EtFfC4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Prince originally released &#8220;1999&#8221; from the album of the same name in 1982. It peaked at No. 44 on the <em>Billboard<\/em> Hot 100. The track was released again a year later, peaking at No. 12, and a second re-release followed in 1985. That time, &#8220;1999&#8221; was released as a double A-side to capitalize on the popularity of &#8220;Little Red Corvette,&#8221; and it hit No. 2 in the UK. Prince also released a re-recorded version in 1999, and it re-entered the charts after his death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-songfacts-fact\"><div class=\"songfacts-card songfacts-card-horizontal\"><div class=\"songfacts-content-container\"><div class=\"songfacts-header\"><h3 class=\"songfacts-card-title\"><span>Songfacts: <\/span><span class=\"songfacts-title-part\">1999<\/span><span class=\"songfacts-separator\"> | <\/span><span class=\"songfacts-artist-part\">Prince<\/span><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"songfacts-meta\">Album:<span class=\"songfacts-album\">1999 <\/span><span class=\"songfacts-releasedate\"> [1983]<\/span><\/div><div class=\"songfacts-body\"><p class=\"songfacts-card-text\">Following Prince&#8217;s death, &#8220;1999&#8221; re-charted on the Billboard Hot 100 at #27, making it the first song to reach the Top 40 in three different decades (&#8217;80s, &#8217;90s, &#8217;10s) with the same version. &#8220;Bohemian Rhapsody&#8221; became the second song to reach this milestone when it charted a third time in 2018 following the release of the movie of the same name (its second chart run came in 1992 following its inclusion in Wayne&#8217;s World).<\/p><\/div><div class=\"songfacts-footer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/facts\/prince\/1999\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"songfacts-button\"><span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/americansongwriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SongFacts-icon.png\" alt=\"Songfacts\" style=\"width:20px;height:20px;vertical-align:middle;margin-right:5px\" \/><\/span>Read the full Songfacts<svg><title>angle-double-right<\/title><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Nights In White Satin&#8221; by The Moody Blues<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin (1968)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p6xMOTjLIaY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Nights In White Satin&#8221; remains the most well-known song by English band The Moody Blues, but that might not have been the case if the band hadn\u2019t released the track twice. It was first released in 1967 with the title &#8220;The Night&#8221; from the band\u2019s album <em>Days Of Future Passed.<\/em> Its second release came in 1972, and it peaked at No. 2 on the <em>Billboard<\/em> charts. It also re-entered the charts two more times\u2013first in 1979 and again in 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;White Wedding&#8221; by Billy Idol<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Billy Idol - White Wedding Pt 1\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AAZQaYKZMTI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Billy Idol&#8217;s hit &#8220;White Wedding&#8221; was released as a single not once but three times. And the third time was a charm, especially in the UK. 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