it entered the charts on 11 January 1967 at a position of 32. Three weeks later, on 1 February, it peaked at number 2, a position it held for one week. The single exited the top-10 on 1 March and was last seen on 15 March at a position of 46, after which it dropped off. In total, the single spent 10 weeks on the chart, half of which were in the top-10. "Night of Fear" was also a large success in continental Europe and New Zealand. As with all singles by the Move, it did not chart on Billboard Hot 100. The song was notably promoted, when during a visit to Manchester, they attempted to get arrested for walking around with a false H-bomb, in a stunt that was promoted by Secunda. Reviews for the song were positive. One article read "Meet the pioneers of the psychedelic sound", and as a result of its trippy sound, rumours started circulating that the word "Psychedelic" was a synonym for LSD, and that the group were using it, something later debunked by drummer Bev Bevan: "Nobody believed that Roy wasn't out of his head on drugs - but he wasn't. It was all fairy stories rooted in childhood." Personnel The Move Carl Wayne – lead, harmony and backing vocals Trevor Burton – rhythm guitar, harmony and backing vocals Ace Kefford – bass guitar, lead (chorus), harmony and backing vocals Roy Wood – lead guitar, harmony and backing vocals Bev Bevan – drums Additional personnel Denny Cordell – studio engineer, producer Gerald Chevin – studio engineer Charts Notes References The Move songs 1966 debut singles Songs written by Roy Wood Deram Records singles Song recordings produced by Denny Cordell 1966 songs Songs about drugs British psychedelic rock songs