Claim: Wild Night is a song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and was released as a single in 1971 and reached number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Evidence: "Wild Night" is a song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and is the opening track on his fifth studio album Tupelo Honey. It was released as a single in 1971 and reached number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.