Moonshadow-Cat Steven/Yusuf(Cover)

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:05:23 +0000

"Moonshadow" is a song written and performed by Cat Stevens, first released as a single in the UK in 1970 on the Island label and in the US in 1971 on the A&M label. It also appears on Stevens' 1971 album Teaser and the Firecat. Stevens considers this his favourite of his old songs.[2] When Yusuf appeared on The Chris Isaak Hour in 2009, he said of this song:

"I was on a holiday in Spain. I was a kid from the West End [of London] – bright lights, et cetera. I never got to see the moon on its own in the dark, there were always streetlamps. So there I was on the edge of the water on a beautiful night with the moon glowing, and suddenly I looked down and saw my shadow. I thought that was so cool, I'd never seen it before."

Cash Box said that this "softly tailored folderol from Cat Stevens shows his whimsical side."[3] Billboard called it a "super rhythm ballad."[4] Record World called it an "interesting song."[5]