<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> file </Li> <Li> help </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> file </Li> <Li> help </Li> </Ul> <P> "The Whole of the Moon" is a song by the Waterboys which was released as a single from their album This Is the Sea in 1985 . It is a classic of the band's repertoire and has been consistently played at live shows ever since its release . Written and produced by Mike Scott, the subject of the song has inspired some speculation . The single was not a big success when initially released in 1985, only making the lower ends of the chart . Subsequently it became one of The Waterboys' best - known songs and their most commercially successful . It is arguably the band's signature song and was the Ivor Novello Award winner "Best Song Musically and Lyrically" in 1991 . </P> <P> The subject of the lyrics has inspired speculation, some of which has been rebutted by the writer . The song apparently began as a "scribble on the back of an envelope on a wintry New York street", after Scott's girlfriend asked him if it was difficult to write a song . </P>

Who sang you saw the whole of the moon