# Into the Night guitar solo

> Paul Gilbert's guitar solo on Into the Night by Racer X (1986) starts at about 2:08. From the album Street Lethal. A heavy metal classic from the 1980s.

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Racer X, 1986, from *Street Lethal*. Solo by *Paul Gilbert*.

Classic mid-80s US power metal with an impressively fluid solo from a teenage Gilbert.

Into the Night by Racer X is #17 in our ranking of the best Racer X guitar solos. The solo is played by Paul Gilbert and the song was released in 1986.

## In our lists

- [The Best Racer X Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/racer-x-guitar-solos/) — #17

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Into the Night?

Paul Gilbert played the solo on Racer X's Into the Night (1986).

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