Footloose (1984 soundtrack)

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Footloose: Original Soundtrack of the Paramount Motion Picture
Footloose soundtrack 1984.jpg
Soundtrack album by various artists
Released January 31, 1984
Recorded 1983–84
Genre
Length 36:25
Label Columbia
Producer
Singles from Footloose (1984 soundtrack)

Footloose: Original Soundtrack of the Paramount Motion Picture is the original soundtrack of the Paramount motion picture Footloose. The original nine-track album was released in 1984 and reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart on April 21, 1984, where it stayed until June 23, 1984.[1] When it was re-released in 1998, four bonus tracks were added to the album, all of which were used in the film as well. In 2002, Sony International released the "Australian Souvenir Edition", also titled "Australian Cast Special Edition". Two megamixes were added to the album, featuring the Australian cast of the Footloose musical. The original soundtrack contained six Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 hits, three of which reached the Top 10, including two number-one hits, "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins and "Let's Hear It for the Boy" by Deniece Williams, and "Almost Paradise", a duet by Ann Wilson and Mike Reno that reached number seven, plus "Somebody's Eyes" by Karla Bonoff climbed to number sixteen on the Adult Contemporary chart. Many people bought the soundtrack album without even seeing the film.[citation needed]

In 2009, Doveman released a reimagining of the soundtrack album.[2][3] The original soundtrack for the 2011 remake was released by Atlantic Records and Warner Music Nashville on September 27, 2011.

Track listing

No. Title Producer(s) Length
1. "Footloose" (Kenny Loggins)
  • Loggins
  • Lee DeCarlo
 3:46
2. "Let's Hear It for the Boy" (Deniece Williams) George Duke 4:20
3. "Almost Paradise" (Love Theme from Footloose) (Mike Reno and Ann Wilson) Keith Olsen 3:50
4. "Holding Out for a Hero" (Bonnie Tyler) Steinman 5:50
5. "Dancing in the Sheets" (Shalamar) Wolfer 4:03
6. "I'm Free (Heaven Helps the Man)" (Kenny Loggins)
3:46
7. "Somebody's Eyes" (Karla Bonoff) John Boylan 3:33
8. "The Girl Gets Around" (Sammy Hagar) Hagar 3:22
9. "Never" (Moving Pictures) Boylan 3:45

Charts

Chart (1984) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 2
United States (Billboard 200)[1] 1

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
(U.S.)
1984 "Footloose"[5] Billboard Hot 100 1
"Let's Hear It for the Boy"[5] 1
"Holding Out for a Hero"[5] 34
"Dancing in the Sheets"[5] 17
"Almost Paradise"[5] 7
"I'm Free (Heaven Helps the Man)"[5] 22
"Somebody's Eyes"[6] 109

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[7] 6× Platinum 600,000
France (SNEP)[8] Platinum 300,200[9]
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[10] Platinum 20,000
Japan (RIAJ)[11] Gold 100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[12] Platinum 15,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Gold 100,000
United States (RIAA)[14] 9× Platinum 9,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

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  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  6. ↑ Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004
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  14. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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