Footloose (1984 soundtrack)

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Footloose: Original Soundtrack of the Paramount Motion Picture
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Soundtrack album by
various artists
ReleasedJanuary 27, 1984 [1]
Recorded1983–1984
Genre
Length36:25
Label Columbia
Producer
Singles from Footloose: Original Soundtrack of the Paramount Motion Picture
  1. "Footloose"
    Released: January 1984
  2. "Holding Out for a Hero"
    Released: January 1984
  3. "Dancing in the Sheets"
    Released: February 1984
  4. "Let's Hear It for the Boy"
    Released: February 1984
  5. "Almost Paradise"
    Released: March 1984 [2]
  6. "I'm Free (Heaven Helps the Man)"
    Released: June 1984
  7. "Somebody's Eyes"
    Released: July 1984

Footloose: Original Soundtrack of the Paramount Motion Picture is the soundtrack album to 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. [3] It 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. "Almost Paradise", a duet by Ann Wilson and Mike Reno reached number seven, plus "Somebody's Eyes" by Karla Bonoff climbed to number 16 on the Adult Contemporary chart.

Contents

When it was re-released in 1998, four bonus tracks were added to the album, all of which were used in the film. 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.

In 2009, Doveman released a reimagining of the soundtrack album. [4] [5] The original soundtrack for the 2011 remake was released by Atlantic Records and Warner Music Nashville on September 27, 2011.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Footloose" (Kenny Loggins)
  • Loggins
  • Lee DeCarlo (co.)
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)
Steinman5:50
5."Dancing in the Sheets" (Shalamar)
  • Bill Wolfer
  • Pitchford
Wolfer4:03
6."I'm Free (Heaven Helps the Man)" (Kenny Loggins)
  • Loggins
  • Pitchford
3:46
7."Somebody's Eyes" (Karla Bonoff)
  • Snow
  • Pitchford
 John Boylan 3:33
8."The Girl Gets Around" (Sammy Hagar)
  • Sammy Hagar
  • Pitchford
Hagar3:22
9."Never" (Moving Pictures)
Boylan3:45
1998 15th Anniversary Collectors' Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
10."Bang Your Head (Metal Health)" (Quiet Riot)
 Spencer Proffer 5:17
11."Hurts So Good" (John Mellencamp)
3:42
12."Waiting for a Girl Like You" (Foreigner)
4:50
13."Dancing in the Sheets" (Extended 12" Remix) (Shalamar)
  • Pitchford
  • Wolfer
6:16

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Footloose
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [32] 5× Platinum350,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria) [33] Gold25,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [34] 6× Platinum600,000^
France (SNEP) [35] Platinum300,000*
Germany (BVMI) [36] Gold250,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong) [37] Platinum20,000*
Japan (RIAJ) [38] Gold100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [39] Platinum15,000^
Portugal (AFP) [33] Gold20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [40] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [41] Diamond10,000,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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