Footloose (song)
| Footloose | |
|---|---|
| Kenny loggins | |
| publication | January 28, 1984 |
| length | 3:48 (album) 3:42 (single) |
| Genre (s) | Yacht rock |
| text | Kenny Loggins and Dean Pitchford |
| Producer (s) | Kenny Loggins and Lee DeCarlo |
| Label | Columbia Records |
| album | Footloose |
Footloose is a song by Kenny Loggins from the soundtrack of the 1984 film Footloose . The song stayed at number 1 on the Billboard charts for three weeks . The song was the fourth best song in 1984. The music video shows several scenes from the film, especially footage from the camp in which Kevin Bacon's character performs a dance number .
The song was in 1985 for the Oscar in the category Best Song nomination, but lost to Stevie Wonder I Just Called to Say I Love You . On July 13, 1985, Kenny sang Loggins Footloose at the Live Aid concert in Philadelphia .
The song can be heard in the episode Full of Secrets from the TV series South Park , in the episode Four Little Words by American Dad and in the episode When Testing Nothing New from The Simpsons . It has been covered by Weird Al Yankovic , Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers and Party Animals , among others .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ AllMusic: Kenny Loggins: Footloose . Retrieved May 10, 2017.
- ↑ LAWeekly: Lina Lecaro: This Monthly Club Is a Non-Ironic Celebration of Rock's Softer Side . November 16, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
- ^ Billboard . December 22, 1994. Retrieved May 10, 2017.