St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)
| St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion) | |
|---|---|
| John Parr | |
| publication | June 23, 1985 (US) August 26, 1985 (UK) |
| length | 4:08 |
| Genre (s) | Pop rock |
| Author (s) | David Foster , John Parr |
| Producer (s) | David Foster |
| Label | Atlantic Records , Mercury Records |
| album | St. Elmo's Fire (Soundtrack) / John Parr |
St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion) is a pop / rock - ballad of the British musician John Parr . The song reached number one in the United States and number six in Germany and the United Kingdom for a week on September 7, 1985 .
history
The song was originally developed by David Foster and John Parr for the Canadian athletes Rick Hansen wrote , who was at that time in a wheelchair and traveled around the world. He called his trip the man-in-motion tour . This information served as inspiration for the content and title of the song.
The song served as the theme song for the film St. Elmo's Fire (the title of the song was derived from the title of the film and the motto of the tour mentioned above). It became the first and only number one hit for John Parr in the United States. The soundtrack album of the same name, on which the song appeared, was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special at the 1986 Grammy Awards .
The song did not originally appear on John Parr's self-titled album John Parr , released in 1984 , but because of the single's great success, the song was later added as a bonus song for re-releases.
Some members of the US band Toto sing as a choir in the background of the song and provide the backing vocals . In addition, Steve Porcaro, Steve Lukather and David Paich played many of the keyboard and guitar tracks of the song. The drums were designed by Carlos Vega, who was a stylistic role model for Toto drummer Jeff Porcaro and u. a. was heard on studio albums by Laura Branigan, recorded using electronic Simmons SDS pads. Jeff Porcaro, Steve Lukather and Carlos Vega had known each other since high school and, like David Paich, were sought-after studio musicians in Los Angeles. Carlos committed suicide in 1998, Jeff Porcaro died 6 years earlier.
Others
The song can be heard in the Simpsons episode Sideshow Bob Roberts ; it becomes Lisa Simpson's favorite song .
The line of text "Gonna be your man in motion" is repeated by Jason Sklar in an episode of Cheap Seats .
The song was heard in the 2007 film The Solomon Brothers .
The song was featured in an episode of The Facts of Life .
The song was used in the Deadpool 2 teaser.
Music video
The music video for the song contains some excerpts from the film St. Elmo's Fire . In the further scenes you can see John Parr with the entire crew of the film. Parr looks out the window on a foggy morning and after a short time sees that the St. Elmo's bar has caught fire and is now burning. Then he alerts the others and they try to put out the fire by all means.
Cover versions
A cover version of the song was recorded by REO Speedwagon in 1989 . REO Speedwagon's guitarist Dave Amato also covered the song for his solo album Still Got It , which was released in 1995.
The Ventures recorded an instrumental cover version of the song for their 2006 album Major Motion Picture .
A remix version of the song was produced in May 2006 by Tommyknockers entitled New Horizon , which made it to number 43 on the UK charts but missed the Billboard Hot 100.
2-4 Grooves covered the song in 2006 with the title Writing on the Wall .
Commercial win
Charts
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
|
6th (13 weeks) | 13 |
 Austria (Ö3)
|
8th (10 weeks) | 10 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
|
4th (12 weeks) | 12 |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
|
6th (15 weeks) | 15th |
 United States (Billboard)
|
1 (22 weeks) | 22nd |
Awards for music sales
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
||
 Canada (MC)
|
 gold
|
50,000 |
|
United Kingdom (BPI)
|
 silver
|
250,000 |
| All in all |
1 × silver 1 × gold |
300,000 |