"Footloose"
#1 weeks: 3
weeks: 1984-03-31, 1984-04-07, 1984-04-14
genre: rock / dance, hard rock
artist: Kenny Loggins
album: Footloose
soundtrack
writers: Kenny Loggins, Dean Pitchford
producers: Kenny Loggins
label:
formats: CD single, 7", 12"
lengths: 3:48
"Footloose" is a single by Kenny Loggins which spent three
weeks at number one, March 31—April 14, 1984 on the U.S.
Billboard Hot 100, and was the first of two number-one hits
from the motion picture,
Footloose. The music video features several scenes from
the film, in particularly the warehouse where Kevin Bacon's
character performs an unorchestrated dance routine (which was
actually performed to a different song in the film itself). The
lyrics describe a young man who can't stop dancing and he
encourages others to do the same: 'Cut Footloose' as the chorus
suggests.
The song was very well received, and is one of the most
recognizable song recorded by Loggins. When the American Film
Institute released its
AFI's 100 Years…100 Songs, "Footloose" reached the 96th
position.