Billboard #1 Hits: #577: ‘St. Elmo’s Fire’- John Parr. September 7, 1985. #1 for 2 weeks in Billboard Hot 100.
- Single: ‘St. Elmo’s Fire [Man In Motion]- John Parr
- Record Company- Atlantic
- Genre: Dance-Rock
- Written by David Foster and John Parr
- Time: 4:08
- B-side: ‘Treat Me Like An Animal’
- Album- St. Elmo’s Fire Soundtrack
- Grade: B-
- Peaked at #1 2 weeks in Billboard Hot 100. #6 in UK Singles Chart. #1 in Canada.
Yet another #1 hit from a movie soundtrack. The song is much better than the movie- the work of Brat Packers- total garbage was the movie. John Parr- a British singer- had 5 Billboard Hot 100 singles in the US- with 2 making the Top 40- previous to this was 1984’s ‘Naughty Naughty’ #23.
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Eno’s song on the same name is better.
I loved the movie at the time, and I liked the song a lot, as it reminded me of the movie. The movie hasn’t held up well; no desire to watch it now, but I still like the song.
It’s a decent anthemic song of a style that was immensely popular in the mid 80s, but unfortunately they got to be overdone.