Top Gun (soundtrack)

Top Gun
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	May 13, 1986
Genre	Rock pop
Length	56:51
Label	Columbia
Producer	Don Simpson Jerry Bruckheimer

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

	"Take My Breath Away" A sample of Berlin's "Take My Breath Away" from Top Gun soundtrack and Count Three & Pray
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Top Gun is the soundtrack from the film of the same name, released in 1986 by Columbia Records. In 1999, it was reissued in a Special Expanded Edition with additional songs. In 2006, it was reissued again in a Deluxe Edition with yet more songs. The album reached number one in the charts for five nonconsecutive weeks in the summer and autumn of 1986.

Track listing

The original version released in 1986 included 10 tracks. Tracks 11 to 15 are available on a Special Expanded Edition released in 1999. Tracks 16 to 20 are available on a Deluxe Edition released in 2006. Tracks 16-20 do not appear in the film, nor are they related to it in any way. The song "Through the Fire" can only barely be heard playing on the radio in the locker room scene that takes place after the first hop.

1. "Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins – 3:36
2. "Mighty Wings" by Cheap Trick – 3:51
3. "Playing with the Boys" by Kenny Loggins – 3:59
4. "Lead Me On" by Teena Marie – 3:47
5. "Take My Breath Away (Love Theme from Top Gun)" by Berlin – 4:11
6. "Hot Summer Nights" by Miami Sound Machine – 3:38
7. "Heaven in Your Eyes" by Loverboy – 4:04
8. "Through the Fire" by Larry Greene – 3:46
9. "Destination Unknown" by Marietta – 3:48
10. "Top Gun Anthem" by Harold Faltermeyer & Steve Stevens – 4:12

1999 Special Edition bonus tracks

11. "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding – 2:42
12. "Memories" by Harold Faltermeyer – 2:57
13. "Great Balls of Fire" (Original Version) by Jerry Lee Lewis – 1:57
14. "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" by The Righteous Brothers – 3:44
15. "Playing with the Boys" (12" Version) by Kenny Loggins – 6:41

2006 Deluxe Edition bonus tracks

16. "Can't Fight This Feeling" by REO Speedwagon
17. "Broken Wings" by Mr. Mister
18. "The Final Countdown" by Europe
19. "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" by Starship
20. "The Power of Love" by Jennifer Rush

Omissions

Toto were originally intended to perform the track "Danger Zone" but legal conflicts between the film's producers and the band's lawyers prevented this. Members of Toto also wrote and intended to perform a track called "Only You" that would have been used as the love theme instead of "Take My Breath Away," but the legal conflicts prevented any use of "Only You."^[2]

Bryan Adams was approached to allow his song "Only the Strong Survive" on the soundtrack and perform the track "Danger Zone". But Adams refused any involvement, feeling that the film glorified war and he did not want any of his work linked to it.

REO Speedwagon were also approached to perform "Danger Zone," but the group declined due to not being allowed to contribute any of their own compositions to the soundtrack.

Corey Hart was also approached to perform "Danger Zone," but he declined, preferring to write and perform his own compositions. Hart, however, would later record a song he did not write, "Hold On," for the soundtrack to Beverly Hills Cop II.

Eventually, the film producers agreed that "Danger Zone" would be recorded and performed by Kenny Loggins.^[2]

Judas Priest were also approached to allow their song "Reckless" on the soundtrack, but declined, both because they thought the film would flop and because it would have meant leaving the song off their 1986 album Turbo.^[3]

The Motels were originally considered for "Take My Breath Away." A demo version exists on their compilation, Anthologyland.

The Cars song "Stranger Eyes" (from their 1984 album Heartbeat City) was featured in an early teaser trailer, though it was absent from the final cut of the film.

Bobby Blotzer of Ratt proposed using the song "Reach For The Sky," an outtake from Ratt's 1984 album Out of the Cellar. Though the rest of the band seriously considered the idea, they declined under the beliefs their long-time fans would not like the song and would accuse the group of selling out.^[4] Though the song title "Reach For The Sky" would become the title of a 1988 album, the track itself was never officially released. Ratt would, however, later contribute "Body Talk" from Dancing Undercover to the soundtrack for The Golden Child.

Other songs not included on any release of the soundtrack include the cast recordings of "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" and "Great Balls of Fire", as well as the instrumental version of "Take My Breath Away" and Giorgio Moroder's "Radar Radio."

Charts and certifications

Chart positions Album Year Chart Position 1986 US Billboard 200 1 Singles Year Song Chart Position 1986 "Danger Zone" Billboard Hot 100 2 1986 "Take My Breath Away" Billboard Hot 100 1 1986 "Heaven in Your Eyes" Billboard Hot 100 12 1986 "Playing with the Boys" Billboard Hot 100 60

Sales and certifications Region Certification Certified units/Sales Canada (Music Canada)[5] 5× Platinum 500,000^^ France (SNEP)[6] 2× Platinum 481,400[7] Germany (BVMI)[8] Platinum 500,000^^ Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[9] Platinum 20,000^* Japan (RIAJ)[10] Gold[11] 100,000^^ United Kingdom (BPI)[12] 2× Platinum 600,000^^ United States (RIAA)[13] 9× Platinum 9,000,000^^ ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "Official TOTO Website - Encyclopedia". www.toto99.com. 2007-04-29. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
3. Top Gun Soundtrack http://www.topgunsoundtrack.com/index.htm#1
4. Blotzer, Bobby (2010), Tales of a RATT: Things You Shouldn't Know, Blotzer Brothers Publishing, ISBN 9780615364018.
5. "Canadian album certifications – Various Artists – Top Gun - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Music Canada.
6. "French album certifications – Original Soundtrack – Top Gun - OST" (in French). InfoDisc. Select ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK and click OK
7. "Les Albums Double Platine :" (in French). Infodisc.fr. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
8. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (O.S.T. - Various; 'Top Gun')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
9. "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1988". IFPI Hong Kong.
10. "Japanese album certifications – オリジナル・サウンドトラック – トップガン" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
11. "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 1998年12月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. December 1998 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan. 471: 9. February 10, 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
12. "British album certifications – Original Soundtrack – Top Gun - OST". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Top Gun - OST in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
13. "American album certifications – Soundtrack – Top Gun". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH