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"Danger Zone" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins in 1986, with music composed by Giorgio Moroder and lyrics written by Tom Whitlock. The song was one of the hit singles from the soundtrack to the 1986 American film Top Gun. It was the best-selling soundtrack of 1986 and one of the best-selling of all time.
[a] It consists of the film's score as well as two original songs, "Hold My Hand" by Gaga and "I Ain't Worried" by OneRepublic, which were released as singles prior to the album. [3] [4] The soundtrack contains the song "Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins, which was also featured in the first film. [5]
Eventually, the film's producers agreed that "Danger Zone" would be recorded and performed by Kenny Loggins. [10] Members of Toto also wrote and intended to perform a song called "Only You" that would have been used as the film's love theme instead of "Take My Breath Away", but legal conflicts prevented doing so. [10]
Kenny Loggins's "Danger Zone" was one of the hits from the original "Top Gun" soundtrack.
The king of the 1980s movie soundtrack returns to the big screen as part of 'Top Gun: Maverick.' Kenny Loggins rides into the 'Danger Zone' once more (and he can still hit those high notes) Skip ...
His two biggest hit singles were both from movie soundtracks: "Footloose," from the 1984 movie of the same name, hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100. "Danger Zone," from the 1986 movie Top Gun, hit number two. In all, five of Loggins' singles reached the top ten.
"Danger Zone" Kenny Loggins: music by Giorgio Moroder, lyrics by Tom Whitlock: 8 45 The band Toto was originally intended to perform the track, but legal conflicts between the producers of Top Gun and the band's lawyers prevented this. [9] June 14 Under the Cherry Moon "Mountains" Prince and the Revolution Prince, Lisa Coleman and Wendy Melvoin ...
Thomas Ross Whitlock (February 20, 1954 – February 18, 2023) was an American songwriter, best known for co-writing the Academy Award– and Golden Globe–winning song "Take My Breath Away", performed by Berlin from the film Top Gun, with Giorgio Moroder. He wrote another song for the film, "Danger Zone", performed by Kenny Loggins. [2]