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词条 Danger Zone (song)
释义

  1. Background

  2. Overview

  3. Music video

  4. Personnel

  5. Charts

     Weekly charts  Year-end charts 

  6. Sales certifications

  7. In popular culture

  8. References

  9. External links

{{About|the Kenny Loggins song|other songs with the same title|Danger Zone (disambiguation)}}{{Infobox song
| name = Danger Zone
| cover = Loggins - Danger Zone single cover.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Kenny Loggins
| album = Top Gun (soundtrack)
| B-side = I'm Gonna Do It Right
| released = May 13, 1986
| format = {{hlist|7"|12"|CD}}
| recorded = January 1986
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|Hard rock|new wave[1]}}
| length = 3:36
| label = Columbia
| writer = {{hlist|Giorgio Moroder|Tom Whitlock}}
| producer = Giorgio Moroder
| prev_title = I'll Be There
| prev_year = 1985
| next_title = Playing with the Boys
| next_year = 1986
}}"Danger Zone" is a song, with music composed by Giorgio Moroder and lyrics written by Tom Whitlock, which American singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins recorded and released in 1986. The song was one of the hit singles from the soundtrack to the 1986 American motion picture Top Gun, the best selling soundtrack of 1986 and one of the best selling of all time.[2][3] According to Allmusic.com, the album "remains a quintessential artifact of the mid-'80s" and the album's hits "still define the bombastic, melodramatic sound that dominated the pop charts of the era."[3]

Background

Film producers Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson, along with music supervisor Michael Dilbeck, had over 300 songs to employ on Top Gun. Testing compositions against the dailies of the opening scenes at the aircraft carrier, nothing satisfied them, and Bruckheimer asked soundtrack producer Giorgio Moroder to write something. With the help of songwriter Tom Whitlock, he composed "Danger Zone" and had Joe Pizzulo record a demo. With the approval of the producers, soundtrack distributor Columbia Records requested Moroder to have "Danger Zone" performed by an artist signed by the label.[4]

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.[5]

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

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

Corey Hart was also approached to perform "Danger Zone," to which he declined, preferring to write and perform his own compositions.[6]

Eventually, the film producers agreed that "Danger Zone" would be recorded and performed by Kenny Loggins.[5] Whitlock went to Loggins' Encino home, and once shown the lyrics, the singer added his own improvisations.[4]

According to TMZ, Kenny Loggins has confirmed that "Danger Zone" will be featured in the upcoming Maverick.[10]

Overview

Dann Huff, lead singer and guitarist of the 1980s hard rock group Giant, played guitar on the song. The bass line is performed on a Yamaha DX7 synthesizer. A tenor saxophone is added near the end of the song.

The song peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 for the week of July 26, 1986, kept from the top spot by Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer".

Music video

A music video was released in May 1986 to promote the single. The video was directed by Tony Scott and featured footage of Loggins singing, as well as clips from the film Top Gun, which Scott also directed.

According to the MuchMusic network's program Pop-Up Video, the U.S. Navy described this video as "the most effective recruiting poster ever produced".{{cn|date=February 2018}}

Personnel

  • Kenny Loggins – vocals, guitar
  • Dann Huff – guitar
  • Giorgio Moroder – keyboards
  • Tom Whitlock – synthesizer
  • John Robinson – drum fills
  • Tom Scott – saxophone

Charts

Weekly charts

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Chart (1986–87)Peak
position
Canada (RPM)7
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)45
U.S. Billboard Hot 1002
U.S. Billboard Album Rock Tracks7

Year-end charts

Chart (1986)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 10042

Sales certifications

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In popular culture

  • On September 21, 1989, the song was played in an episode of the American animated series The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!.
  • On November 21, 1999, the song was played in an episode of the American animated comedy series The Simpsons,
  • On October 24, 2005, the song was played in an episode of the American comedy series How I Met Your Mother.
  • On July 27, 2008, the song was played in an episode of the Australian television travel series Postcards.
  • In 2009, this song was played in the American comedy film 17 Again.
  • On July 20, 2010, the song was played in an episode of the British comedy series Mongrels.
  • On July 19, 2012, the song was played in an episode of the American television game show Take Me Out.
  • On October 13, 2013, the song was played in an episode of the British reality television series Rude Tube.
  • On November 11, 2014, the song was played in an episode of the American comedy series The Mindy Project.
  • On March 18, 2015, the song was played in an episode of the American comedy series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
  • On November 8, 2015, the song was played in an episode of the American animated comedy series Family Guy.
  • On September 17, 2016, the song was played in an episode of the British television game show Go for It.
  • On September 23, 2017, the song was played in an episode of the British television game show Cannonball.
  • On April 1, 2018, the song was played in an episode of the American animated comedy series Family Guy.
  • On April 4, 2018, the song was played in an episode of the American comedy-drama series Suits.
  • The song shall be heard in the 2020 film Maverick. with Loggins singing a new version of the song.[7]
  • The song is frequently referenced in episodes of the American animated comedy Archer. Kenny Loggins himself sang the song in a country music-inspired duet with Jessy Lynn Martens in season 5 of Archer (Vice): Baby Shower, which first aired March 3, 2014.
  • The song is featured on the virtual radio show Los Santos Rock Radio hosted by Loggins himself, on the 2014 updated version of the video game Grand Theft Auto V.
  • The song is also featured in the 2008 American comedy stoner film Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay.

References

1. ^{{cite magazine|title= Pop > Picks > Kenny Loggins – Danger Zone (3:35) |magazine= Billboard |date= May 10, 1986 |volume= 96 |issue= 19 |page= 79 |issn= 0006-2510 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=8CQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA79&dq=%22hard+rock%22}}
2. ^{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KeDOCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT446&lpg=PT446&dq=best+selling+soundtracks+top+gun&source=bl&ots=-DqURaJ_Ek&sig=NrddJvT87N2eNNrRAZz_A2QKs_A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ_P7qg_3TAhWK5CYKHWZdDbQ4ChDoAQhBMAY#v=onepage&q=best%20selling%20soundtracks%20top%20gun&f=false|title=Risky Business: Rock in Film|last=Denisoff|first=R. Serge|last2=Romanowski|first2=William D.|date=2011-12-31|publisher=Transaction Publishers|isbn=9781412833370|language=en}}
3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/top-gun-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-mw0000650897|title=Top Gun [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] - Original Soundtrack {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=2017-05-19}}
4. ^Back to the 80s: Interview with Tom Whitlock, co-writer of 'Take My Breath Away' & more – Kickin' it Old School
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.toto99.com/blog2010/index.php?/archives/785-TOP-GUN-soundtrack.html |title=Official TOTO Website - Encyclopedia |publisher=www.toto99.com |date=2007-04-29 |accessdate=2012-03-12}}
6. ^{{Cite web|url = http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/corey-hart-emc/|title = Encyclopedia|publisher = thecanadianencyclopedia.ca|date = 2007-04-29|accessdate = 2012-03-12}}
7. ^{{Cite news|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/06/kenny-loggins-top-gun-2-danger-zone/|title=Kenny Loggins is recording a new version of “Danger Zone” for Top Gun: Maverick|date=2018-06-07|work=Consequence of Sound|access-date=2018-08-22|language=en-US}}

External links

  • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siwpn14IE7E Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone] - Official music video
{{Top Gun soundtrack}}{{Kenny Loggins}}

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