St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)

"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"
Single by John Parr
from the album St. Elmo's Fire (soundtrack) and John Parr
B-side
  • "Treat Me Like an Animal"
  • "Somebody Stole My Thunder"
  • "One Love" (instrumental)
  • "Georgetown"
Released13 June 1985[1]
Genre
Length4:08
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)David Foster
John Parr singles chronology
"Magical"
(1985) 		"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"
(1985) 		"Love Grammar"
(1985)
Music video
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" on YouTube

"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" is a song by British singer John Parr from the 1985 film St. Elmo's Fire. It hit No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart on 7 September 1985, remaining there for two weeks. It was the main theme for Joel Schumacher's film, and first single from the soundtrack. The song was created and edited within 24 hours.[4]

The record peaked at No. 6 in the United Kingdom, Parr's home country,[5] and became a No. 1 hit for him around the world, and provided many awards and a Grammy nomination.

The song did not initially feature on Parr's studio albums, only appearing on the London Records re-release of his self-titled debut album in the United Kingdom.[6]

Members of the bands Toto, REO Speedwagon and Mr. Mister appear on the recording.

  1. ^ "FMQB" (PDF). p. 32.
  2. ^ Breihan, Tom (23 October 2020). "The Number Ones: John Parr's "St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)". Stereogum. Retrieved 2 August 2023. Musically, "St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)" is also right in that weirdly-satisfying mid-'80s radio-rock zone.
  3. ^ Abercrombie, Olivia; Mitchell, Matt (10 March 2024). "The 50 Best Original Songs Written for Films". Paste. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  4. ^ Parr, John (10 March 2018), John Parr The One Show Interview, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 6 March 2019
  5. ^ Farrar, Doug (10 January 2012). "John Parr re-records the 'St. Elmo's Fire' theme song with Tebow-centric lyrics | Shutdown Corner - Yahoo! Sports". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  6. ^ Original copy of album #LOnLP 12