Footloose (2011 soundtrack)

Footloose: Music from the Motion Picture
Soundtrack album by
various artists
ReleasedSeptember 27, 2011
Recorded2011
GenrePop rock, Hip hop, country
Length44:14
LabelAtlantic
Warner Music Nashville
Singles from Footloose: Music from the Motion Picture
  1. "Footloose"
    Released: November 8, 2011

Footloose: Music from the Motion Picture, the original soundtrack for the 2011 remake of Footloose, was released by Atlantic Records and Warner Music Nashville on September 27, 2011. It includes eight new songs and four remakes of songs from the original film's soundtrack.[1] "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins was covered by Blake Shelton in a country style for the remake.[2] The film includes Loggins's original version of the song as well as "Bang Your Head (Metal Health)" by the heavy metal band Quiet Riot and "Let's Hear It for the Boy", which are not on the soundtrack album. A cover of "Almost Paradise", performed by Victoria Justice and Hunter Hayes, was released on September 22, 2011.[3][4]

  1. ^ Davis, Edward (August 9, 2011). "'Footloose' Soundtrack Features Cee Lo, Smashing Pumpkins & More; Due September 27th". indieWire. Snagfilms. Archived from the original on June 6, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
  2. ^ Schillaci, Sophie (September 6, 2011). ""The Voice" coach puts a country spin on Kenny Loggins' original for the upcoming film remake". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on September 21, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
  3. ^ Hayes, Hunter [@HunterHayes] (September 22, 2011). "The premiere of my "Almost Paradise" duet w/ @VictoriaJustice from the @FootlooseMovie soundtrack is on @JustJaredJr! http://j.mp/vjhhap" (Tweet). Retrieved August 22, 2022 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Dukes, Billy (September 23, 2011). "Hunter Hayes and Victoria Justice Debut Their New 'Footloose' Duet 'Almost Paradise' - Taste of Country". Taste of Country. Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2022.