Danger Zone (song)

This article is about the Kenny Loggins song. For other songs with the same title, see Danger Zone (disambiguation).

"Danger Zone"
Single by Kenny Loggins
from the album Top Gun soundtrack
B-side	"I'm Gonna Do It Right"
Released	May 13, 1986
Format	7" single
Recorded	1986
Genre	Rock
Length	3:36
Label	CBS
Writer(s)	Giorgio Moroder Tom Whitlock
Producer	Giorgio Moroder
Kenny Loggins singles chronology
"I'll Be There" (1985) "Danger Zone" (1986) "Playing with the Boys" (1986)

"Danger Zone" is the title of a song written by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock, and recorded by American singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins. The song appeared on the soundtrack to the 1986 American motion picture Top Gun.

Overview

Moroder originally asked Bryan Adams to record this song, but he was said to have rejected it because he had disliked the jingoism expressed in Top Gun. The rock group Toto was also supposed to perform the song, but due to legal matters, it was passed to Loggins.^[1]

The second single released from the Top Gun soundtrack, "Danger Zone" was a commercial success, peaking at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song continues to be popular today, continuing in heavy rotation on Classic Rock radio stations in the United States.^{[citation needed]}

Dann Huff, lead vocalist and guitarist from '80s hard rock group Giant recorded guitar for the track.

The song was featured in the films Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, Sex Drive and 17 Again, the episode "Eight Misbehavin" of the television series The Simpsons, the episode "Batmunk" (a parody of the 1989 Batman film) of the final season of Alvin and the Chipmunks as performed by Alvin and the Chipmunks, in the episode "Slutty Pumpkin" from the television series How I Met Your Mother, and in the trailer for Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius.

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.

Chart positions

Chart (1986)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	2
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	7
Canadian RPM Top Singles	7
New Zealand Singles Chart	12
Swiss Singles Chart	6
UK Singles Chart	45

References

1. ^ Song info at Toto Encyclopedia