List of Billboard Mainstream Rock number-one songs of the 1980s.List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1985.List of number-one singles of 1985 (Canada).List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1980s.Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. UK Singles ( Official Charts Company) Īll-time charts Chart (1958-2018) 46 for the week ending June 29, 1985, with Billboard calling the song "an out-of-the-box monster hit". "The Power of Love" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at No. "It's All Right" (Live version) (Curtis Mayfield) – 3:03."I Want a New Drug" (Live version) – 5:57."It's All Right" (Live version) ( Curtis Mayfield) – 3:03."The Power of Love" (Short version) – 4:18."The Power of Love" (Instrumental) – 4:12."The Power of Love" (Long version) – 7:10.also released as a 7" picture disc HUEYP 3.It was also nominee at the 28th Annual Grammy Awards for Record of the Year, but lost against USA for Africa's " We Are the World", to which Lewis and his bandmates had contributed backing vocals. The song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 58th Academy Awards but lost to Lionel Richie's " Say You, Say Me". Whilst this version is occasionally played on radio, it has only ever been included on one Huey Lewis "Best Of", and as a result is a very rare version of the song.Īt the 13th Annual American Music Awards, the song was nominated for "Favorite Single" and "Favorite Video Single", winning in both categories. In selected countries, this shorter edit was featured on the B-side of the 12" single. The Back to the Future soundtrack version, also the version used in the music video, has a run time of 3:51.Ī 12" version of the song was released to most countries, remixed by John "Jellybean" Benitez, features a seven-minute dance version with changes in its mix such as additional backing keyboards and an extended guitar solo.Ī 7" single released in 1985 to radio in some countries as promotion of the film contains an edit of the aforementioned extended remix, with a run time of 4:21. Three different mixes of the song have co-existed since its release in 1985. The video is included as a bonus feature in several home video releases of Back to the Future. Lewis said filming took the entire day and night to complete, with the band finishing up at 3:00 AM. The music video, filmed in June 1985, shows the band playing in a nightclub (Uncle Charlie's, a frequent stop for the band in their early career) with Emmett Brown ( Christopher Lloyd) showing up in his DeLorean, apparently after time-traveling, and a couple stealing it for a joy ride. Finally, it can be briefly heard playing in the car where Needles and his buddies are driving when Needles challenges Marty to the fate-determining car race near the end of Back to the Future Part III. In the sequel, Back to the Future Part II, the 2015 version of Marty attempts to play the song on his guitar just after being fired but ends up playing it very poorly due to his damaged hand from his 1985 accident with a Rolls-Royce. Later in the film, McFly and his band play a hard rock version of the song for a Battle of the Bands audition, at which a judge played by Huey Lewis tells Marty's group that they are "just too darn loud", and later when Marty returns to his neighborhood. The song appears early in Back to the Future as Marty McFly (played by Michael J. The lyrics do not make any mention of the film's storyline. Lewis agreed to submit the next song he wrote, which was "The Power of Love". Zemeckis assured Lewis he could write any song he wanted.
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Though flattered, Lewis did not want to participate because he did not know how to write film songs and did not want to write one called "Back to the Future". He met with Bob Gale, Steven Spielberg, and Robert Zemeckis, from the film's production team, who intended that the band be Marty McFly's favorite band. Huey Lewis was approached to write a theme song for the film. The song is included alongside " Back in Time" on the film's soundtrack, and appears as a bonus track on international editions of the band's fourth studio album, Fore!. In the United Kingdom, it was released as a double-A side with " Do You Believe in Love", becoming the band's only top ten hit on the UK Singles Chart. Billboard Hot 100 and their second number-one hit on the U.S. The song became the band's first number-one hit on the U.S. " The Power of Love" is a 1985 single by Huey Lewis and the News, written for and featured in the 1985 blockbuster film Back to the Future. Huey Lewis and the News singles chronology and continental European releasesįrom the album Back to the Future: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack