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The song was used as the entrance theme for the professional wrestling tag team, [[The Midnight Express (professional wrestling)|The Midnight Express]] during the 1980s and 1990s, although their name nor their characters were not based on the movie. |
The song was used as the entrance theme for the professional wrestling tag team, [[The Midnight Express (professional wrestling)|The Midnight Express]] during the 1980s and 1990s, although their name nor their characters were not based on the movie. |
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The song is often,if not exclusively, used on the American syndicated late night radio |
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show ''Coast to Coast'',and was selected by Art Bell about two decades ago.He intro the show,then about 30 seconds in he would say,from the high desert and the great American southwest,this is Art Bell wishing you a good |
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evening or good morning wherever you are. |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 23:12, 10 January 2017
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"Chase" (also known as "The Chase") is an instrumental composition by Italian music producer Giorgio Moroder. It was released as a single during 1978 from his Academy Award-winning soundtrack album Midnight Express (1978).[1][2] It is a disco instrumental that was subsequently extended and released as a maxi single. It made the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1979, peaking at number 33, and the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 48.
Background
Created especially for the film Midnight Express, Alan Parker, the director of the film, explicitly asked Moroder for a song in the style of "I Feel Love", which Moroder composed for Donna Summer. It was Moroder's first time composing a movie soundtrack.[3] Although a disco piece, "Chase", along with "I Feel Love", is more specifically considered the pioneering introduction of the hi-NRG genre, which came to prominence in the early 1980s.[citation needed] The music was arranged by Harold Faltermeyer under the leadership of Giorgio Moroder.[citation needed] A remix of the song, credited to Giorgio Moroder vs. Jam & Spoon and renamed "The Chase", was released in 2000 and had a positive commercial performance, charting in several countries.[4]
Track listing
- Casablanca — NBD 20146 — single-sided 12"
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Chase" | 13:06 |
- Casablanca — NBD 956 — 7" single
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Chase" | 3:38 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Love's Theme" | 3:20 |
Charts
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In other media
The song was used as the entrance theme for the professional wrestling tag team, The Midnight Express during the 1980s and 1990s, although their name nor their characters were not based on the movie. The song is often,if not exclusively, used on the American syndicated late night radio show Coast to Coast,and was selected by Art Bell about two decades ago.He intro the show,then about 30 seconds in he would say,from the high desert and the great American southwest,this is Art Bell wishing you a good evening or good morning wherever you are.
References
- ^ Giorgio Moroder: Midnight Express at Discogs (list of releases)
- ^ Giorgio Moroder: Chase (single) at Discogs (list of releases)
- ^ "Giorgio Moroder: 'Sylvester Stallone wanted Bob Dylan to sing on a Rambo movie'", The Guardian, 31 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Giorgio Moroder vs. Jam & Spoon – The Chase". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Giorgio Moroder: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ "Giorgio Moroder Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ "Giorgio Moroder vs. Jam & Spoon – The Chase" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ "Giorgio Moroder vs. Jam & Spoon – The Chase". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
External links
- Single chart usages for Germany2
- Giorgio Moroder songs
- 1978 singles
- Pop instrumentals
- Songs written for films
- Coast to Coast AM
- Songs written by Giorgio Moroder
- Song recordings produced by Giorgio Moroder
- Billboard Dance Club Songs number-one singles
- CBS Sports
- National Basketball Association music
- 1970s song stubs
- 1978 songs
- Casablanca Records singles