https://de.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=108.195.136.65 Wikipedia - Benutzerbeiträge [de] 2025-07-25T02:47:29Z Benutzerbeiträge MediaWiki 1.45.0-wmf.11 https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Danger_Zone&diff=146624200 Danger Zone 2015-02-13T07:47:49Z <p>108.195.136.65: Much (TV channel) = MuchMusic</p> <hr /> <div>{{About|the Kenny Loggins song|other songs with the same title|Danger Zone (disambiguation)}}<br /> {{lead too short|date=March 2014}}<br /> {{Infobox single|<br /> | Name = Danger Zone<br /> | Cover = Loggins - Danger Zone single cover.png<br /> | Artist = [[Kenny Loggins]]<br /> | from Album = [[Top Gun (soundtrack)|''Top Gun'' soundtrack]] <br /> | B-side = &quot;I'm Gonna Do It Right&quot;<br /> | Released = May 13, 1986 <br /> | Format = [[7&quot;|7&quot; single]]<br /> | Recorded = 1986<br /> | Genre = [[Hard rock]], [[glam metal]]<br /> | Length = 3:36<br /> | Label = [[Columbia Records]]<br /> | Writer = [[Giorgio Moroder]], [[Tom Whitlock]]<br /> | Producer = Giorgio Moroder<br /> | Certification =<br /> | Last single = &quot;I'll Be There&quot;&lt;br /&gt;(1985)<br /> | This single = &quot;'''Danger Zone'''&quot;&lt;br /&gt;(1986)<br /> | Next single = &quot;[[Playing with the Boys]]&quot;&lt;br /&gt;(1986)<br /> }}<br /> &quot;'''Danger Zone'''&quot; is a song, with music composed by [[Giorgio Moroder]] and lyrics written by [[Tom Whitlock]], which American singer-songwriter [[Kenny Loggins]] recorded and released in 1986. The song appeared on the soundtrack to the 1986 [[United States|American]] [[motion picture]] ''[[Top Gun]]''.<br /> <br /> ==Background==<br /> The band [[Toto (band)|Toto]] was originally intended to perform the track, but legal conflicts between the producers of ''Top Gun'' and the band's lawyers prevented this.&lt;ref name=&quot;Toto99&quot;&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.toto99.com/blog2010/index.php?/archives/785-TOP-GUN-soundtrack.html |title=Official TOTO Website - Encyclopedia |publisher=www.toto99.com |date=2007-04-29 |accessdate=2012-03-12}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Bryan Adams]] was approached to allow his song &quot;Only the Strong Survive&quot; on the soundtrack and perform &quot;Danger Zone&quot;, but Adams refused any involvement, feeling that the film glorified war and he did not want any of his work linked to it.<br /> <br /> [[REO Speedwagon]] were also approached to perform &quot;Danger Zone&quot;, but the group declined due to not being allowed to contribute any of their own compositions to the soundtrack.<br /> <br /> Eventually, the film producers agreed that &quot;Danger Zone&quot; would be recorded and performed by [[Kenny Loggins]].&lt;ref name=&quot;Toto99&quot; /&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Overview==<br /> [[Dann Huff]], [[lead vocals|lead vocalist]] and [[guitarist]] from the [[1980s in music|1980s]] [[hard rock]] group [[Giant (band)|Giant]], performed guitar on the selection. The bass line is a classic 1980s sound composed in the main of a plucked bass sound from the ubiquitous [[Yamaha DX7]] synthesizer, with the drums being provided by the [[LinnDrum]], a drum machine designed by [[Roger Linn]], which also appears on hundreds of other 1980s pop hits. A [[tenor saxophone]] joins in near the end of the song.<br /> <br /> ==Music video==<br /> 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]]'', which Scott also directed.<br /> <br /> According to the [[Much (TV channel)|MuchMusic]] network's program ''Pop-Up Video'', the U.S. Navy described this video as &quot;the most effective recruiting poster ever produced.&quot;<br /> <br /> ==Cover versions==<br /> * An animated portion of the ''Super Mario Bros. Super Show'' featured a cover of this song sung by a female vocalist.<br /> * [[Alvin and the Chipmunks]] covered the song in 1990 for ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks (TV series)|The Chipmunks Go to the Movies]]'' episode &quot;Batmunk&quot; (a spoof of the 1989 ''[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]'' film).<br /> * The song was sung on the 2013 episode &quot;[[Girls (and Boys) On Film|Girls (And Boys) On Film]]&quot; from American TV series ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'', in a mash-up with [[Bob Seger]]'s song &quot;[[Old Time Rock and Roll]]&quot; from the 1983 film ''[[Risky Business]]'', also starring [[Tom Cruise]].<br /> * The animated comedy series ''[[Archer (TV series)|Archer]]'' turned the song into a running joke about any dangerous situation. Loggins would later appear as himself in season 5, episode 6: &quot;Archer Vice: Baby Shower&quot;, performing &quot;Danger Zone&quot; as a country duet with [[Cheryl Tunt]].&lt;ref&gt;http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2014/01/archer-season-5-kenny-loggins-duet-soundtrack-lanas-baby-and-more.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * A Megaman-inspired band known as &quot;The Protomen&quot; released a cover EP that featured a cover of this song.<br /> * Comedy metal band [[Psychostick]] has been covering the song in their live performances, and recorded a studio version on their album ''[[IV: Revenge of the Vengeance]]''.<br /> <br /> ==In other media==<br /> * The song was featured in a trailer for the 2014 animated film ''[[Penguins of Madagascar]]''.<br /> * The song was also in a domestic trailer for the 2005 animated film ''[[Valiant (film)|Valiant]]''.<br /> * The song is also featured in ''[[Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay]]''; the song is played when the film's main characters get detained a second time.<br /> * The song is played by ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' breakout star [[Barney Stinson]] on the sixth episode of Season 1 &quot;[[Slutty Pumpkin]]&quot;.<br /> *A version of the song is sung in the fifth season of ''[[Archer (TV series)|Archer]]'' by Kenny Loggins and the fictional country singer [[Cheryl Tunt|Cherlene]]. In previous episodes, the song was heavily referenced by the lead character, Sterling Archer.<br /> * The song was featured in a trailer for the 2001 animated film ''[[Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius]]''.<br /> * Ann Perkins and Chris Traeger of ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'' sang the song in a drunken karaoke duet in the second season of the show.<br /> * The song appears on the in-game radio station &quot;Los Santos Rock Radio&quot; in the remastered edition of ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]'' which is presented by Kenny Loggins himself, who lent his voice as the [[Radio Jockey|DJ]].<br /> <br /> ==Chart positions==<br /> {|class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> !Chart (1986)<br /> !Peak&lt;br /&gt;position<br /> |-<br /> |Canada ([[RPM (magazine)|RPM]])<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|7<br /> |-<br /> {{singlechart|Germany|10|artist=Kenny Loggins|song=Danger Zone}}<br /> |-<br /> {{singlechart|New Zealand|12|artist=Kenny Loggins|song=Danger Zone}}<br /> |-<br /> {{singlechart|Swiss|6|artist=Kenny Loggins|song=Danger Zone}}<br /> |-<br /> |United Kingdom ([[The Official Charts Company]])<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|45<br /> |-<br /> |U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|2<br /> |-<br /> |U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Mainstream Rock Tracks]]<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|7<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ===Year-end charts===<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !align=&quot;left&quot;|Chart (1986)<br /> !align=&quot;left&quot;|Peak&lt;br&gt;position<br /> |-<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<br /> | style=&quot;text-align:center;&quot;|42<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> {{Top Gun soundtrack}}<br /> {{Kenny Loggins}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:1986 singles]]<br /> [[Category:Kenny Loggins songs]]<br /> [[Category:Singles certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan]]<br /> [[Category:Songs about the military]]<br /> [[Category:Songs written by Giorgio Moroder]]<br /> [[Category:Songs written by Tom Whitlock]]<br /> [[Category:Columbia Records singles]]<br /> [[Category:Songs from Top Gun]]</div> 108.195.136.65