St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)
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"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" is a song recorded by John Parr. It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 7 in 1985.
The song was originally written by David Foster for the Canadian athlete Rick Hansen, who at the time was going around the world in his wheelchair to raise awareness for spinal cord injuries. His journey was called the "Man in Motion Tour." This later became the theme song for the film St. Elmo's Fire. The song became a number-one hit for Parr around the world and provided many awards and a Grammy nomination.
The song is briefly heard in an episode of The Simpsons, Sideshow Bob Roberts; it is supposedly a favourite song of Lisa Simpson.
It was remixed by Tommyknockers in May 2006 with the title 'New horizon'
| Preceded by "The Power of Love" by Huey Lewis & the News |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single September 7, 1985 |
Succeeded by "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits |
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