She's Like the Wind
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| Single by Patrick Swayze from the album Dirty Dancing Soundtrack |
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| B-side | Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs - Stay | |
| Released | 1987 | |
| Format | Vinyl single | |
| Genre | pop | |
| Length | 3:52 | |
| Label | RCA Records | |
| Writer(s) | Patrick Swayze Stacy Widelitz |
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| Producer | Michael Lloyd | |
"She's Like the Wind" was a 1987 hit pop/rock song performed by actor Patrick Swayze featuring Wendy Fraser.
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[edit] Background
Swayze and Stacy Widelitz co-wrote the song in 1984, originally for the soundtrack of Grandview, U.S.A.. It was not, however, used in that film. During production of Dirty Dancing in 1986, Swayze played the demo for the producers and director. They loved it and passed it on to Jimmy Ienner, the soundtrack's executive producer. It was recorded for the soundtrack in November of 1986, with Michael Lloyd producing. The song, like the film in which it was featured, was a success, reaching #3 on Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on Adult Contemporary, and was a hit around the world. It is still in circulation on radio. The soundtrack album was #1 for 19 weeks.
[edit] Music video
The music video in black and white features clips from the movie Dirty Dancing and overlaid images of Patrick Swayze and Wendy Fraser. The video can be seen on the Ultimate Dirty Dancing DVD.
[edit] Covers
The song was later covered by Vibekingz featuring Maliq, Phonekillaz, and Patrick Nuo, and in 2007 by Lumidee featuring Tony Sunshine.
The Vibekingz version reached #2 on Germany's pop charts in 2006, and stayed in the top ten for two months. The version by Lumidee received widespread airplay in the United States, reaching the top 20. Even though it faced adversity with Maliq being gay and homosexuality being unfavoured in that genre of music. Tony Sunshine sings the original part by Swayze, while Lumidee raps with original verses related to the theme of the song.
David Hasselhoff also covered "She's Like The Wind", releasing it in his greatest hits album after a successful spell in Germany.
A mashup song and video of "She's Like The Wind" with "Minimal" by Pet Shop Boys has been a featured video on YouTube.
Girls Aloud covered "She's Like The Wind" in the Dirty Dancing Medley on their The Sound of Girls Aloud: The Greatest Hits Tour, Kimberley Walsh was the one who sang the entire song.
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| Single by Lumidee featuring Tony Sunshine from the album Unexpected |
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| Released | 2007 | ||||
| Genre | R&B, Hip hop | ||||
| Label | TVT Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Patrick Swayze Stacy Widelitz, Lumiana DeRosa |
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| Producer | J. Marty, T.C Love | ||||
| Lumidee featuring Tony Sunshine singles chronology | |||||
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[edit] External links
She's Like the Wind lyrics (Patrick Swayze version)
She's Like the Wind lyrics (Lumidee version)
