| "She's Like the Wind" | |
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| Single by Patrick Swayze | |
| from the album Dirty Dancing Soundtrack | |
| B-side | Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs - Stay |
| Released | 1987 1992 (France) |
| Format | 7" single, 12" maxi CD single, cassette |
| Recorded | 1987 |
| Genre | Soft rock, blues rock |
| Length | 3:52 |
| Label | RCA |
| Writer(s) | Patrick Swayze, Stacy Widelitz |
| Producer | Michael Lloyd |
"She's Like the Wind" is a power ballad performed by actor Patrick Swayze featuring singer Wendy Fraser (singer). The single reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Adult Contemporary chart.[1]
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Swayze and Stacy Widelitz co-wrote the song in 1984, originally for the soundtrack of Grandview, U.S.A. and was meant to be about Jamie Lee Curtis's character in the film. However, the song was not used in that film. During production of Dirty Dancing in 1987, Swayze played the demo for the producers and director. They loved it and passed it on to Jimmy Ienner and Bob Feiden, the soundtrack's executive producers. It was recorded for the soundtrack in November 1986, with Michael Lloyd producing. The song, like the film in which it was featured, was a success, reaching number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on Adult Contemporary, and was a hit around the world. It is still in circulation on radio. The soundtrack album was number one for 19 weeks. This was the only hit that Swayze would experience as a singer; he never recorded another song after this. Swayze felt it proved he could write, sing and produce a hit song without the help of "professionals."[2]
The music video in black and white features clips from the movie Dirty Dancing. The video can be seen on the Ultimate Dirty Dancing DVD.
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| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Singles Chart[3] | 15 |
| Dutch Mega Top 100[3] | 13 |
| German Singles Chart[4] | 14 |
| Irish Singles Chart[5] | 4 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart[3] | 27 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart[3] | 7 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[3] | 8 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[3] | 23 |
| UK Singles Chart[6] | 17 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 1 |
| Chart (1992/93) | Peak position |
| French SNEP Singles Chart[3] | 7 |
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
| Swiss Singles Chart[8] | 67 |
| Preceded by "Seasons Change" by Exposé |
Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one single (Patrick Swayze version) February 27, 1988 |
Succeeded by "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley |
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| Single by Lumidee featuring Tony Sunshine | ||||
| from the album Unexpected | ||||
| Released | April 3, 2007 | |||
| Format | Digital download, CD single | |||
| Recorded | 2006-2007 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, R&B | |||
| Label | TVT | |||
| Producer | J. Marty, T.C. Love | |||
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"She's Like the Wind" is a cover recorded by American recording artists Lumidee and Tony Sunshine for Lumidee's second album, Unexpected (2007). It was released as the lead single from Unexpected in the U.S. and Europe on April 3, 2007.
According to Lumidee, the idea to record a remake of Patrick Swayze's 1987 song "She's Like The Wind" was inspired by her European label when she recommended a collaboration with fellow New York recording artist Tony Sunshine.[9] She also said, "We'd been talking about working together but hadn't been able to. But he loved the idea of doing something with this song."[10]
The music video for this version was directed by Dayo.[11]
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[12] | 14 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[13] | 22 |
| Denmark (Tracklisten)[14] | 6 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[15] | 43 |
| US Pop Songs (Billboard)[16] | 18 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[17] | 75 |
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