Restless Heart (John Parr song)

"Restless Heart"
Single by John Parr
from the album Man with a Vision
B-side "Crystal Eye"
Released 1988
Format 7", 12", CD single
Genre AOR
Length 4:20
Label Trax Music Ltd. (UK)
CBS Records (Germany)
Writer(s) Harold Faltermeyer, John Parr
Producer(s) Harold Faltermeyer
John Parr singles chronology
"Don't Worry 'Bout Me"
(1986)		 "Restless Heart"
(1988)		 "Always on my Mind"
(1990)

"Restless Heart" (a.k.a. "Running Away with You (Restless Heart)" is a song by English singer/musician John Parr, released as a soundtrack single from the late 1987 feature film The Running Man.[1] The song would later be included on Parr's 1992 album Man with a Vision.[2] The song was written by Parr and German musician/composer Harold Faltermeyer. It was also produced by Faltermeyer, who handled the film's original music as well.[3]

Background

The song was released as a soundtrack single in 1988, but only in the UK and Germany.[3] It was Parr's first release since 1986, and failed to chart, however the song has gained popularity through its attachment to The Running Man film, where it is played over the ending credits.[4] An unofficial upload of the song onto YouTube has gained over 350,000 views since December 2009.[5]

Release

The single was released on 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl and CD single via Trax Music Ltd. in the UK and via CBS Records in Germany.[3] The song was not included on the instrumental soundtrack release which was issued in the US, the UK, Ireland and Germany.[6]

In the UK, the 7" and 12" vinyl was released through Trax Music Ltd - a Braveworld release through Rank Film Distributors. The 7" vinyl issue featured the exclusive B-side "Crystal Eye", which was written and produced solely by Parr, although it was not part of The Running Man film.[7] The 12" vinyl featured an extended version of "Restless Heart" as the featured song, along with "Crystal Eye" and the single version of "Restless Heart".[8] A CD version featured the same track-listing as the 12" vinyl release.[9][10] The UK single picture sleeve artwork featured a close up of Arnold Schwarzenegger as seen on the film poster, with additional figures of him and co-star María Conchita Alonso running together. The back side of the sleeve highlighted a photo of Parr.[7]

In Germany, the 7" and 12" vinyls released through CBS Records featured the same track-listings as the UK issues.[11] Additionally, a CD single version was issued in the country via CBS. It was issued in a cardsleeve and featured "Restless Heart (Single Version)" as the featured song, along with "Crystal Eye" and "Restless Heart (Extended Version)".[12] The German picture sleeve artwork different slightly from the UK release. The illustrations were handled by Renato Casaro. A slightly different close-up of Schwarzenegger was used, with additional illustrations of two of the films villains; a close-up of Dynamo as well as Eddie "Buzzsaw" Vatowski on his motorcycle whilst holding his chainsaw. The back sleeve, although again slightly different from the UK version, featured the same photo of Parr.[13]

After appearing on Parr's third studio album Man with a Vision in 1992, the song also appeared on the 2006 Membran/Ambitions/Yesterrock two-disc set release Man in Motion which merged the Man with a Vision album with Parr's fourth 1996 studio album Under Parr.[14] It also appeared on Parr's 2011 album Letter to America which featured one disc acting as a greatest hits (where the song was included) and a disc of other new songs and acoustic versions of older songs.[15]

Promotion

A music video was created for the single, which was the main form of promotion.[16] The video highlighted Parr performing the song with his signature American flag guitar amongst similar scenery to that in the film. Additionally, snippets of scenes from The Running Man were also featured.[17]

Track listing

7" Single (UK release)
  1. "Restless Heart" - 4:20
  2. "Crystal Eye" - 3:20
12" Single (UK release)
  1. "Restless Heart (Extended Version)" - 5:51
  2. "Crystal Eye" - 3:25
  3. "Restless Heart (Single Version)" - 4:17
CD Single (UK release)
  1. "Restless Heart (Extended Version)" - 5:51
  2. "Crystal Eye" - 3:20
  3. "Restless Heart (Single Version)" - 4:20
7" Single (German release)
  1. "Restless Heart" - 4:17
  2. "Crystal Eye" - 3:25
12" Single (German release)
  1. "Restless Heart (Extended Version)" - 5:51
  2. "Crystal Eye" - 3:25
  3. "Restless Heart (Single Version)" - 4:17
CD Single (German release)
  1. "Restless Heart (Single Version)" - 4:17
  2. "Crystal Eye" - 3:24
  3. "Restless Heart (Extended Version)" - 5:53

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093894/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd
  2. ↑ "Man with a vision: John Parr: Music". Amazon.com. 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "John Parr - Restless Heart at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  4. ↑ "John Parr Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. 1954-11-18. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  5. ↑ "John Parr-Restless Heart(Running Away With You)". YouTube. 2009-12-26. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  6. ↑ "Harold Faltermeyer - Running Man (Original Soundtrack) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "John Parr - Restless Heart / Crystal Eye - Trax - UK - 7TX 2". 45cat. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  8. ↑ "John Parr - Restless Heart (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  9. ↑ "Artists P Part 2 CD Singles, Artists P Part 2 CDs, Buy Rare Artists P Part 2 CDs". Mattscdsingles.com. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  10. ↑ "Artists P Part 2 CD Singles, Artists P Part 2 CDs, Buy Rare Artists P Part 2 CDs". Mattscdsingles.com. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  11. ↑ "★★ 7" - JOHN PARR - Restless Heart - From "Running Man"". eBay. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  12. ↑ "John Parr - Restless Heart (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  13. ↑ "Images for John Parr - Restless Heart". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  14. ↑ "Man In Motion - John Parr : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. 2006-09-18. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  15. ↑ "Letter to America - John Parr : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. 2011-07-04. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  16. ↑ johnparr.net. "Discography". John Parr. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  17. ↑ "John Parr - Restless Heart (Running Away With You) original videoHD". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-07-13.