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"Sister Christian" is a power ballad[5][6][7][8] by the American hard rock band Night Ranger. It was released in March 1984 as the second single from their album Midnight Madness. It was ranked No. 32 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 1980s. It was written and sung by the band's drummer, Kelly Keagy, for his sister. It was the band's biggest hit, peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, and staying on the charts for 24 weeks. It also reached No. 1 in Canada. The song is used in several films, including during the drug deal scene in Paul Thomas Anderson's film Boogie Nights, in the 2009 reboot of Friday the 13th, and in the 1999 comedy Superstar starring Molly Shannon.

"Sister Christian"
Single by Night Ranger
from the album Midnight Madness
B-side	"Chippin' Away"
Released	March 1984
Recorded	1983
Genre	Glam metal[1][2][3] arena rock[4]
Length	5:02 (album) 4:14 (7" single)
Label	MCA Epic (Canada)
Songwriter(s)	Kelly Keagy
Producer(s)	Pat Glasser
Night Ranger singles chronology
"(You Can Still) Rock in America" (1983) "Sister Christian" (1984) "When You Close Your Eyes" (1984)
Music video
"Sister Christian" on YouTube

Origin and meaning

The song is about Keagy's little sister, Christy. Keagy wrote the song at his apartment, near Divisadero and California Streets in San Francisco, after he had just returned from a visit to his hometown of Eugene, Oregon. He had been struck at how fast his teenaged sister, 10 years younger than he was, was growing up.[9]

"After we started playing it a lot, Jack turned to me and said, 'What exactly are you saying?'" Keagy recalled. "He thought the words were Sister Christian, instead of Sister Christy, so it just stuck."[9]

The lyric, "You're motoring. What's your price for flight? In finding Mr. Right?" is the subject of much debate. The band stated in a VH-1 Behind the Music interview[10] that the term "motoring" was synonymous with the term "cruising".

Differences between album version and 7" single version

On the single version, part of the second chorus is omitted. More specifically, the words "You've got him in your sight. And driving through the night," are omitted from the single version. The third chorus is repeated once on the album version, but never on the single.[11]

Music video

The music video (which uses the shorter single version) was filmed within San Rafael High School.^{[citation needed]}

Other versions

A newly recorded acoustic version of the song was produced for the band's ninth album, Hole in the Sun.[12] A medley at the beginning of the movie Rock of Ages starts with a cover of this song.

Glee covered the song in its Season Four premiere episode, "The New Rachel". It was sung by junior student Brody Weston (portrayed by Dean Geyer) in the co-ed bathrooms of NYADA. The poultry company Foster Farms covered the song with singing chickens.[13] Jensen Ackles covered the song at VegasCon 2015 Salute to Supernatural Las Vegas 2015, with the band Louden Swain, and Rob Benedict.[14][15]

Personnel

Night Ranger[16]

• Jack Blades – bass-guitar, backing vocals
• Brad Gillis – guitars, backing vocals
• Jeff Watson – synth
• Alan Fitzgerald – piano
• Kelly Keagy – drums, lead vocals

Production

• Pat Glasser – producer
• John Van Nest – engineer
• Brian Gardner – mastering

Chart performance

Chart (1984-1985)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)	99
Canada (RPM)[17]	1
Germany (Media Control Charts)[18]	67
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[19]	5
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks[20]	2

Year-end chart (1984)	Rank
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[21]	40

References

На других языках

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- [en] Sister Christian

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[es] Sister Christian

«Sister Christian» (en español: «Hermana Christian») es una power ballad interpretada por la banda estadounidense de hard rock Night Ranger. La canción fue escrita por Kelly Keagy y producida por Pat Glasser.[1] Se publicó originalmente como el cuarto tema y segundo sencillo del segundo álbum de estudio Midnight Madness (1983) por la empresa discográfica MCA Records.[2]

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