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"The Power of Love" is a 1985 single by Huey Lewis and the News, written for the soundtrack of the 1985 blockbuster film Back to the Future. The song became the band's first number-one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] and their second number-one hit on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart. In the United Kingdom, it was released as a double-A side with "Do You Believe in Love", becoming the band's only top ten hit on the UK Singles Chart.[4] The song is included alongside "Back in Time" on the film's soundtrack, and appears as a bonus track on international editions of the band's fourth studio album, Fore!.

"The Power of Love"
Artwork for U.S. and continental European releases
Single by Huey Lewis and the News
from the album Back to the Future: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
B-side	"Bad Is Bad"
Released	June 1985[1]
Recorded	May 30, 1985
Genre	Pop rock[2]
Length	3:53 (single version) 7:10 (12" long version)
Label	Chrysalis
Songwriter(s)	Huey Lewis, Chris Hayes, Johnny Colla
Producer(s)	Huey Lewis and the News
Huey Lewis and the News singles chronology
"Walking on a Thin Line" (1984) "The Power of Love" (1985) "Stuck with You" (1986)

Development

Huey Lewis was approached to write a theme song for the film.[5] He met with Bob Gale, Steven Spielberg, and Robert Zemeckis, from the film's production team, who intended that the band be Marty McFly's favorite band. Though flattered, Lewis did not want to participate because he did not know how to write film songs and did not want to write one called "Back to the Future".[5] Zemeckis assured Lewis he could write any song he wanted. Lewis agreed to submit the next song he wrote, which was "The Power of Love". The lyrics do not make any mention of the film's storyline.[5]

Use in Back to the Future

The song appears early in Back to the Future as Marty McFly (played by Michael J. Fox) skateboards to school. Later in the film, McFly and his band play a hard rock version of the song for a Battle of the Bands audition, at which a judge played by Huey Lewis tells Marty's group that they are "just too darn loud", and later when Marty returns to his neighborhood.[1] In the sequel, Back to the Future Part II, the 2015 version of Marty attempts to play the song on his guitar just after being fired but ends up playing it very poorly due to his damaged hand from his 1985 accident with a Rolls-Royce. Finally, it can be briefly heard playing in the car where Needles and his buddies are driving when Needles challenges Marty to the fate-determining car race near the end of Back to the Future Part III.

Music video

The music video, filmed in June 1985,[1] shows the band playing in a nightclub (Uncle Charlie's, a frequent stop for the band in their early career)[6] with Emmett Brown (Christopher Lloyd) showing up in his DeLorean, apparently after time-traveling, and a couple stealing it for a joy ride.[7] Lewis said filming took the entire day and night to complete, with the band finishing up at 3:00 AM.[6] The video is included as a bonus feature in several home video releases of Back to the Future.

Mixes

Three different mixes of the song have co-existed since its release in 1985. The Back to the Future soundtrack version, also the version used in the music video, has a run time of 3:51.

A 12" version of the song was released to most countries, remixed by John "Jellybean" Benitez, features a seven-minute dance version with changes in its mix such as additional backing keyboards and an extended guitar solo.

A 7" single released in 1985 to radio in some countries as promotion of the film contains an edit of the aforementioned extended remix, with a run time of 4:21. In selected countries, this shorter edit was featured on the B-side of the 12" single. Whilst this version is occasionally played on radio, it has only ever been included on one Huey Lewis "Best Of", and as a result is a very rare version of the song.

Reception

Cash Box said that "the inimitable charm and drive which made Sports such a pop/rock winner is displayed from the first chords."[8]

At the 13th Annual American Music Awards, the song was nominated for "Favorite Single" and "Favorite Video Single", winning in both categories.[1] The song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 58th Academy Awards but lost to Lionel Richie's "Say You, Say Me".[1] It was also nominee at the 28th Annual Grammy Awards for Record of the Year, but lost against USA for Africa's "We Are the World", to which Lewis and his bandmates had contributed backing vocals.^{[citation needed]}

Track listings

Credits and Personnel

• Huey Lewis – lead vocals
• Sean Hopper – keyboards, backing vocals
• Bill Gibson – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Johnny Colla – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Mario Cipollina – bass
• Chris Hayes – lead guitar, backing vocals

Charts and certifications

"The Power of Love" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at No. 46 for the week ending June 29, 1985, with Billboard calling the song "an out-of-the-box monster hit".[9]

See also

• List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1980s
• List of number-one singles of 1985 (Canada)
• List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1985
• List of Billboard Mainstream Rock number-one songs of the 1980s

References

На других языках

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[de] The Power of Love (Huey-Lewis-&-the-News-Lied)

The Power of Love ist ein Lied von Huey Lewis & the News aus dem Jahr 1985, das von Huey Lewis, Johnny Colla und Chris Hayes geschrieben wurde. Das Lied ist Teil des Soundtracks zum Film Zurück in die Zukunft.

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- [en] The Power of Love (Huey Lewis and the News song)

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[es] The Power of Love (canción de Huey Lewis and the News)

«The Power of Love» —en español: «El poder del amor»— o simplemente conocido como «Power of Love»,[2] es un sencillo de 1985 de la banda estadounidense de pop rock Huey Lewis and the News, compuesta y presentada para la exitosa película Back to the Future. La canción fue el primer número uno del grupo en llegar al Billboard Hot 100,[3] el segundo en alcanzar la cima del Top Rock Tracks y fue un éxito en el Reino Unido ya que estuvo en el los diez mejores de la UK Singles Chart, donde había sido publicado como parte del cuarto álbum de estudio Fore!. Recibió una nominación al Premio Óscar por mejor canción original pero perdió contra «Say You, Say Me» de Lionel Richie.

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[ru] The Power of Love

«The Power of Love» (с англ. — «Сила любви») — песня из фильма-блокбастера 1985 года «Назад в будущее» в исполнении Хью Льюиса и его группы The News[1]. С этой песней группа впервые попала на первое место американского чарта Billboard Hot 100[2] и стала вторым чарттоппером в Top Rock Tracks.

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