Footloose

Kenny Loggins · 1984

Signature

D minor · 7A 3:49 Golden Mean Peak · peaks 2:45 Energy 4 of 5 Bright

key confidence medium · relative F major · tempo confidence medium · half-time 58.1 · low end 28% · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-12 · how accurate

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Lineage

CoveredBrigham Young University Vocal Point source
Written byDean Pitchford source
Sampled byGirl Talk, Still Here source
Sampled byGirl Talk, Still Here source
CoveredGlee Cast source
CoveredGrubby Things source
CoveredJive Bunny and the Mastermixers source
Written byKenny Loggins source
CoveredMike Post source
CoveredPureNRG source
CoveredStudio 99 source
CoveredSwank source
CoveredThe Bacon Brothers source
CoveredThe Collective source
CoveredUniversity of Pennsylvania Six-5000 source
CoveredVoice Male source

Why it is here

The song was written for the 1984 film Footloose and spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Kenny Loggins' only chart-topper. source
It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 1985 ceremony. source
In 2018 it was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant. source

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