Let's Hear It for the Boy (song)

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"Let's Hear It for the Boy"
Single by Deniece Williams
from the album Footloose and Let's Hear It for the Boy
Released February 14, 1984
Format 7", 12"
Recorded 1983
Genre
Length 4:21
Label Columbia
Writer(s) Tom Snow, Dean Pitchford
Producer(s) George Duke
Deniece Williams singles chronology
"Love Won't Let Me Wait"
(1984)		 "Let's Hear It for the Boy"
(1984)		 "Next Love"
(1984)

"Let's Hear It for the Boy" was the second number-one song for Deniece Williams and appeared on the soundtrack to the feature film Footloose. It climbed to number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on May 26, 1984, as well as number one on the dance and R&B charts,[2][3] and peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song, and was certified platinum in the US, gold in Canada and silver in the UK by the RIAA, Music Canada and the British Phonographic Industry respectively.[4][5][6] The music video for the song was released in mid-April 1984.[7] The tune features background vocals from George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam, who would go on to form the duo Boy Meets Girl.

Charts

Chart (1984) Peak
position
Swiss Singles Chart 19
German Singles Chart 10
UK Singles Chart 2
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 1
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 1

Video clip

There is an official videoclip of this song, featuring Willians along with several young men, being one of them the singer Aaron Lohr as the young boy who is the first person to appear on the movie.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-singles-of-1984-pops-greatest-year-20140917/deniece-williams-lets-hear-it-for-the-boy-20140917
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  4. ↑ British Phonographic Industry certification for Let's Hear It for the Boy
  5. ↑ RIAA certification for Let's Hear It for the Boy
  6. ↑ Music Canada certification for Let's Hear It for the Boy
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Preceded by Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
May 19, 1984		 Succeeded by
"Land of Hunger" by Earons
Preceded by Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
May 26, 1984 – June 8, 1984		 Succeeded by
"Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper
Preceded by Billboard Hot Black Singles number-one single
June 2, 1984 – June 16, 1984		 Succeeded by
"Lovelite" by O'Bryan
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