Footloose (2011 soundtrack)

Footloose: Music from the Motion Picture
Soundtrack album by various artists
Released	September 27, 2011
Recorded	2011
Genre	Pop rock, Hip hop, country
Length	44:14
Label	Atlantic Warner Music Nashville
Singles from Footloose: Music from the Motion Picture
"Footloose" Released: November 8, 2011

Footloose: Music from the Motion Picture, the original soundtrack for the 2011 remake of Footloose, was released by Atlantic Records and Warner Music Nashville on September 27, 2011. It includes eight new songs and four remakes of songs from the original film's soundtrack.^[1] "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins was covered by Blake Shelton in a country style for the remake.^[2] The film includes Loggins's original version of the song as well as "Bang Your Head (Metal Health)" by the heavy metal band Quiet Riot and "Let's Hear It for the Boy", which are not on the soundtrack album. A cover of "Almost Paradise", performed by Victoria Justice and Hunter Hayes, was released on September 22, 2011.^[3][4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist	Length
1.	"Footloose"	Kenny Loggins Dean Pitchford	Blake Shelton	3:39
2.	"Where the River Goes"	Zac Brown Wyatt Durrette Drew Pearson Anne Preven	Zac Brown	3:39
3.	"Little Lovin'"	Elisabeth Marius Angelo Petraglia	Lissie	4:30
4.	"Holding Out for a Hero"	Pitchford Jim Steinman	Ella Mae Bowen	5:21
5.	"Let's Hear It for the Boy"	Pitchford Tom Snow	Jana Kramer	4:10
6.	"So Sorry Mama"	Whitney Duncan Gordie Sampson John Shanks	Whitney Duncan	3:43
7.	"Fake I.D."	John Rich Shanks	Big & Rich Gretchen Wilson	3:23
8.	"Almost Paradise"	Eric Carmen Pitchford	Victoria Justice Hunter Hayes	3:37
9.	"Walkin' Blues"	R.L. Burnside	CeeLo Green Kenny Wayne Shepherd	3:48
10.	"Magic in My Home"	Jason Freeman	Jason Freeman[5]	3:13
11.	"Suicide Eyes"	Michael Hobby Jaren Johnston William Satcher	A Thousand Horses	3:00
12.	"Dance the Night Away"	Lavell Crump Christopher Goodman Pitchford Rhashida Stafford Bill Wolfer	David Banner	4:13
Total length:				44:14

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (2011) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 56 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[7] 21 US Billboard 200[8] 14 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[9] 4 US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[10] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2011) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[11] 64 US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[12] 24 Chart (2012) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[13] 42

References

1. Davis, Edward (August 9, 2011). "'Footloose' Soundtrack Features Cee Lo, Smashing Pumpkins & More; Due September 27th". indieWire. Snagfilms. Archived from the original on June 6, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
2. Schillaci, Sophie (September 6, 2011). ""The Voice" coach puts a country spin on Kenny Loggins' original for the upcoming film remake". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on September 21, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
3. Hayes, Hunter [@HunterHayes] (September 22, 2011). "The premiere of my "Almost Paradise" duet w/ @VictoriaJustice from the @FootlooseMovie soundtrack is on @JustJaredJr! http://j.mp/vjhhap" (Tweet). Retrieved August 22, 2022 – via Twitter.
4. Dukes, Billy (September 23, 2011). "Hunter Hayes and Victoria Justice Debut Their New 'Footloose' Duet 'Almost Paradise' - Taste of Country". Taste of Country. Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
5. "Footloose [2011] [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
6. [1] ARIA Report 1151. Retrieved May 19, 2012
7. "Soundtrack Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
8. "Soundtrack Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
9. "Soundtrack Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
10. "Soundtrack Chart History (Soundtrack Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
11. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
12. "Soundtracks – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
13. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2021.