Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire

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"Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire (Instrumental)"
Single by David Foster
from the album St. Elmo's Fire and David Foster
Released1985
Recorded1984
GenreInstrumental
Length3:30
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)David Foster
Producer(s)David Foster

"Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire" is the theme from the 1985 film St. Elmo's Fire by David Foster. It was performed in two versions: one as an instrumental by Foster (released as a single) and another with lyrics added and performed as a duet by Amy Holland and Donny Gerrard, subtitled "For Just a Moment".

Release[edit]

Released as a single in the United States, the instrumental version of the theme reached No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 3 on the Adult Contemporary chart. It eventually saw regular airplay on Smooth Jazz radio stations as well.

Personnel[edit]

Chart performance[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Weekly chart performance for "Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire"
Chart (1985-1986) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[1] 22
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 15
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[3] 3

Year-end charts[edit]

Year-end chart performance for "Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire"
Chart (1986) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[1] 96

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Top 100 Singles for 1986". Kent Music Report. No. 650. December 1986. Retrieved January 24, 2023 – via Imgur.
  2. ^ "David Foster Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "David Foster Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.