The Heat Is On (Glenn Frey song)

"The Heat Is On"
Single by Glenn Frey
from the album Beverly Hills Cop: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
B-side"Shoot Out" by Harold Faltermeyer
ReleasedDecember 1984 (U.S.)
Genre
Length
  • 3:45 (7-inch and album)
  • 5:51 (12-inch)
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)
  • Harold Faltermeyer
  • Keith Forsey
Producer(s)
  • Harold Faltermeyer
  • Keith Forsey
Glenn Frey singles chronology
"Sexy Girl"
(1984) 		"The Heat Is On"
(1984) 		"Smuggler's Blues"
(1984)

"The Heat Is On" is a 1984 song by Glenn Frey and it was taken from the 1984 movie soundtrack Beverly Hills Cop. It went to number 2 in Australia, Norway and the United States, number 4 in Germany, number 5 in Sweden and Switzerland, number 8 in Canada, number 12 in the United Kingdom, number 19 in the Netherlands, number 22 in New Zealand, number 27 in Austria and Belgium and number 47 in France. It also became a theme song to NBA team Miami Heat.

Track listing

7" single
No. Title Length
1. "The Heat Is On"   3:45
2. "Shoot Out"   2:44
Total length:
 06:29
12" single
No. TitleRemixer Length
1. "The Heat Is On (extended version)"    6:04
2. "The Heat Is On (dance version)"  Brian Reeves 5:40
3. "The Heat Is On (dub version)"  Brian Reeves 2:39
Total length:
 14:23

References