She's Like the Wind
1987 single by Patrick Swayze featuring Wendy Fraser
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"She's Like the Wind" is a 1987 song by American actor and singer Patrick Swayze from the soundtrack to the film Dirty Dancing. The song features additional vocals from singer Wendy Fraser.
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| Single by Patrick Swayze featuring Wendy Fraser | ||||
| from the album Dirty Dancing: Original Soundtrack from the Vestron Motion Picture | ||||
| B-side | "Stay" (performed by Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs) | |||
| Released | December 1987[1] | |||
| Recorded | November 1986 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock[2] | |||
| Length | 3:56 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
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| Producer | Michael Lloyd | |||
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Background
Swayze and Stacy Widelitz co-wrote the song in 1984. During production of Dirty Dancing in 1987, Swayze played the demo for producer Linda Gottlieb and director Emile Ardolino. They loved it and passed it on to Jimmy Ienner and Bob Feiden, the soundtrack's executive producers.[3] It was recorded for the soundtrack in November 1986, with Michael Lloyd producing.
During his appearance on the August 7, 2020, episode of the podcast The Joe Rogan Experience, actor Rob Lowe mentioned that Swayze tried to shop the song to the producers of Lowe's 1986 film, Youngblood, for inclusion on its soundtrack but the song was rejected.[4]
Chart performance
In the US, the song went to No. 1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart [5] , No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 [6] and No. 2 on Cashbox Top 100 [7]. Worldwide, it became a top-10 hit in nine other countries.
Music video
The music video in black and white features clips from the film Dirty Dancing. The video can be seen on the Ultimate Dirty Dancing DVD.
Releases
The song was released commercially on 7" vinyl in many countries, with a 3-track 12" maxi single and 2-track cassette also produced. CD singles were a relatively new format. A 2- and 3-track 5" CD and Japanese mini CD single were commercially released.
Track listings
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "She's Like the Wind" | P. Swayze, S. Widelitz | 3:49 |
| 2. | "Stay" | Maurice Williams | 1:34 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "She's Like the Wind" | P. Swayze, S. Widelitz | 3:49 |
| 2. | "Stay" | Maurice Williams | 1:34 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "She's Like the Wind" | P. Swayze, S. Widelitz | 3:49 |
| 2. | "Stay" | Maurice Williams | 1:34 |
Personnel
- Patrick Swayze – lead vocals
- Wendy Fraser – harmony and co-lead vocals
- Laurence Juber – guitar[8][9]
- Gary Herbig – saxophone[10]
- Dennis Belfield – bass[11]
- Paul Leim – drums[9][11]
- Stacy Widelitz – Oberheim OB-8 synthesizer[11]
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[37] | Gold | 45,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[38] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
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Lumidee and Tony Sunshine version
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| Single by Lumidee featuring Tony Sunshine | ||||
| from the album Unexpected | ||||
| Released | January 13, 2007 | |||
| Label | TVT | |||
| Producers | J. Marty, T.C. Love | |||
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American recording artists Lumidee and Tony Sunshine covered the song for Lumidee's second album, Unexpected (2007). It was released as the lead single from Unexpected in the US and Europe on April 3, 2007.
Background
According to Lumidee, the idea to record a remake of Patrick Swayze's 1987 song "She's Like the Wind" was inspired by her European label when she recommended a collaboration with recording artist Tony Sunshine.[39] She also said, "We'd been talking about working together but hadn't been able to. But he loved the idea of doing something with this song."[40]
Music video
The music video for this version was directed by Dayo.[41]
Track listing
- "She's Like the Wind" (radio edit) – 4:17
- "She's Like the Wind" (Spanglish version) – 3:53
- "She's Like the Wind" (instrumental) – 4:18
- "She's Like the Wind" (a cappella) – 4:15
Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[42] | 14 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[43] | 22 |
| Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[44] | 29 |
| Denmark (Tracklisten)[45] | 6 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[46] | 43 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[47] | 75 |
| US Latin Rhythm Airplay (Billboard)[48] | 30 |
| US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[49] | 18 |
| US Rhythmic Airplay (Billboard)[50] | 23 |