"Moonlighting" is the theme song to the
ABC comedy-crime drama of the same name, which ran from 1985 to 1989 and starred
Bruce Willis
Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is a retired American actor. He achieved fame with a leading role on the comedy-drama series '' Moonlighting'' (1985–1989) and appeared in over a hundred films, gaining recognition as an action hero ...
and
Cybill Shepherd. The theme song was performed by
Al Jarreau, who wrote the song with
Lee Holdridge; it was produced by
Nile Rodgers
Nile Gregory Rodgers Jr. (born September 19, 1952) is an American musician, record producer and composer. The co-founder of Chic, Rodgers has written, produced, and performed on records that have sold more than 500 million albums and 75 million ...
. The song was included on the
soundtrack album for the series.
The theme from "Moonlighting" was released as a single in 1987, where it reached number 23 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 and spent one week at number one on the
Adult Contemporary chart
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.
Charts
Awards
*In
1988 the song earned two
Grammy Award
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nominations for
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male and for
Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television.
Track listing
# Moonlighting "Theme" (Extended Remix) - Al Jarreau, Lee Holdridge - 4:17
# Moonlighting "Theme" (7" Version) - Al Jarreau, Lee Holdridge - 3:01
# Golden Girl - Jimmy Felber - 5:50
References
{{Al Jarreau
1987 singles
Comedy television theme songs
Al Jarreau songs
Songs with music by Lee Holdridge
Song recordings produced by Nile Rodgers