"Crockett's Theme" is an instrumental song written for the hit

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series ''

Miami Vice ''Miami Vice'' is an American crime drama television series created by Anthony Yerkovich and produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series stars Don Johnson as James "Sonny" Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs, two M ...

''. The surname Crockett refers to

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's character,

James "Sonny" Crockett Detective James "Sonny" Crockett is a fictional character in the NBC television series ''Miami Vice''. Crockett was originally portrayed by Don Johnson in the television series from 1984 to 1990, and later by Colin Farrell in the feature film in ...

. The initial version of the theme first appeared in the episode " Calderone's Return: Part 1 – The Hit List", which aired on October 19, 1984. The song was composed by Jan Hammer and appears on the album '' Miami Vice II'', the second volume of music from the television show. It also appeared on Jan Hammer's 1987 album '' Escape from Television''.

Chart performance

The song was a hit in western Europe, reaching number one in Belgium and the Netherlands, for two and four weeks respectively. It peaked at number two in both Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Sales and certifications

Later uses

Between 1991 and 1994, the song was featured in a series of adverts for NatWest in the United Kingdom. It was subsequently re-released as a single in May 1991 in the United Kingdom as an

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with Hammer's theme tune for '' Chancer''. It reached number 47 in the

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. In 2002, "Crockett's Theme" was featured in the soundtrack of video game '' Grand Theft Auto: Vice City'' (as a part of ''Emotion 98.3'' in-game radio station), itself heavily based on ''Miami Vice''.

References

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