"Romancing the Stone" is a song written, recorded and produced by

Eddy Grant Edmond Montague Grant (born 5 March 1948) is a Guyanese-British singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, known for his genre-blending sound; his music has blended elements of pop, British rock, soul, funk, reggae, electronic music, Afr ...

, who released it from his 1984 album '' Going for Broke.'' It was intended for the 1984 feature film of the same name, and announced by

Casey Kasem Kemal Amin "Casey" Kasem (April 27, 1932 – June 15, 2014) was an American disc jockey, actor, and radio personality, who created and hosted several radio countdown programs, notably '' American Top 40''. He was the first actor to voice Nor ...

on the 30 June 1984 edition of ''

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'' as the title song to the movie, but ultimately was used only briefly in the film. Clips from the film appeared in at least one official music video for the song, and the song is mentioned in the film's closing credits. In the United States, the song reached number 26 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 22 on ''Cash Box'' during the summer of that year. It was a much bigger hit in Canada, where it reached number seven. It was also a hit internationally, narrowly missing the Top 40 in Germany and the UK, but reaching number 28 in New Zealand. "Romancing the Stone" was a hit on two other US charts. On the soul chart it went to No. 68, and on the dance charts, it peaked at No. 12.

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