"Moonlighting" is the theme song to the

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comedy-crime drama of the same name, which ran from 1985 to 1989 and starred

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and

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. The theme song was performed by Al Jarreau, who wrote the song with

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; it was produced by Nile Rodgers. 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

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Charts

Awards

*In

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the song earned two

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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