"She's Like the Wind" is a 1987 song by American actor and singer

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from the soundtrack to the film ''

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''. The song features additional vocals from singer Wendy Fraser. The

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reached number three on the

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and number one on the

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chart.

Production

Swayze and Stacy Widelitz co-wrote the song in 1984. It was originally intended for the soundtrack of ''

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'' and was meant to be about

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' character in the film. However, the song was not used in that film. During production of ''

'' in 1987, Swayze played the demo for producer

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and director

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. They loved it and passed it on to

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and Bob Feiden, the soundtrack's executive producers. It was recorded for the soundtrack in November 1986, with Michael Lloyd producing. The song, like the film in which it was featured, was a success, reaching number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number one on Adult Contemporary, and was a hit around the world. It is still in rotation on radio. The soundtrack album was number one for 18 weeks.9 weeks from December 5, 1987 to January 9, 1988, then 9 weeks from March 12 to May 7, 1988. During his appearance on the August 7, 2020 episode of the podcast ''

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'', actor

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mentions 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.

Music video

The

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in black and white features clips from the movie ''Dirty Dancing.'' The video can be seen on the ''

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'' DVD.

Releases

The song was released commercially on

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in many countries, with a 3-track 12" maxi single and 2-track

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also produced.

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s were a relatively new format, however; a 2 and 3-track 5" CD and Japanese

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were commercially released.

Track listing

Personnel

- Lead vocals *Wendy Fraser - Harmony and co-lead vocals *

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- Drums *Stacy Widelitz -

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synthesizer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Cover versions

Lumidee and Tony Sunshine version

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recording artists

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and

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covered the song for Lumidee's second album, ''

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'' (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

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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.(Posted: March 26, 2007) Elena del Valle
Puerto Rican singer Lumidee launches second album in April 2007
''hispanicmpr.com''. Poyeen Publishing. Retrieved 2010-10-31. 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."

Music video

The

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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

Notes

References

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