Beverly Hills Cop (soundtrack)

Beverly Hills Cop
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released April 8, 1985 (1985-04-08)
Length 38:58
Label MCA Records
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Beverly Hills Cop is the soundtrack to the 1984 action comedy film Beverly Hills Cop. It was released on MCA Records, successor-in-interest to Paramount's old record division, the Famous Music Group (specifically Paramount Records). The soundtrack was mastered by Greg Fulginiti and features various artists plus electronic style music. The instrumental title tune, "Axel F" by Harold Faltermeyer, became a worldwide hit single and has since been covered by numerous artists. "The Heat Is On" by Glenn Frey was also a big international hit.

The soundtrack won a Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media in 1986.[2] It hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 album chart in July 1985.

Track listing

  1. "New Attitude" by Patti LaBelle
  2. "Don't Get Stopped in Beverly Hills" by Shalamar
  3. "Do You Really (Want My Love?)" by Junior
  4. "Emergency" by Rockie Robbins
  5. "Neutron Dance" by Pointer Sisters
  6. "The Heat Is On" by Glenn Frey
  7. "Gratitude" by Danny Elfman
  8. "Stir It Up" by Patti LaBelle
  9. "Rock 'N Roll Me Again" by The System
  10. "Axel F" by Harold Faltermeyer

Charts

Chart Position
UK Albums Chart[3] 24
US Billboard 200 1

References

Preceded by
Around the World in a Day by Prince and the Revolution
Billboard 200 number-one album
June 22 - July 5, 1985
Succeeded by
No Jacket Required by Phil Collins


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