Romancing the Stone (song)

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"'''Romancing the Stone'''" is a song written, recorded and produced by [[Eddy Grant]], who released it from his 1984 album ''[[Going for Broke (album)|Going for Broke]].'' It was intended for the [[Romancing the Stone|1984 feature film of the same name]], and announced by [[Casey Kasem]] on the 30 June 1984 edition of ''[[American Top 40]]'' as the title song to the movie, but ultimately was used only briefly in the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wfgr.com/romancing-the-stone-by-eddy-grant-classic-hit-or-miss/|publisher=[[WFGR]]|title=ROMANCING THE STONE BY EDDY GRANT – CLASSIC HIT OR MISS|author=Hendricks, Matt|date=July 8, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite video|title=Romancing the Stone|publisher=[[YouTube]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQHRizks1sQ}}</ref> 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.

"'''Romancing the Stone'''" is a song written, recorded and produced by [[Eddy Grant]], who released it from his 1984 album ''[[Going for Broke (album)|Going for Broke]].'' It was intended for the [[Romancing the Stone|1984 feature film of the same name]], and announced by [[Casey Kasem]] on the 30 June 1984 edition of ''[[American Top 40]]'' as the title song to the movie, but ultimately was used only briefly in the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wfgr.com/romancing-the-stone-by-eddy-grant-classic-hit-or-miss/|publisher=[[WFGR]]|title=ROMANCING THE STONE BY EDDY GRANT – CLASSIC HIT OR MISS|author=Hendricks, Matt|date=July 8, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite video|title=Romancing the Stone|publisher=[[YouTube]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQHRizks1sQ}}</ref> Clips from the film appeared in at least one official music video for the song, which is also 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.<ref>[http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=4134& ''RPM'' Top Singles, September 1, 1984]</ref> It was also a hit internationally, narrowly missing the Top 40 in Germany and the UK, but reaching number 28 in New Zealand.

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 bigger hit in Canada, where it reached number seven.<ref>[http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=4134& ''RPM'' Top Singles, September 1, 1984]</ref> 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,<ref>{{cite book|first= Joel |last= Whitburn |author-link= Joel Whitburn |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004 |year= 2004 |publisher= Record Research |page= 235}}</ref> and on the dance charts, it peaked at No. 12.<ref>{{cite book|first= Joel |last= Whitburn |author-link= Joel Whitburn |title= Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003 |year= 2004 |publisher= Record Research |page= 113}}</ref>

"Romancing the Stone" was a hit on two other US charts. On the soul chart it went to No. 68,<ref>{{cite book|first= Joel |last= Whitburn |author-link= Joel Whitburn |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004 |year= 2004 |publisher= Record Research |page= 235}}</ref> and on the dance charts, it peaked at No. 12.<ref>{{cite book|first= Joel |last= Whitburn |author-link= Joel Whitburn |title= Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003 |year= 2004 |publisher= Record Research |page= 113}}</ref>