258:, which received its theatrical release in the US on 13 November 1987. With the film's upcoming theatrical release in the UK on 23 September 1988, "Restless Heart" was released as a single from the soundtrack. Parr had hoped "Restless Heart" would re-establish him as a chart act in the UK and allow him to go on tour there, but the song failed to enter the
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praised it as a "powerful movie anthem" and believed it to be "far better" than "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)". He added, "This release has cut away the bland gristle from
American rock to cook up a rare fillet that deserves full Radio One airplay." Barry Young of
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in 1988, "The lyrics originally went 'Would you bet your life on a running man?', but decided it was too close to the film and too downbeat. And they'd got paranoid about the title. Instead, the new version tells the story of what happens when the film finishes."
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Faltermeyer wrote and recorded "Restless Heart" in three days. The pair had previously intended to collaborate on a music project for an unspecified television series, but Parr was unavailable at the time.
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included the song in his list of "Ten
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soundtrack. The song originally used the same title as the film and had a different set of lyrics, but this was changed at the request of the film's producers. Parr told
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gave the single a one out of five star rating and wrote, "Terribly dramatic, with Parr straining to shout out his feelings of deep desire." In 2014, Stephen
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Mayo, Simon (14 September 1988). "Big Bam Boo! Here's a success! - Parr for the Course".
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will lust upon this with tongues lolling frantically." Andrew Hirst of the
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were also added to the video. Speaking of the video, Parr told the
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and I really do appear to be in the film. I'm very proud of it."
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John Parr - lead vocals, guitar, producer of "Crystal Eye"
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On its release as a single in the UK, Phil
Wilding of
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Hirst, Andrew (15 October 1988). "Reviews: Singles".
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felt "Restless Heart" did not match Parr's 1985 hit "
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would later be included on Parr's third studio album
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16:1988 single by John Parr
344:"Restless Heart" - 4:20
167:"Don't Worry 'Bout Me"
817:Blame It on the Radio
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360:"Crystal Eye" - 3:25
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847:Categories
796:Two Hearts
749:Under Parr
594:2013-07-13
558:2013-07-13
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229:Background
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590:. YouTube
384:Personnel
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308:Radio One
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