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The Secret of My Success (song)

The Secret of My Success is a song performed by Night Ranger from their album Big Life as well as on the soundtrack to the 1987 comedy film, The Secret of My Success.

"The Secret of My Success"
Single by Night Ranger
from the album Big Life and The Secret of My Success Soundtrack
B-side"Carry On"
ReleasedMarch 1987
GenreHard rock, glam metal
Length4:26
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)David Foster
Night Ranger singles chronology
"Goodbye"
(1985) 		"The Secret of My Success"
(1987) 		"Hearts Away"
(1987)

The star of the film, Michael J. Fox, was the person to request the band to write and record the song. It reached No. 12 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and No. 64 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the U.S. The song was nominated for the Golden Globe Award in the category of Best Original Song in 1988, but lost to "(I've Had) The Time of My Life," the central theme of Dirty Dancing, played by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes.[1] The video for the song featured Vince Neil, Tommy Lee and "Weird Al" Yankovic acting as a horn section.[2]

Personnel

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Band members

Additional musicians

Charts

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Chart (1987) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 64
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[4] 12

References

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  1. ^ "Golden Globes, USA (1988)". IMDb. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "How Motley Crue and Weird Al Ended Up in a Night Ranger Video". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "Night Ranger Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  4. ^ "Night Ranger Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
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