Ben Hogwood of musicOMH was favorable of the song, saying that "Flashdance" has given Deep Dish "a huge worldwide club hit, its full-bodied hook picked up by many a DJ". Hogwood named it the most commercial track on the album, which according to him "loosely follows the lead of its predecessor, teaming moody instrumentals with club based vocal tracks".
Chart performance
For the chart issue dated 9 October 2004, "Flashdance" debuted at number three on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Deep Dish's first and to-date only single to reach the top ten. It was the second-highest entry for that week, behind I Hope You Dance by Ronan Keating. "Flashdance" peaked at number 14 on the Australian Singles Chart and was certified Gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association, denoting shipments of 35,000 copies.
Flashdance is a 1983 American romanticdrama film directed by Adrian Lyne. It was the first collaboration of producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer and the presentation of some sequences in the style of music videos was an influence on other 1980s films, including Top Gun (1986), Simpson and Bruckheimer's most famous production. Flashdance opened to negative reviews by professional critics, but was a surprise box office success, becoming the third highest grossing film of 1983 in the United States. It had a worldwide box-office gross of more than $100 million. Its soundtrack spawned several hit songs, among them "Maniac" performed by Michael Sembello and the Academy Award–winning "Flashdance... What a Feeling", performed by Irene Cara, which was written for the film.
Plot
Alexandra "Alex" Owens (Jennifer Beals) is an eighteen-year-old welder at a steel mill in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who lives with her dog Grunt in a converted warehouse. Although she aspires to become a professional dancer, she has no formal education, and works as an exotic dancer by night at Mawby's, a neighborhood bar and grill which hosts a nightly cabaret.
The film's three singles feature on the album. Two of these singles, "Flashdance...What a Feeling" by Irene Cara and "Maniac" by Michael Sembello, peaked at #1 in the U.S.Billboard Hot 100. The track "Romeo" by Donna Summer was released as a promo video to MTV prior to the film's release, composed only of outtakes from the film. However, the song was not released to radio as Summer was on the verge of releasing her 1983 album She Works Hard for the Money, and the title track was already becoming a major hit. ("She Works Hard for the Money" was actually in the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 consecutively with both "Flashdance...What a Feeling" and "Maniac".)
The song was the #3 single of the year in 1983 on the Billboard year-end chart. In 2008, the song was ranked at #26 on Billboard's All Time Top 100, which commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Billboard Hot 100.
A song is a single (and often standalone) work of music intended to be sung by the human voice with distinct and fixed pitches and patterns using sound and silence and a variety of forms that often include the repetition of sections. Written words created specifically for music or for which music is specifically created, are called lyrics. If a pre-existing poem is set to composed music in classical music it is an art song. Songs that are sung on repeated pitches without distinct contours and patterns that rise and fall are called chants. Songs in a simple style that are learned informally are often referred to as folk songs. Songs that are composed for professional singers are called popular songs. These songs, which have broad appeal, are often composed by professional songwriters, composers and lyricists. Art songs are composed by trained classical composers for concert performances. Songs are performed live and recorded. Songs may also appear in plays, musical theatre, stage shows of any form, and within operas.
Song's main focus was on leisure traffic between the northeastern United States and Florida, a market where it competed with JetBlue Airways. It also operated flights between Florida and the West Coast, and from the Northeast to the west coast.
Song's aircraft were fitted with leather seats and free personal entertainment systems at every seat, with audio MP3 programmable selections, trivia games that could be played against other passengers, a flight tracker, and satellite television (provided by the DISH Network). Song offered free beverages, but charged for meals and liquor. Both brand-name snack boxes and healthy organic meals were offered. The flight safety instructions were sung or otherwise artistically interpreted, depending on the cabin crew. In addition to crew uniforms designed by Kate Spade, customized cocktails created by nightlife impresario Rande Gerber and an in-flight exercise program designed by New York City fitness guru David Barton, the airline created its own distinct mark in the industry. The Song brand was placed on more than 200 flights a day which carried over ten million passengers.
If you know these acts, reading their names has probably started a song playing in your head ... Sembello played with Stevie Wonder and wrote songs for Michael Jackson prior to co-writing and recording this hit single for the film Flashdance.
She performed the rest of the song underneath a Flashdance-inspired, waterfall stage to close her set with a grand finale ... Halfway through the song, she changed into a woven bodysuit with sexy cutouts ...
After two divorces and an eating disorder, MarleneFlowers knew a change was needed ...Once the flexing was over, she then performed a one-minute posing routine to the theme song from Flashdance, one of her favourite films.
In 2021, at 64 years old, MarleneFlowers entered her first bodybuilding competition ...Once the flexing was over, she then performed a one-minute posing routine to the theme song from Flashdance, one of her favourite films ... That was my wake-up call.” ... .
She also contributed songs to motion picture and television soundtracks, including the Grammy and Academy Award-winning Flashdance soundtrack (1983), and the Ghostbusters soundtrack (1984).
The song contains the refrain, " Nobody likes you when you're 23 ... ("...Remember my name, fame / I'm gonna live forever/ I'm gonna learn how to fly, high...") IRENE Cara also co-wrote and sang the song "Flashdance...
In 1983, it was on heavy rotation on an exciting new channel called MTV, a gift for the song ... I was awe-struck when given the song ... As for the awards, Irene Cara beat me in the BestPopVocalPerformance, female category with her song Flashdance .
Pick of the week. Barbie...View image in fullscreen ... Photograph ... Photograph ... Herbert Ross’s 1984 drama is part of an era of films (Flashdance, Top Gun) that were musicals in all but name – without the oddity of people randomly bursting into song ... Share ... .
...Miami for AdWeek when Braff asked Faison to come down to the hotel pool, where he pitched the line, “What a feeling I have WiFi now!” to the song “FlashdanceWhat a Feeling.”.
In one powerful section of the book, the author dissects the lyrics of iconic songs such as “FlashdanceWhat a Feeling” and “I’ve Had the Time of My Life” to reveal profound spiritual truths.
