Get Outta Town
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UK cover of "Get Outta Town"
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| Single by Dan Hartman | ||||
| from the album Fletch (film soundtrack) | ||||
| Released | May 1985 (American release) November 1985 (UK release) |
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| Format | 7", 12" | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 4:11 | |||
| Label | MCA Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dan Hartman, Charlie Midnight | |||
| Producer(s) | Dan Hartman, Richard Landis | |||
| Dan Hartman singles chronology | ||||
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European cover of "Get Outta Town"
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"Get Outta Town" (a.k.a. "Fletch, Get Outta Town") is a song by American musician-singer-songwriter Dan Hartman, released as a single in 1985 from the original motion picture soundtrack for the film Fletch. It was written by Hartman and Charlie Midnight, and was produced by Hartman and Richard Landis.
After Hartman's international success with "I Can Dream About You", along with the same-titled album released in 1984, it seemed that Hartman would continue gaining hit singles, especially after the album spawned another two American Top 40 singles "We Are the Young" and "Second Nature". However, when "Get Outta Town" was released, the single failed to make an impact in America or Europe. It was not a major success in the UK either, although it did manage to enter the Top 100 at #99 for a single week (16 November 1985). This was despite a UK re-issue of "I Can Dream About You" entering the Top 10 only a month before. Hartman wouldn't make another appearance in the UK charts as a solo artist again until 1995 with "Keep the Fire Burnin'".
As a song from the Fletch film soundtrack, Hartman would also contribute another song to the soundtrack, "Name of the Game". This was a song taken from the I Can Dream About You album, where it was the album's third single, though it was a commercial failure.
The song was released on 7" and 12" vinyl via MCA Records in Europe, including the UK, Germany and Italy. It was also released on 7" vinyl in America. The sleeve titled the song as "Get Outta Town" whereas the vinyl itself would title the track as "Fletch, Get Outta Town". The American, German and Italian 7" vinyl release featured an instrumental version of "Get Outta Town" as the exclusive B-Side. The UK 7" vinyl release did not feature this B-Side, but "I Can Dream About You (M&M Edit)" instead, a remix of Hartman's 1984/85 hit song, by John Morales for M&M Productions. This remix was new and exclusive to the single.
The European 12" vinyl release featured three tracks, with the main track being an "Extended Dance Mix" of "Get Outta Town". The other two tracks is the "7" Version" and a "Dub Version". Both the "Extended Dance Mix" and "Dub Version" was remixed by Chris Lord-Alge. The UK 12" vinyl release featured four tracks in total. The first two being the "Extended Mix" and an "Extended Dub" of "Get Outta Town". The "Extended Dub" was the same as the "Dub Version" was appeared on the European 12" vinyl, and was not extended. The other two tracks were remixes; "I Can Dream About You (M&M Extended Mix)" and "I Can Dream About You (M&M Dub)" - again remixed by Morales. A 12" vinyl promo was issued in the UK, featuring a stickered white label, with one side is blue and the other yellow.
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