Sister Christian - wikipedia Sister Christian `` Sister Christian '' Single by Night Ranger from the album Midnight Madness B - side `` Chippin ' Away '' Released June 1984 Recorded Genre Rock, hard rock Length 5 : 02 ( album ) 4 : 14 ( 7 '' single ) Label MCA Songwriter ( s ) Kelly Keagy Producer ( s ) Pat Glasser Night Ranger singles chronology `` ( You Can Still ) Rock in America '' ( 1983 ) `` Sister Christian '' ( 1984 ) `` When You Close Your Eyes '' ( 1984 ) `` ( You Can Still ) Rock in America '' ( 1983 ) `` Sister Christian '' ( 1984 ) `` When You Close Your Eyes '' ( 1984 ) `` Sister Christian '' is a power ballad by the American hard rock band Night Ranger. It was released in March 1984 as the second single from their album Midnight Madness. It was ranked number 32 on VH1 's 100 Greatest Songs of the 1980s. It was written and sung by the band 's drummer, Kelly Keagy, for his sister. It was the band 's biggest hit, peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, and staying on the charts for 24 weeks. It also reached number - one in Canada. The song was also featured in Louie ( season 3 episode 6 ), Friday the 13th, Grand Theft Auto : Vice City, Saints Row 2, Parks and Recreation, The Goldbergs, American Dad !, Boogie Nights, Rock Band 3 and Superstar. Contents 1 Origin and meaning 2 Differences between album version and 7 '' single version 3 Music video 4 Other versions 5 Chart performance 6 In popular culture 7 References 8 External links Origin and meaning The song is about Keagy 's little sister, Christy. Keagy wrote the song at his apartment, near Divisadero and California streets in San Francisco, after he had just returned from a visit to his hometown of Eugene, Oregon. He had been struck at how fast his teenaged sister, 10 years younger than he was, was growing up. `` After we started playing it a lot, Jack turned to me and said, ' What exactly are you saying ? ' '' Keagy recalled. `` He thought the words were Sister Christian, instead of Sister Christy, so it just stuck. '' The lyric, `` You 're motoring. What 's your price for flight ? In finding Mr. Right ? '' is the subject of much debate. The band stated in a VH - 1 Behind the Music interview that the term `` motoring '' was synonymous with the term `` cruising. '' Differences between album version and 7 '' single version On the single version, part of the second chorus is omitted. More specifically, the words `` You 've got him in your sight. And driving through the night, '' are omitted from the single version. The third chorus is repeated once on the album version, but not on the single. Music video The music video ( which uses the shorter single version ) was filmed in San Rafael High School. Other versions A newly recorded acoustic version of the song was produced for the band 's ninth album, Hole in the Sun. A medley at the beginning of the movie Rock of Ages starts with a cover of this song. Glee covered the song in its Season Four premiere episode, `` The New Rachel. '' It was sung by junior student Brody Weston ( portrayed by Dean Geyer ) in the co-ed bathrooms of NYADA. Foster Farms covered the song with singing chickens. Jensen Ackles covered the song at VegasCon 2015 Salute to Supernatural Las Vegas 2015, with the band Louden Swain, and Rob Benedict. Chart performance Chart ( 1984 - 1985 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) 99 Canada ( RPM ) Germany ( Media Control Charts ) 67 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 5 U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks In popular culture On ESPN 's NFL Primetime, Chris Berman called former running back Bob Christian Bob `` Sister '' Christian. In the video game Grand Theft Auto : Vice City, the song was played on Emotion 98.3, which was one of the radio stations in the game. In an episode of Parks and Recreation from 2014, Yo La Tengo dressed as Indiana basketball coach Bob Knight and performed `` Sister Christian '' as the ' Bobby Knight Rangers '. The song appears multiple times in American Dad !, and most famously in the climatic drug deal scene from Paul Thomas Anderson 's Boogie Nights. The song is briefly featured in the 2009 film Friday the 13th. References Jump up ^ Carra, Mallory ( August 12, 2014 ). `` Revisiting Robin Williams ' Brilliant `` Louie '' Scene ``. whosay.com. Retrieved November 26, 2017. Jump up ^ Boogie Nights Sister Christian Scene - YouTube Jump up ^ `` Sister Christian - Night Ranger ''. Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2011. ^ Jump up to : Jones, Carolyn ( 2005 - 11 - 11 ). `` Night Rangers revisit ' Sister Christian ' and San Rafael ''. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008 - 05 - 09. Specifically, the song is about Keagy 's little sister, Christy. Keagy wrote the song at his apartment, near Divisadero and California streets in San Francisco, after he had just returned from a visit to his hometown in rural Oregon. He had been struck at how fast his teenage sister, 10 years younger than he was, was growing up. Jump up ^ `` VH1 -- True Spin : Our Lips Are Sealed, Sister Christian, And More ''. Retrieved 2008 - 05 - 08. Jump up ^ Video on YouTube Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 2012 - 07 - 14. Retrieved 2011 - 10 - 24. Jump up ^ http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/ad-day-foster-farms-chicken-doesnt-just-taste-good-it-also-sings-hits-80s-152792 Jump up ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5tYnJTDaAI Jump up ^ http://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/Jensen-Ackles-Singing-Sister-Christian-Video-37094733 Jump up ^ Canadian peak Archived 2015 - 06 - 17 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ German peak Movie Superstar ( 1999 ) - Soundtrack External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Night Ranger Jack Blades Brad Gillis Kelly Keagy Eric Levy Keri Kelli Alan Fitzgerald Jeff Watson Jesse Bradman Gary Moon David Zaijcek ( Zajicek ) Michael Lardie Reb Beach Christian Matthew Cullen Joel Hoekstra Brandon Ethridge Fred Coury Deen Castronovo Studio albums Dawn Patrol ( 1982 ) Midnight Madness ( 1983 ) Seven Wishes ( 1985 ) Big Life ( 1987 ) Man in Motion ( 1988 ) Feeding off the Mojo ( 1995 ) Neverland ( 1997 ) Seven ( 1998 ) Hole in the Sun ( 2008 ) Somewhere in California ( 2011 ) High Road ( 2014 ) Live albums Live in Japan ( 1990 ) Rock in Japan ' 97 ( Japanese release ) ( 1997 ) Rock Breakout Years : 1984 ( live ) ( 2005 ) The Best of Night Ranger Live ( 2006 ) Night Ranger Live ( 2007 ) Extended Versions ( live ) ( 2007 ) Compilations Greatest Hits ( 1989 ) Rock Masterpiece Collection ( 1998 ) Keep Rockin ' : Best Selection ' 97 -- ' 98 ( 1998 ) The Millennium Collection ( 2000 ) Hits, Acoustic & Rarities ( 2005 ) Best of Night Ranger Live ( 2005 ) Singles `` Do n't Tell Me You Love Me '' ( 1983 ) `` Sing Me Away '' ( 1983 ) `` ( You Can Still ) Rock in America '' ( 1983 ) `` Sister Christian '' ( 1984 ) `` When You Close Your Eyes '' ( 1984 ) `` Sentimental Street '' ( 1985 ) `` Four in the Morning ( I Ca n't Take Anymore ) '' ( 1985 ) `` Goodbye '' ( 1985 ) `` The Secret of My Success '' ( 1987 ) `` Hearts Away '' ( 1987 ) `` I Did It for Love '' ( 1988 ) `` ( Do n't Start Thinking ) I 'm Alone Tonight '' ( 1988 ) Book : Night Ranger Jump up ^ IMDB.com Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sister_Christian&oldid=842068098 '' Categories : 1983 songs 1984 singles 1980s ballads Night Ranger songs Hard rock ballads RPM Top Singles number - one singles MCA Records singles Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Articles with hAudio microformats All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from December 2011 Articles with unsourced statements from January 2016 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 20 May 2018, at 00 : 52. 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Question: what movie is the song sister christian in
Answer: Friday the 13th