The Power of Love ( Huey Lewis and the News song ) - Wikipedia The Power of Love ( Huey Lewis and the News song ) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( January 2013 ) `` The Power of Love '' Artwork for U.S. and continental European releases Single by Huey Lewis and the News from the album Back to the Future : Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack and Fore ! ( European and Japanese edition ) B - side `` Bad Is Bad '' Released June 1985 Format 7 - inch, 12 - inch Recorded May 30, 1985 Genre Pop rock, blue - eyed soul Length 3 : 53 Label Chrysalis Songwriter ( s ) Huey Lewis, Chris Hayes, Johnny Colla Producer ( s ) Huey Lewis and the News Huey Lewis and the News singles chronology `` Walking on a Thin Line '' ( 1984 ) `` The Power of Love '' ( 1985 ) `` Stuck with You '' ( 1986 ) `` Walking on a Thin Line '' ( 1984 ) `` The Power of Love '' ( 1985 ) `` Stuck with You '' ( 1986 ) `` The Power of Love '' is a 1985 single by Huey Lewis and the News, written for and featured in the 1985 blockbuster film Back to the Future which stars Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd. It gave the band their first number - one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and their second number - one hit on the U.S. Top Rock Tracks chart and was a top ten hit on the UK Singles Chart, where it appeared on UK editions of the band 's fourth studio album, Fore !. The song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 58th Academy Awards but lost to Lionel Richie 's `` Say You, Say Me ''. Contents 1 Use in Back to the Future 2 Track listings 3 Charts and certifications 3.1 Weekly charts 3.2 Year - end charts 3.3 Certifications 4 Cover versions 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Use in Back to the Future The song appears early in Back to the Future as Marty McFly ( Michael J. Fox ) skateboards to school. Later in the film, McFly and his band play a hard rock version of the song for a Battle of the Bands audition ( at which a character played by Huey Lewis himself is judging and tells Marty 's group that they are `` just too darn loud '' ) and later when Marty returns to his neighborhood. In the sequel, Back to the Future Part II, the 2015 version of Marty attempts to play the song on his guitar just after being fired but ends up playing it very poorly due to his damaged hand from his 1985 accident with a Rolls - Royce. Finally, it can be briefly heard playing in the car where Needles and his buddies are driving when Needles challenges Marty to the fate - determining car race near the end of Back to the Future Part III. The music video shows the band playing in a nightclub with Dr. Emmett Brown ( Christopher Lloyd ) showing up in his DeLorean, apparently after time - traveling, and a couple stealing it for a joy ride. Track listings 7 '' Chrysalis / HUEY 1 United Kingdom `` The Power of Love '' - 3 : 53 `` Bad Is Bad '' - 3 : 46 7 '' Chrysalis / HUEY 3 United Kingdom `` The Power of Love '' `` Do You Believe in Love ? '' also released as a 7 '' picture disc HUEYP 3 1986 re-issue 7 '' Chrysalis / 107 614 Canada `` The Power of Love '' -- 4 : 21 `` Finally Found a Home '' -- 3 : 41 7 '' Chrysalis / CHS - 42876 Canada `` The Power of Love '' - 3 : 53 `` Bad is Bad '' - 3 : 46 12 '' Chrysalis / CS 42889 United States `` The Power of Love '' ( Long version ) -- 7 : 10 `` The Power of Love '' ( Instrumental ) -- 4 : 12 `` The Power of Love '' ( Short version ) -- 4 : 18 remixed by John `` Jellybean '' Benitez 12 '' Chrysalis / HUEYX1 United Kingdom `` The Power of Love '' -- 7 : 10 `` Bad Is Bad '' -- 3 : 46 `` It 's All Right '' ( Live version ) ( Curtis Mayfield ) -- 3 : 03 `` I Want a New Drug '' ( Live version ) -- 5 : 57 12 '' Chrysalis / HUEYX3 United Kingdom `` The Power of Love '' ( Extended version ) `` Do You Believe in Love ? '' `` Back in Time '' 1986 re-issue 12 '' Chrysalis / 601 822 Germany `` The Power of Love '' -- 7 : 10 `` It 's All Right '' ( Live version ) ( Curtis Mayfield ) -- 3 : 03 `` I Want a New Drug '' ( Live version ) -- 5 : 57 Track 1 remixed by John `` Jellybean '' Benitez Charts and certifications `` The Power of Love '' debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at No. 46 for the week ending June 29, 1985, with Billboard calling the song `` an out - of - the - box monster hit ''. Weekly charts Chart ( 1985 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) Austrian Singles Chart 24 Belgian Singles Chart ( Flanders ) 17 Canadian RPM Top Singles Dutch Singles Chart 25 Finnish Singles Chart 23 French Singles Chart 38 German Singles Chart 16 Irish Singles Chart 5 Italian Singles Chart 11 New Zealand Singles Chart South African Singles Chart Swiss Singles Chart 11 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 9 US Billboard Hot 100 US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs 22 US Billboard Adult Contemporary 6 US Billboard Top Rock Tracks Zimbabwe Singles Chart 7 Year - end charts Chart ( 1985 ) Position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) 24 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 11 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 29 US Billboard Hot 100 15 Chart ( 1986 ) Position UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 84 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Canada ( Music Canada ) Gold 50,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Silver 250,000 United States ( RIAA ) Gold 500,000 shipments figures based on certification alone Cover versions This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( August 2015 ) In 2005, a cover version by Drive - Thru Records band The Early November appeared on the compilation album, Punk Goes 80 's. In 2007, the Pigeon Detectives covered the song on BBC Radio 1 's 40th anniversary compilation Radio 1 Established 1967. In 2010, the song was covered by I Fight Dragons for their self - released EP Welcome to the Breakdown. In August 2011, American indie rock band The Hold Steady performed a version of the song for The A.V. Club 's A.V. Undercover series. See also List of number - one singles in Australia during the 1980s List of number - one singles of 1985 ( Canada ) List of Billboard Hot 100 number - one singles of 1985 List of Billboard Mainstream Rock number - one songs of the 1980s References ^ Jump up to : DeKnock, Jan ( August 23, 1985 ). `` Huey Lewis and the News Rise to No. 1 Spot on ' Power of Love ' ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved January 30, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Billboard Hot 100 Singles ''. Billboard. 97 ( 26 ) : 64, 67. June 29, 1985. Retrieved January 4, 2013. ^ Jump up to : Kent, David ( 1993 ). Australian Chart Book 1970 -- 1992. St Ives, NSW : Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0 - 646 - 11917 - 6. Jump up ^ http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Huey+Lewis+And+The+News&titel=The+Power+Of+Love&cat=s ( Retrieved September 17, 2012 ) Jump up ^ source : Pennanen, Timo : Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972. Helsinki : Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava, 2006. ISBN 9789511210535. page : 280 Jump up ^ https://books.google.com/books?lr=&rview=1&id=hiQEAAAAMBAJ&q=huey+lewis#v=snippet&q=huey%20lewis&f=false Jump up ^ `` '' Power of Love '' on the South African Singles Chart ``. Springbok Radio. November 22, 1985. Retrieved September 25, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 31, 2016. Jump up ^ * Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe : singles chart book. Harare : C. Kimberley, 2000 Jump up ^ `` RPM 's Top 100 Singles of 1985 ''. RPM. December 28, 1985. Retrieved March 10, 2016. Jump up ^ http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/?chart=3874 Jump up ^ `` 1985 The Year in Music -- Top Pop Singles ''. Billboard. 97 ( 52 ) : T -- 21. December 28, 1985. Retrieved January 4, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Singles ''. Music Week. London, England : Spotlight Publications : 24. January 24, 1987. access - date = requires url = ( help ) Jump up ^ `` Canadian single certifications -- Huey Lewis & The News -- Power of Love ''. Music Canada. Retrieved March 10, 2016. Jump up ^ `` British single certifications -- Huey Lewis & The News -- Power of Love ''. British Phonographic Industry. Enter Power of Love in the search field and then press Enter. Jump up ^ `` American single certifications -- Huey Lewis & The News -- Power of Love ''. Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH Jump up ^ `` The Hold Steady covers Huey Lewis & The News ''. Retrieved March 24, 2013. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Huey Lewis and the News Huey Lewis Johnny Colla Bill Gibson Sean Hopper John Pierce Stef Burns Marvin McFadden Rob Sudduth Chris Hayes Mario Cipollina Ron Stallings Studio albums Huey Lewis and the News Picture This Sports Fore ! Small World Hard at Play Four Chords & Several Years Ago Plan B Soulsville Live albums Live at 25 Compilations The Heart of Rock & Roll -- The Best of Huey Lewis and The News Time Flies... The Best Of Greatest Hits & Videos Singles `` Do You Believe in Love '' `` Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do '' `` Workin ' for a Livin ' '' `` Heart and Soul '' `` I Want a New Drug '' `` The Heart of Rock & Roll '' `` If This Is It '' `` Walking on a Thin Line '' `` The Power of Love '' `` Back in Time '' `` Stuck with You '' `` Hip to Be Square '' `` Jacob 's Ladder '' `` I Know What I Like '' `` Doing It All for My Baby '' `` Perfect World '' `` Give Me the Keys ( And I 'll Drive You Crazy ) '' `` Couple Days Off '' `` It Hit Me Like a Hammer '' `` It 's All Right '' `` ( She 's ) Some Kind of Wonderful '' `` Little Bitty Pretty One '' Related articles Discography Songs Clover Book : Huey Lewis and the News Back to the Future Films Back to the Future Back to the Future Part II Back to the Future Part III Characters Marty McFly Emmett Brown Biff Tannen Music Back to the Future `` The Power of Love '' `` Back in Time '' Back to the Future Part III `` Doubleback '' The Back to the Future Trilogy ( soundtrack ) Video games Back to the Future ( 1985 video game ) Back to the Future ( 1989 video game ) Back to the Future Part III Back to the Future Part II & III Universal Studios Theme Parks Adventure Back to the Future : The Game Other media Back to the Future : The Ride Back to the Future : The Animated Series Back to the Future ( musical ) Back to the Future : The Pinball Back in Time Universe DeLorean time machine Hill Valley Hoverboard Nike Mag Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Power_of_Love_(Huey_Lewis_and_the_News_song)&oldid=825677977 '' Categories : 1985 songs 1985 singles Huey Lewis and the News songs Chrysalis Records singles Billboard Hot 100 number - one singles Billboard Mainstream Rock number - one singles Number - one singles in Australia RPM Top Singles number - one singles Songs written by Chris Hayes ( musician ) Songs written by Johnny Colla Songs written by Huey Lewis Songs written for films Music from the Back to the Future ( franchise ) Hidden categories : Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL Use mdy dates from July 2016 Use American English from July 2016 All Wikipedia articles written in American English Articles needing additional references from January 2013 All articles needing additional references Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for UK Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Certification Table Entry usages for Canada Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom Certification Table Entry usages for United States Articles needing additional references from August 2015 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Deutsch Español Français Italiano 日本 語 Polski Русский Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 14 February 2018, at 19 : 24. 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Answer: "The Power of Love" is a 1985 single by Huey Lewis and the News