The Heat Is On ( Glenn Frey song ) - wikipedia The Heat Is On ( Glenn Frey song ) `` The Heat Is On '' Single by Glenn Frey from the album Beverly Hills Cop ( soundtrack ) B - side `` Shoot Out '' by Harold Faltermeyer Released 1984 Format 7 '' vinyl Recorded 1984 Genre Pop rock, jazz rock Length 3 : 45 ( 7 '' / album ) 5 : 51 ( 12 `` ) Label MCA Records Songwriter ( s ) Harold Faltermeyer Keith Forsey Producer ( s ) Harold Faltermeyer Keith Forsey Glenn Frey singles chronology `` Sexy Girl '' ( 1984 ) `` The Heat Is On '' ( 1984 ) `` Smuggler 's Blues '' ( 1984 ) `` Sexy Girl '' ( 1984 ) `` The Heat Is On '' ( 1984 ) `` Smuggler 's Blues '' ( 1984 ) `` The Heat Is On '' is a song written by Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forsey, and recorded by Glenn Frey for the American film Beverly Hills Cop ( 1984 ). The song was published as a single and as the sixth track of the album Beverly Hills Cop : Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack ( 1984 ). Contents 1 History 2 Track listings 3 Personnel 4 Charts 5 References 6 External links History According to Frey, he was invited to an early screening of the film, and about two months later was sent a demo of a song written by Keith Forsey and Harold Faltermeyer to be used in the film to see if he was interested in singing the song. Frey agreed, and recorded the vocal part in one day. The following day he played the guitar and recorded the background vocals, and was paid $15,000 for the work. The mid-to - up - tempo recording featured a steady drumbeat, synthesizer, and guitar, with a repeated saxophone riff framing the lyrical message. The guitar solo is played by Frey himself. The song became a major hit single, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in March 1985, behind `` Ca n't Fight This Feeling '' by REO Speedwagon. It was also popular internationally, reaching No. 2 on the Australian Singles Chart in 1985 and gaining peaks of No. 8 on the Canadian Singles Chart and No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart. In the United States, it is the highest charting solo single by any member of the Eagles. The music video for the song received heavy MTV airplay. It showed a film editor assembling scenes for Beverly Hills Cop while Frey and a band played the song in the adjacent room, with action scenes from the movie then directly interspersed. Among the musicians shown in the video is saxophone player Beverly Dahlke - Smith ( the actual recording being made by session horn player David Woodford ) and Frey 's long - time drummer, Michael Huey. The recording subsequently appeared on Frey 's albums Glenn Frey Live ( 1993 ) and Solo Collection ( 1995 ) as well as on some various - artists `` top hits '' collections. Track listings 7 '' single No. Title Writer ( s ) Length 1. `` The Heat Is On '' Keith Forsey, Harold Faltermeyer 3 : 45 2. `` Shoot Out '' Harold Faltermeyer 2 : 44 Total length : 06 : 29 12 '' single No. Title Remixer Length 1. `` The Heat Is On ( extended version ) '' 6 : 04 2. `` The Heat Is On ( dance version ) '' Brian Reeves 5 : 40 3. `` The Heat Is On ( dub version ) '' Brian Reeves 2 : 39 Total length : 14 : 23 Personnel Glenn Frey - vocals, guitar solo, backing vocals Rick Vito - guitar Harold Faltermeyer - keyboards, bass Keith Forsey - drums, backing vocals Charts Chart ( 1985 - 86 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 27 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 27 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 8 France ( SNEP ) 47 Germany ( Official German Charts ) Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 19 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 22 Norway ( VG - lista ) Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 5 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 5 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 12 US Billboard Hot 100 US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) References Jump up ^ Travis Smiley. `` Glenn Frey Tribute -- Part 1 ''. PBS. Jump up ^ site ( 1 ). Musicradar.com. Retrieved 29 Maggio 2012. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition ( Billboard Publications ), page 244. Jump up ^ UK Singles Chart info Chartstats.com. Retrieved 3 April 2009. Jump up ^ `` saxophonejournal ''. Jump up ^ Kent, David ( 1993 ). Australian Chart Book 1970 -- 1992. St Ives, NSW : Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0 - 646 - 11917 - 6. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Glenn Frey -- The Heat Is On '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- Glenn Frey -- The Heat Is On '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Singles : Issue 0497. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Jump up ^ `` Lescharts.com -- Glenn Frey -- The Heat Is On '' ( in French ). Les classement single. Jump up ^ `` Offiziellecharts.de -- Glenn Frey -- The Heat Is On ''. GfK Entertainment Charts. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Glenn Frey -- The Heat Is On '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- Glenn Frey -- The Heat Is On ''. Top 40 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Norwegiancharts.com -- Glenn Frey -- The Heat Is On ''. VG - lista. Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- Glenn Frey -- The Heat Is On ''. Singles Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- Glenn Frey -- The Heat Is On ''. Swiss Singles Chart. Jump up ^ `` Glenn Frey : Artist Chart History ''. Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ `` Glenn Frey Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Glenn Frey Chart History ( Mainstream Rock ) ''. Billboard. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics `` The Heat Is On '' at Discogs Glenn Frey Studio albums No Fun Aloud The Allnighter Soul Searchin ' Strange Weather After Hours Live albums Glenn Frey Live Compilations Solo Collection Singles `` The One You Love '' `` Sexy Girl '' `` The Heat Is On '' `` Smuggler 's Blues '' `` You Belong to the City '' `` True Love '' `` Soul Searchin ' '' `` Livin ' Right '' See also Eagles Beverly Hills Cop series Films Beverly Hills Cop ( 1984 ) Beverly Hills Cop II ( 1987 ) Beverly Hills Cop III ( 1994 ) Characters Axel Foley Music Beverly Hills Cop `` Axel F '' `` The Heat Is On '' `` Neutron Dance '' `` New Attitude '' `` Stir It Up '' Beverly Hills Cop II `` Cross My Broken Heart '' `` I Want Your Sex '' `` Shakedown '' Beverly Hills Cop III `` Luv 4 Dem Gangsta'z '' `` The Right Kinda Lover '' Other Video game Miami Heat Founded in 1988 Based in Miami, Florida Franchise Franchise Team history Expansion Draft All - time roster Draft history Seasons Records Broadcasters Head coaches Current season Arenas Miami Arena American Airlines Arena G League affiliates Florida Flame Arkansas RimRockers Albuquerque Thunderbirds Sioux Falls Skyforce General managers Schaffel Wohl Pfund Riley Elisburg NBA Championships ( 3 ) 2006 2012 2013 Eastern Conference Championships ( 5 ) 2006 2011 2012 2013 2014 Culture and lore Micky Arison Pat Riley Michael Baiamonte Burnie `` The Heat Is On '' ( Glenn Frey song ) Shaq The Decision The Big Three 27 in a row The Shot Retired numbers 10 23 32 33 Rivals Chicago Bulls New York Knicks Media TV Fox Sports Sun Radio 790 The Ticket Announcers Eric Reid Tony Fiorentino Jason Jackson Mike Inglis Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Heat_Is_On_(Glenn_Frey_song)&oldid=849978158 '' Categories : 1985 singles Glenn Frey songs Songs written by Harold Faltermeyer Miami Heat MCA Records singles Songs written by Keith Forsey 1984 songs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Track listings with input errors Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for Austria Singlechart usages for Canadatopsingles Singlechart usages for France Singlechart usages for Germany2 Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for Norway Singlechart usages for Sweden Singlechart usages for Switzerland Singlechart usages for UKsinglesbyname Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart usages for Billboardmainstreamrock Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Français Polski Português Edit links This page was last edited on 12 July 2018, at 18 : 33 ( UTC ). 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Question: who played sax on the heat is on
Answer: David Woodford