Get Outta Town

The song's music video was directed by Marty Callner. The video was shot in London and features Hartman (as a fortune teller) and Chevy Chase (as his film character Fletch).{{cite magazine|date=May 4, 1985|title=Video Track|magazine=Billboard|pages=38–39|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1985/BB-1985-05-04.pdf|via=World Radio History|access-date=July 10, 2021}} The video also shows footage from the Fletch film through a crystal ball.{{cite news|last=Kolb|first=Lydia|date=May 26, 1985|title=Hall & Oates switch places in latest video|newspaper=The Paducah Sun|page=E-2}} The video achieved light rotation on MTV.{{cite magazine|date=June 8, 1985|title=MTV Programming|magazine=Billboard|page=41|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1985/BB-1985-06-08.pdf|via=World Radio History|access-date=July 10, 2021}}

Speaking of the video to The Billings Gazette in 1985, Hartman commented, "I play a wizard foretelling the future. I tell Chevy his future and tell him to get out of town. Chevy's a real pro to work with."{{cite news|last=Johnson|first=Jacqueline|date=May 10, 1985|title=Hartman's star: it is rocketing to the rise|newspaper=The Billings Gazette|page=8-D}}

On its release, Cash Box described "Get Outta Town" as "a techno dancer with plenty of rhythm" and "slick and rough with a spanking hook". They felt the song was suited for rock and contemporary hit radio, with club potential.{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1985/CB-1985-06-08.pdf|title=Single Releases|magazine=Cash Box|volume=48|issue=52|page=11|date=June 8, 1985|via=World Radio History|access-date=July 10, 2021}} Jerry Smith of Music Week wrote, "The fact that this is the main featured song from the hit movie Fletch should mean that this should do just as well despite being a repetitive, rather lacklustre funk number."{{cite magazine|last=Smith|first=Jerry|date=November 2, 1985|title=Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=19|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1985/Music-Week-1985-11-02-I.pdf|via=World Radio History|access-date=July 10, 2021}} Tom Hibbert of Smash Hits commented, "Dan Hartman doesn't make very good records, does he?"{{cite magazine|last=Hibbert|first=Tom|date=November 6, 1985|title=Review: Singles|magazine=Smash Hits|page=19}}

;7-inch single

1. "Get Outta Town" – 4:11
2. "Get Outta Town" (Instrumental) – 4:11

;7-inch single (UK release)

1. "Get Outta Town" – 4:12
2. "I Can Dream About You" (M&M Edit) – 4:05

;12-inch Single

1. "Get Outta Town" (Extended Dance Mix) – 5:34
2. "Get Outta Town" (7" Version) – 3:42
3. "Get Outta Town" (Dub Version) – 4:24

;12-inch Single (UK release)

1. "Get Outta Town" (Extended Mix) – 5:34
2. "Get Outta Town" (Extended Dub) – 4:24
3. "I Can Dream About You" (M&M Extended Mix) – 7:30
4. "I Can Dream About You" (M&M Dub) – 5:10

Production

• Dan Hartman – producer on "Get Outta Town" and "I Can Dream About You"
• Richard Landis – producer on "Get Outta Town"
• Jimmy Iovine – producer on "I Can Dream About You"
• Chris Lord-Alge – remixer on "Extended (Dance) Mix" and "Dub Mix" of "Get Outta Town"
• John Morales (for M&M Productions) – remixer on "M&M Edit", "M&M Extended Mix" and "M&M Dub" of "I Can Dream About You"
• Graham Dickson – remix engineer on "M&M Edit", "M&M Extended Mix" and "M&M Dub" of "I Can Dream About You"
• Luis Jardim – additional production on "M&M Edit", "M&M Extended Mix" and "M&M Dub" of "I Can Dream About You"

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