Meet Me Half Way
{{short description|1987 song by Kenny Loggins}}
{{about|the Kenny Loggins song|the Black Eyed Peas song|Meet Me Halfway}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Meet Me Half Way
| cover = Meet Me Half Way - Kenny Loggins (cover).jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Kenny Loggins
| album = Over The Top: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack; Back to Avalon
| B-side = Semifinal (Giorgio Moroder)
| released = March 7, 1987{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}}
| recorded = 1986
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Pop rock|soft rock|adult contemporary}}
| length = 3:39 (album version)
3:31 (single version)
| label = Columbia
| writer = Giorgio Moroder
Tom Whitlock
| composer =
| lyricist =
| producer = Giorgio Moroder
| prev_title = Playing with the Boys
| prev_year = 1986
| next_title = Nobody's Fool
| next_year = 1988
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|3pYNd0MSVXs|"Meet Me Half Way"}}}}
}}
"Meet Me Half Way" is a song by American singer Kenny Loggins written by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock for the film Over the Top. It also appears as the final track on his sixth studio album Back to Avalon.{{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/back-to-avalon-mw0000196003|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=January 25, 2023}} It was his sixth soundtrack single and also his 13th Top 40 single, peaking at number 11, while it was more successful on the Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at number two.
Release
The single debuted at number 95 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent twenty-five weeks on the chart, peaking at number 11 in the week of June 13, 1987. It was ranked 96th on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1987. It also peaked at number 28 on the Canadian RPM 100 chart.
Music video
The music video shows Loggins walking to a bar where he starts singing, then walks on a highway carrying his guitar. He then stops to sit at a nearby stand and walks into the desert. Clips from the movie play throughout the music video.
Track listing
- "Meet Me Half Way" – 3:31
- "Semifinal" (Giorgio Moroder) – 3:45
Personnel
- Kenny Loggins – vocals
- Giorgio Moroder – synthesizers, producer
- Richie Zito – guitar
- Dann Huff – guitar
- Brian Banks – synthesizers
- Anthony Marinelli – synthesizers
- Terry Wilson – synthesizers
- Brian Reeves – engineer and mixing
- Brian Gardner – mastering
Charts
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scope="col"| Chart (1987)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|28|chartid=0832|rowheader=true|refname="Canada100"}} |
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|11|artist=Kenny Loggins|rowheader=true|refname="Hot100"}} |
{{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|2|artist=Kenny Loggins|rowheader=true}} |
References
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{{Kenny Loggins}}
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Category:Songs written for films
Category:Columbia Records singles
Category:Songs about friendship
Category:Song recordings produced by Giorgio Moroder
Category:Songs written by Giorgio Moroder
Category:Songs written by Tom Whitlock
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