Playing with the Boys
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| Single by Kenny Loggins | ||||
| from the album Top Gun | ||||
| Released | August 1986 [1] | |||
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| Label | Columbia | |||
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| Producer(s) | Peter Wolf | |||
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| Kenny Loggins – Playing with the Boys on YouTube | ||||
"Playing with the Boys" is a song by American singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins for the film Top Gun, featured in the beach volleyball scene toward the middle of the film prior to Maverick's (Tom Cruise) dinner date with Charlie (Kelly McGillis). It is available on both the original 1986 Top Gun soundtrack album and the 2000 expanded edition. The song peaked at No. 60 on the Billboard Hot 100. Loggins re-recorded the song in 2021 featuring Butterfly Boucher.[2]
Reception
Per Loggins's memoir, the song was a hit among gay nightclubs.[3] Spin magazine's interviewer Jonathan Cohen called it "a sort of gay anthem".[4]
Music video
Loggins performs the song in the middle of the men vs. women indoor volleyball game. In the end, the women won by 15–13.
References
- ^ "Kenny Loggins singles".
- ^ Jensen Communications (June 14, 2021). "Kenny Loggins releases news version of "Playing with the Boys" feat. Butterfly Boucher". Grateful Web. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ Reilly, Dan (May 25, 2022). "How Top Gun's Famous Volleyball Scene Led Kenny Loggins to the Danger Zone". Vulture. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ Loggins, Kenny (May 27, 2022). "Don't Worry About Him: After 50 Years of Hitmaking, Kenny Loggins Is Still Alright". Spin (Interview). Interviewed by Cohen, Jonathan. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
