St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion) – John Parr

Chart Position: 1

• From the film St. Elmo’s Fire
• Guitar: Steve Lukather
• Keyboards: David Foster, David Paich
• Written and produced by David Foster
• This is John Parr’s only #1 single
• Recorded in Los Angeles CA
• Foster wrote the song in honor of Canadian athlete Rick Hansen, paralyzed from the waist down as a teenager and raising thousands in 1985 for spinal cord  injury research by crossing the country on his wheelchair
• The version used in the film added some lyrics specific to the film’s title