John Parr

John Stephen Parr (born 18 November 1952) is an English musician best known for his 1985 single "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" for the 1985 film St. Elmo's Fire, charting at No.1 in the US and No.6 in the UK, and for his 1984 U.S. No.6 rock single "Naughty Naughty". He has written and performed 12 major motion picture theme songs, including the themes for Three Men and a Baby and The Running Man. Parr was nominated for a Grammy award for "St. Elmo's Fire" in 1985.

Career "Naughty Naughty" was Parr's first US Top 40 hit record, reaching No.23 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1985. In 1985, Parr toured with his band "The Business" supporting Toto, his first show with Toto at Carowinds Paladium (Charlotte, North Carolina), and playing 10,000-seat venues across America. By the end of the tour, David Foster asked Parr to record a song for the film St. Elmo's Fire. Parr and Foster wrote "St. Elmo's Fire" in honour of wheelchair athlete and activist Rick Hansen; it became the theme to St. Elmo's Fire (a "Brat Pack" film unrelated to Hansen's life or achievements).

Parr later wrote "Under a Raging Moon" with Julia Downes for Roger Daltrey,

On 20 July 2007, Parr and his band opened for Bryan Adams at the Keepmoat Stadium in Parr's home town Doncaster.

In 2012, Parr released a revised version of "St. Elmo's Fire" entitled "Tim Tebow's Fire". It included the following lyrics: "You know I’m out there/Down on one knee/A prisoner/And I'm tryin' to break free".

Discography Studio albums John Parr (1984) Running the Endless Mile (1986) Man with a Vision (1992) Under Parr (1996) The Mission (2012)

Live albums Letter to America (2011)

Soundtrack albums Paris (1989)

Singles Year TitlePeak chart positions Album UK US US Rock AUS 1984 "Naughty Naughty"58236—John Parr1985 "Magical"—7328— "St. Elmo's Fire"6124 St. Elmo's Fire soundtrack "Love Grammar"—89——John Parr1986 "Don't Leave Your Mark on Me"———— "Rock 'n' Roll Mercenaries" (with Meat Loaf)31——— Blind Before I Stop "Blame It on the Radio"—88——Running the Endless Mile "Two Hearts"104 ——— "Running the Endless Mile"———— "Don't Worry 'Bout Me"———— 1988 "Restless Heart"———— The Running Man soundtrack 1990 "Always on my Mind"———— Butterbrot soundtrack 1991 "Westward Ho"———— Go Trabi Go soundtrack1992 "Man with a Vision"————Man with a Vision "It's Startin' All Over Again"————1994 "The River Runs Deep"————Under Parr1996 "Size of the Boat"———— "Secrets"————2006 "St. Elmo's Fire" (re-recording)81 ———Non-album single "New Horizon"(remix of "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" as "John Parr vs. Tommyknockers")43——— 2007 "Walking Out of the Darkness"155——— 2019 "The Minute I Saw You"————

Various Artists The Anti-Heroin Project. Charity Single produced by Charles Foskett.

Guest appearances: John Parr, Elkie Brooks, Bonnie Tyler, Nik Kershaw, Holly Johnson, Kim Wilde, Hazel O'Connor, Cliff Richard, Robin Gibb, Mike Peters and others.

YearSingleUK Chart 1986 "Live-In World" (The Anti-Heroin Project) 142