"Mighty Wings" is a single by American rock band Cheap Trick, released in 1986 as the final single from the soundtrack of the film "Top Gun". The track was written by German musician, composer and producer Harold Faltermeyer and American songwriter/producer Mark Spiro.
The single was released on 7" and 12" vinyl whilst a promotional 7" and 12" vinyl also exists. The song was not edited for the 7" and 12" vinyl releases, staying as the original edit from the film's soundtrack, lasting a duration of 3:50. The single was released in America and Japan only. It was not given a European release, unlike the three previous songs from the film soundtrack. The Japanese 7" featured different artwork and was only one-sided, with no b-side. The American promotional 7" vinyl was also one-sided, with no b-side.
The b-side "Dog Fight #3" was credited to Faltermeyer as both writer and performer, with the song being an instrumental track, taken from the movie.
Both tracks were produced by Harold Faltermeyer. Mark Spiro, who co-wrote "Mighty Wings" with Faltermeyer, would later work with Cheap Trick vocalist Robin Zander in writing two tracks; one titled "Walkin' Shoes" which appeared on Zander's 1993 solo album "Robin Zander", whilst the other "Ride the Pony" was written for the solo album but never used, later being recorded by Cheap Trick for their 1994 album "Woke up with a Monster". The song "Walkin' Shoes" was later re-recorded for Zander's unreleased 2010 solo album "Countryside Blvd.".
The single's cover uses the same film-related background as the other Top Gun singles, with a picture of Cheap Trick as the main image.
In the film Top Gun, the music (without the lyrics) is played in the first training session at Miramar, while the full version with the lyrics played as the credits rolled over the sunset at the end of the film.
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