Meet Me Half Way

This article is about the Kenny Loggins song. For the Black Eyed Peas song, see Meet Me Halfway.

"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.^[1] 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.

"Meet Me Half Way"
Single by Kenny Loggins
from the album Over The Top: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack; Back to Avalon
B-side	"Semifinal (Giorgio Moroder)"
Released	March 7, 1987[citation needed]
Recorded	1986
Genre	Pop rock soft rock adult contemporary
Length	3:39 (album version) 3:31 (single version)
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Giorgio Moroder Tom Whitlock
Producer(s)	Giorgio Moroder
Kenny Loggins singles chronology
"Playing with the Boys" (1986) "Meet Me Half Way" (1987) "Nobody's Fool" (1988)
Music video
"Meet Me Half Way" on YouTube

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

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

1. "Meet Me Half Way" – 3:31
2. "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

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[3]	28
US Billboard Hot 100[2]	11
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[4]	2

References

1. "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
2. "Kenny Loggins Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
3. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0832." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
4. "Kenny Loggins Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.