Playing with the Boys

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"Playing with the Boys"

Single by Kenny Loggins

from the album Top Gun

Released

August 1986 ^[1]

Genre

Length

3:59 (album version)
4:11 (video version)
6:41 (12" version)

Kenny Loggins singles chronology

"Danger Zone"
(1986)

"Playing with the Boys"
(1986)

"Meet Me Half Way"
(1987)

Music video

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

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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

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Loggins performs the song in the middle of the men vs. women indoor volleyball game. In the end, the women won by 15–13.

Actors

James “Bobo” Fay, best known for the Animal Planet television series Finding Bigfoot and Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and Bobo podcast co-presented by Cliff Barackman and produced by Matt Pruitt, stars in this music video^[5].

Cinematography

Edmund Cupcupin^[6] oversaw the cinematography for the music video.

References

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^ "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.
^ "Bigfootforums.com". Bigfootforums.com. 2025-02-03. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
^ "Edmund Cupcupin | Cinematographer, Actor, Camera and Electrical Department". IMDb. Retrieved 2025-02-06.

External links

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Kenny Loggins – Playing with the Boys on YouTube

v t e Top Gun soundtrack
Original release	"Danger Zone" (Kenny Loggins) "Mighty Wings" (Cheap Trick) "Playing with the Boys" (Kenny Loggins) "Lead Me On" (Teena Marie) "Take My Breath Away (Love Theme from Top Gun)" (Berlin) "Hot Summer Nights" (Miami Sound Machine) "Heaven in Your Eyes" (Loverboy) "Through the Fire" (Larry Greene) "Destination Unknown" (Marietta) "Top Gun Anthem" (Harold Faltermeyer & Steve Stevens)
1999 Special Expanded Edition bonus tracks	"(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" (Otis Redding) "Memories" (Harold Faltermeyer) "Great Balls of Fire" (Jerry Lee Lewis) "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (The Righteous Brothers) "Playing with the Boys" (12" Version) (Kenny Loggins)
2006 Deluxe Edition bonus tracks	"Can't Fight This Feeling" (REO Speedwagon) "Broken Wings" (Mr. Mister) "The Final Countdown" (Europe) "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" (Starship) "The Power of Love" (Jennifer Rush)

v t e Kenny Loggins
Studio albums	Celebrate Me Home Nightwatch Keep the Fire High Adventure Vox Humana Back to Avalon Leap of Faith Return to Pooh Corner The Unimaginable Life December More Songs from Pooh Corner It's About Time How About Now All Join In
Compilation and live albums	Kenny Loggins Alive Outside: From the Redwoods Love Songs of Kenny Loggins Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow The Essential Kenny Loggins
Soundtrack appearances	Caddyshack Footloose Top Gun Over the Top Caddyshack II The Jungle Book One Fine Day The Tigger Movie Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too Top Gun: Maverick
Singles	"I Believe in Love" "Celebrate Me Home" "Whenever I Call You "Friend"" "What a Fool Believes" "This Is It" "Keep the Fire" "I'm Alright" "Don't Fight It" "Heart to Heart" "Welcome to Heartlight" "Footloose" "I'm Free (Heaven Helps the Man)" "Vox Humana" "Forever" "Danger Zone" "Playing with the Boys" "Meet Me Half Way" "Nobody's Fool" "Conviction of the Heart" "For the First Time"
Related articles	Discography Loggins and Messina Blue Sky Riders

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