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{{Short description|1979 single by Kenny Loggins}}
{{Infobox single| {{Infobox song
⚫ | Name = This Is It
| Cover = "This_Is_It"_by_Kenny_Loggins.jpg | name = This Is It
| Artist = ] | cover = "This_Is_It"_by_Kenny_Loggins.jpg
| from Album = ] | alt =
| B-side = "Will It Last" | type = single
| Released = November 1979 | artist = ]
| Format = ] | album = ]
| Recorded = | B-side = Will It Last
| released = October 1979
⚫ | Genre = ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stereogum.com/5507/40_most_softsational_softrock_songs/franchises/list/|title=VH1’s 40 Most Softsational Soft-Rock Songs|date=May 31, 2007|website=]|publisher=]|access-date=July 31, 2016}}</ref>, ]
| Length = 3:35 | recorded =
| Label = ] | studio =
| venue =
⚫ | Writer = Kenny Loggins<br>]
⚫ | genre = * ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stereogum.com/5507/40_most_softsational_softrock_songs/franchises/list/|title=VH1's 40 Most Softsational Soft-Rock Songs|date=May 31, 2007|website=]|publisher=]|access-date=July 31, 2016}}</ref>
⚫ | Producer = ]
* ]<ref name="Breithaupt 2000">{{cite book|title= Night Moves - Pop Music in the Late 70s|first1=Don|last1=Breithaupt|first2= Jeff|last2= Breithaupt|date= July 17, 2000|chapter= The Six Million Dollar Tan: West Coast Pop|page= 46|publisher=]|isbn=978-0-312-19821-3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kh04AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT95}}</ref>
| Certification =
| Last single = "Easy Driver"<br />(1979) | length = 3:36 (single version)<br>3:57 (album version)
| label = ]
| This single = "'''This Is It'''"<br />(1979)
| writer = * ]
⚫ | Next single = "]"<br />(1980)
⚫ * ]
⚫ | producer = ]
| prev_title = Easy Driver
| prev_year = 1979
⚫ | next_title = ]
| next_year = 1980
}} }}
⚫ "'''This Is It'''" is a song by American musician ]. It was released in 1979 as the lead single from his 1979 album '']''. It reached number 11 on the ] and number 17 on the ] chart. "This Is It" was also successful on the ] chart, reaching number 19, it was one of two entries on this chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=358}}</ref>


⚫ "'''This Is It'''" is a song by American musician ]. It was released in 1979 as the lead single from his 1979 album '']''. It reached number 11 on the ] and number 17 on the ] chart. "This Is It" was also successful on the ] chart, reaching number 19; it was one of two entries on this chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=358}}</ref>
⚫ The song features additional vocals by ], who co-wrote the song with Loggins. The song won a ] in ] for ].

⚫ The song features additional vocals by ], who co-wrote the song with Loggins. The song won a ] in ] for ].

] used the song as theme music for its coverage of the ] in 1980 and 1981.

] in ] had a local weekend program of the same name and had the song as its theme throughout the 1980s.


==Background and writing== ==Background and writing==
{{Listen
⚫ At one point in the song's evolution, its melody was underway, but the lyrics were incomplete. Loggins moved it forward after a visit to his ailing father, who had undergone a series of surgeries for vascular problems stemming from small strokes and was discouraged at the prospect of another. His perspective on the lyrics then changed: "'I've got it,' I announced to Michael, it's not a love song. It's a life song."<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.kennyloggins.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=55&Itemid=34|title = September 1999 (This Is It)|accessdate = November 16, 2015|website = kennyloggins.com|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060506173340/http://www.kennyloggins.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=55&Itemid=34|archivedate = May 6, 2006}}</ref>
|filename = Kenny Loggins - This Is It.ogg
⚫ |title = This Is It
|description = ] singing soft parts contrasting with ] singing hard parts.
}}


⚫ At one point in the song's evolution, its melody was underway, but the lyrics were incomplete. Loggins moved it forward after a visit to his ailing father, who had undergone a series of surgeries for vascular problems stemming from small strokes and was discouraged at the prospect of another. His perspective on the lyrics then changed: {{"'}}I've got it,' I announced to Michael, "it's not a love song. It's a life song."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kennyloggins.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=55&Itemid=34 |title = September 1999 (This Is It)|access-date = November 16, 2015 |publisher = kennyloggins.com |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060506173340/http://www.kennyloggins.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=55&Itemid=34|archive-date = May 6, 2006}}</ref>
==Personnel==
* Kenny Loggins – lead and backing vocals, guitar
* ] – guitar, backing vocals, harmony vocals
* George Hawkins – bass guitar, backing vocals, harmony vocals
* ] – drums, percussion
* ] – percussion
* ] – percussion
* Brian Mann – keyboards, electric piano
* ] – acoustic piano, harmony vocals
* ] – ] ]


==Chart performance== ==Chart performance==
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===Weekly singles charts=== ===Weekly charts===
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!Chart (1979–80) !Chart (1979–1980)
!Peak<br />position !Peak<br />position
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|Australia | Australia (])
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|Canada Top Singles (])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.9461a&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=q7cs9j6mja8ein82lu2cemru12 |title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date= |accessdate=2016-10-15}}</ref> |Canada Top Singles (])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.9461a&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=q7cs9j6mja8ein82lu2cemru12 |title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |access-date=2016-10-15}}</ref>
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|U.S. ''Billboard'' ]<ref>{{cite book |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2002 |publisher=Record Research |page=148}}</ref> |U.S. ''Billboard'' ]<ref>{{cite book |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2002 |publisher=Record Research |page=148}}</ref>
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|U.S. '']'' Top 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://50.6.195.142/archives/80s_files/19800209.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-05-18 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406172434/http://50.6.195.142/archives/80s_files/19800209.html |archivedate=2015-04-06 |df= }}</ref> |U.S. '']'' Top 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19800209.html |title=Top 100 1980-02-09 |work=] |access-date=2015-05-18 }}</ref>
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|Canada <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0272&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=us64eajlpgpjid60jhgcmdtab2 |title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date= |accessdate=2016-10-15}}</ref> |Canada <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0272&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=us64eajlpgpjid60jhgcmdtab2 |title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |access-date=2016-10-15}}</ref>
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|U.S. ''Cash Box'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://50.6.195.142/archives/80s_files/1980YESP.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-07-22 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414210524/http://50.6.195.142:80/archives/80s_files/1980YESP.html |archivedate=2012-04-14 |df= }}</ref> |U.S. ''Cash Box'' <ref>{{cite web |url=http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/1980YESP.html |title=Top 100 Year End Charts: 1980 |work=] |access-date=2015-07-22 }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|58 | style="text-align:center;"|58
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==Uses in popular culture==
] used the song as theme music for its coverage of the ] in 1980 and 1981.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAedMTg1ApQ |title=Louisville vs UCLA 1980 NCAA Championship (FULL GAME) |publisher=] |date=2013-04-05 |accessdate=2016-10-15}}</ref>

Heavyweight champion ] used the song as his entry music as he walked to the ring prior to his title bout against ] in 1988. The match was taglined "Once and for All" and was hosted by future President ]. At the time, the match was the highest grossing fight in boxing history.

The song was sampled for ]' song, "We Will Survive" from his third studio album, ]

It appears in the ] film '']''.

It appears on "America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions" episode: the 1981 49ers on ] in 2007.

Josh Kaufman, a contestant sang the song on ''The Voice''.

] (Philadelphia) used this song as the theme for the WPVI original program of the same name.


==References== ==References==
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==External links== ==External links==
* {{YouTube|cbIxiZ8yGEc|Kenny Loggins - This Is It}}
* {{MetroLyrics song|kenny-loggins|this-is-it}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->


{{Kenny Loggins}} {{Kenny Loggins}}
{{Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance}}


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Latest revision as of 12:26, 4 January 2025

1979 single by Kenny Loggins
"This Is It"
Single by Kenny Loggins
from the album Keep the Fire
B-side"Will It Last"
ReleasedOctober 1979
Genre
Length3:36 (single version)
3:57 (album version)
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tom Dowd
Kenny Loggins singles chronology
"Easy Driver"
(1979) 		"This Is It"
(1979) 		"Keep the Fire"
(1980)

"This Is It" is a song by American musician Kenny Loggins. It was released in 1979 as the lead single from his 1979 album Keep the Fire. It reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 17 on the Adult Contemporary chart. "This Is It" was also successful on the Hot Soul Singles chart, reaching number 19; it was one of two entries on this chart.

The song features additional vocals by Michael McDonald, who co-wrote the song with Loggins. The song won a Grammy Award in 1981 for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.

NBC Sports used the song as theme music for its coverage of the NCAA men's basketball tournament in 1980 and 1981.

WPVI-TV in Philadelphia had a local weekend program of the same name and had the song as its theme throughout the 1980s.

Background and writing

This Is It Michael McDonald singing soft parts contrasting with Kenny Loggins singing hard parts.
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At one point in the song's evolution, its melody was underway, but the lyrics were incomplete. Loggins moved it forward after a visit to his ailing father, who had undergone a series of surgeries for vascular problems stemming from small strokes and was discouraged at the prospect of another. His perspective on the lyrics then changed: "'I've got it,' I announced to Michael, "it's not a love song. It's a life song."

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1979–1980) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 85
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM) 16
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 9
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 26
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 35
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 11
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 17
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles 19
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 8

Year-end charts

Chart (1980) Rank
Canada 54
U.S. Billboard 28
U.S. Cash Box 58

References

  1. "VH1's 40 Most Softsational Soft-Rock Songs". Stereogum. SpinMedia. May 31, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  2. Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (July 17, 2000). "The Six Million Dollar Tan: West Coast Pop". Night Moves - Pop Music in the Late 70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-312-19821-3.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 358.
  4. "September 1999 (This Is It)". kennyloggins.com. Archived from the original on May 6, 2006. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  5. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  6. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Kenny Loggins" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  7. "Kenny Loggins – This Is It". Top 40 Singles.
  8. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 148.
  9. "Top 100 1980-02-09". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  10. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  11. Billboard December 20, 1980: TIA-10
  12. "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1980". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2015-07-22.

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