"Young Hearts Run Free" is a disco song written by David Crawford and originally recorded by American soul singer Candi Staton in 1976.
Rolling Stone ranked Staton's "Young Hearts Run Free" number 150 in their list of "200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time" in 2022,[1] while Billboard ranked it among the "500 Best Pop Songs of All Time" in 2023.[2]
In 1996, it was covered by American house music singer Kym Mazelle for the triple-platinum selling soundtrack of Romeo + Juliet. In 2005, a cover recorded by Gloria Estefan was released for the soundtrack Music from and Inspired by Desperate Housewives.
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^Dolan, Jon; Lopez, Julyssa; Matos, Michaelangelo; Shaffer, Claire (July 22, 2022). "200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
^"The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List". Billboard. October 19, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
with Jim Gilstrap he provided background vocals for Candi Staton's YoungHeartsRunFree album. Williams died at some point in the 1990s. While several early...
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including the Number 1 Billboard Hot Soul Single, Candi Staton's, "YoungHeartsRunFree." Born in Detroit, Michigan and a Cass Tech graduate, Sylvester...
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Can't Hurry Love," Vonda Shepard's "Tell Him," or Candi Staton's "YoungHeartsRunFree"; the men had Billy Joel's "Tell Her About It," Rick Astley's "Never...
versions such as John Paul Young's "Love Is in the Air" occur in Strictly Ballroom, Candi Staton's "YoungHeartsRunFree" appear in Romeo + Juliet, and...
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