Heat of the Moment
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| “Heat of the Moment” | |||||
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| Single by Asia from the album Asia |
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| Released | April 1982 | ||||
| Format | LP/CS | ||||
| Recorded | Unknown | ||||
| Genre | Progressive Rock | ||||
| Length | 3:53 | ||||
| Label | Geffen Records | ||||
| Producer | Mike Stone | ||||
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"Heat of the Moment" is the first single released by progressive rock band Asia from their 1982 eponymous debut. The song was the most popular of the album, peaking at #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and #4 on the Pop Singles chart. It was written by John Wetton and Geoff Downes.
The song was repopularized in 2005 when it was featured in the motion pictures The 40-Year-Old Virgin and The Matador. It is also referenced in the TV show South Park, in the episode "Kenny Dies", when the character Cartman sings it in Congress while Kenny is dying in a hospital, eventually leading members of Congress in a maudlin singalong. In the Supernatural episode "Mystery Spot", the song is repeatedly played on Tuesday morning, and Dean Winchester rocks out to it as well.
The song is a playable track in the PlayStation 2 video game Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s.
This song is featured in another Asia song called "Don't Call Me" as a dialing number from a telephone.[citation needed]
[edit] Interpretation
The lyrics contain the line, "And now you find yourself in 82". While this is often interpreted to refer to the year 1982, Wetton has said that it refers to a location.[1] However, in live versions, Wetton has often substituted the current year for "82" in the second verse and rhymed it with another word.
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