| Get Outta Town | |
| Cover: | Dan Hartman Get Outta Town Fletch Single 1985 UK Cover.jpg |
| Caption: | UK cover of "Get Outta Town" |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Dan Hartman |
| Album: | Fletch (soundtrack) |
| Released: | May 1985 (American release) November 1985 (UK release) |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Length: | 4:11 |
| Label: | MCA Records |
| Producer: |
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| Prev Title: | Second Nature |
| Prev Year: | 1985 |
| Next Title: | Waiting to See You |
| Next Year: | 1986 |
"Get Outta Town" (also known as "Fletch, Get Outta Town") is a song by American singer-songwriter and musician Dan Hartman, which was released in 1985 as a single from the soundtrack to the film Fletch. "Get Outta Town" was written by Hartman and Charlie Midnight, and produced by Hartman and Richard Landis.
"Get Outta Town" failed to find commercial success in the US, but reached No. 99 in the UK Singles Chart in November 1985.[1]
The song's music video was directed by Marty Callner. The video was shot in London and features Hartman (as a fortune teller) and Chevy Chase (as his film character Fletch).[2] The video also shows footage from the Fletch film through a crystal ball.[3] The video achieved light rotation on MTV.[4]
Speaking of the video to The Billings Gazette in 1985, Hartman commented, "I play a wizard foretelling the future. I tell Chevy his future and tell him to get out of town. Chevy's a real pro to work with."[5]
On its release, Cash Box described "Get Outta Town" as "a techno dancer with plenty of rhythm" and "slick and rough with a spanking hook". They felt the song was suited for rock and contemporary hit radio, with club potential.[6] Jerry Smith of Music Week wrote, "The fact that this is the main featured song from the hit movie Fletch should mean that this should do just as well despite being a repetitive, rather lacklustre funk number."[7] Tom Hibbert of Smash Hits commented, "Dan Hartman doesn't make very good records, does he?"[8]
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