Italic Title: | no |
Theme from Doctor Detroit | |
Type: | ep |
Artist: | Devo |
Cover: | Doctor 12 us 400.jpg |
Released: | April 1983[1] |
Recorded: | 1982–1983 |
Genre: | |
Length: | 12:46 |
Label: | MCA |
Producer: | Devo |
Prev Title: | Oh, No! It's Devo |
Prev Year: | 1982 |
Next Title: | Shout |
Next Year: | 1984 |
Theme from Doctor Detroit is an EP by American new wave band Devo, released in 1983 by MCA Records. It includes the two songs from the Doctor Detroit movie soundtrack recorded by the band (the title song and "Luv-Luv"), plus a dance mix of the title theme. A music video for the song, containing scenes from the movie as well as footage of the band, was released on the We're All Devo home video in 1984 and also appears on the 2014 re-release of The Complete Truth About De-Evolution video collection.
The title track and "Luv-Luv" were both issued on the soundtrack album of the movie, while the dance mix of the song was re-released in 2000 on the compilation album, .
All songs written by Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale
Side one
Side two
In the US, the "Theme from Doctor Detroit" made it to No. 50 on the Billboard Dance/Disco Top 80 chart.[2] On the Hot 100, the song went to No. 59.[3]
Devo
Production
. Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 77.
. Joel Whitburn’s Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 . Joel Whitburn . 2013 . Record Research . 235.