"Flashdance.. What a Feeling"- Irene Cara

The actual commercial 45 run time of Irene Cara's "Flashdance... What a Feeling" is 3:56. (Run time information courtesy of abagon. The stated time on the record label is 3:55.) The only reason I post this info is because the song's CD times in the database range from 3:49-3:57.

i've been reviewing the year 1983 over the last few months and the song "flashdance....what a feeling" by irene cara runs 3:56 while all the db entries run between 3:49 and 3:54, a good 0:07 to 0:02 SHORTER than the actual 45's run time......there was one cd listed below

(S) (3:57) Columbia/Legacy 86827 Paramount Pictures'90th Anniversary Memorable Songs   

that seems to have the proper, longer run time, with no notes in the db, so i bought it...it turns out the version on this cd is a re-recording and NOT the original version.....this should be noted in the db....

I only now realized that the version included in the
soundtrack known as the LP/45 version seems to be an edit
of what used to be a longer version, probably including
the second part of the verse featured on the extended
version.

You can clearly notice a not so perfect edit point at
0:53 which cuts the verse short.

Has anybody else noticed this? It was strange to not see
it discussed here on the board.

Extended version structure:

[Intro]
First, when there's nothing, but a slow glowing dream
That your fear seems to hide deep inside your mind
All alone, I have cried, silent tears full of pride
In a world made of steel, made of stone, made of stone

[Verse 1]
If I only could take all the love that you give
And escape to a world crystal clear
Well, I hear the music, close my eyes, feel the rhythm
Wrap around, take a hold of my heart

Album/45 version:

[Intro]
First, when there's nothing, but a slow glowing dream
That your fear seems to hide deep inside your mind
All alone, I have cried, silent tears full of pride
In a world made of steel, made of stone, made of stone

[Verse 1]
Well, I hear the music, close my eyes, feel the rhythm
Wrap around, take a hold of my heart

aaronk wrote: I'm afraid to listen. Once I do, I'm sure I'll never be able to un-hear it!

You warned us, pal! Ugh. :(

I've always known about that edit, but the fact that I've
heard that song literally THOUSANDS of times over the
years, I guess I just got used to it.

Many years ago, I got a call from Irene Cara's manager.
She said that we had an incorrect birth year listed for
Irene in our Top Pop Singles book. I told her that the
sources we had (including 1980s promotional material from
Irene's own promo team) indicated that 1959 was correct.
A few days later I got a call from Irene herself,
DEMANDING that we change the date. I told her that I
appreciated the call, and if she could send me some
documentation, I would gladly change it. She then
literally started screaming at me, saying some choice
words, and then furiously hung up the phone. We never got
any documentation and never heard another word from her
again. Even her Wikipedia page has a note about the
disputed birthdate. Even after that experience, I still
enjoy her music and remain a fan of her in general.

I had the privilege of talking directly to a few artists
over the years. Meco Monardo, Narvel Felts and Joe
Dowell, all gave me some great bio info. Kenny Loggins
called to order a book for his son. Reps for Elton John,
Michael Jackson, Casey Kasem and Dick Clark would
regularly call to order. Sir Tim Rice would call himself
to order just about every book. I got to be friends with
FOJ (friends of Joel) such as Duane Eddy and Mike Curb.
It was a particular thrill for me to correspond with Paul
Grein and Fred Bronson as I was a huge Chart Beat fan.

All in all, Irene was the only one that ever had an issue
with us. But as I said, I'm still a fan.