"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" is a song by British singer John Parr from the 1985 film St. Elmo's Fire. It hit #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart on 7 September 1985, remaining there for two weeks. It was the main theme for Joel Schumacher's film, and first single from the soundtrack. The song was created and edited within 24 hours. The record peaked at #6 in the United Kingdom, Parr's home country, and became a #1 hit for him around the world, and provided many awards and a Grammy nomination. The song did not initially feature on Parr's studio albums, only appearing on the London Records re-release of his self-titled debut album in the United Kingdom. Members of the bands Toto, REO Speedwagon and Mr. Mister appear on the recording. Background and writing David Foster and John Parr were contracted to write a song for the film, but Parr struggled with inspiration for the lyrics. Foster showed Parr a news clip about the Canadian athlete Rick Hansen, who at the time was going around the world in his wheelchair to raise awareness for spinal cord injuries. His journey was called the "Man in Motion Tour". Parr decided to help the campaign by writing words that would fit vaguely with the film, but which directly referenced Hansen's efforts. Personnel John Parr – guitar, vocals David Foster, Steve Porcaro, David Paich – keyboards Steve Lukather – guitar Carlos Vega – drums Jerry Hey – trumpet Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone David Amato, Richard Page – backing vocals In popular culture During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Ford played the song in advertisements for its Mustang Pony car. In 2012, John Parr re-recorded the song with new lyrics, dubbed "Tim Tebow's Fire", to honor Tim Tebow of the Denver Broncos. Parr stated to Denver FOX affiliate KDVR, "I was inspired by Tim Tebow so I wanted to modify the lyrics...in his honor of the way that he lives his life as being a great example." In 2017, it was heard on the short film Deadpool: No Good Deed. and the 2018 animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. In 2020-21, during Conan's stint at the Largo Theater, the song was part of a running gag, with different lyrics set to the tune of the chorus, while Conan O'Brien looked at a different camera often with a fan blowing wind