"The Heat Is On" is a song written by Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forsey, and recorded by Glenn Frey for the 1984 American film "Beverly Hills Cop". The song was published as a single and as the fourth track of the 1984 album "Beverly Hills Cop: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack". According to the "The Heat is On Songfacts", it was decided a popular artist was needed to sing this song. The Beverly Hills Cop soundrack album was on MCA Records, which Glenn Frey recently signed with.

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