 Producer Don Simpson (I) (qv) unsuccessfully demanded that the  ballad "Up Where We Belong" be cut from the film, saying, "The song  is no good. It isnt a hit." The song later became the #1 song on  the Billboard chart and won the Academy Award for Best Song. He  wanted a similar song called "On The Wings Of Love" by Jeffrey  Osborne. The song was released a few months later. It peaked at #29  on the Billboard charts.