Songs Written by Keith ForseyTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Keith Forsey (born 2 January 1948) is an English pop musician and record producer. == Early life == Forsey began his career as a percussionist in the mid-late 1960s as the drummer for The Spectrum and as the drummer in Udo Lindenberg's Panik Orchester until 1976, during which he also played percussion for Amon Düül II. By late 1970s, he was a pioneer of disco, working with artists such as Lipstique, Claudja Barry, La Bionda, the Italo disco pioneers and... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Keith Forsey first charted in 1977 with The Final Thing.The artist placed 13 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 5 of which reached the Top‑10, including 4 number‑ones.The artist scored 11 UK Top‑75 entries, including 4 Top‑10 placements.On US AC the artist achieved 2 Top‑10s.On US Dance the artist achieved 11 Top‑10s, 3 of which went to number‑one.On US Rock the artist achieved 3 Top‑10s, 2 of which went to number‑one.On US RnB the artist achieved 2 Top‑10s.

Top songs: #1: Flashdance ... What a Feeling! - #2: Don't You (Forget About Me) - #3: Hot Stuff - #4: The Heat Is On - #5: Shakedown
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  Steve Bender
1.
05/1977

The Final Thing
Steve Bender

from We've Gotta Get Out of This Place   
7 pts




21
dance






written by Pete Bellotte & Keith Forsey greentick
  Trax
2.
08/1977

Watch Out for the Boogie Man
Trax

11 pts




12
dance






written by Keith Forsey greentick & Pete Bellotte
  Silver Convention
3.
05/1978

Spend the Night with Me / Mission to Venus
Silver Convention

from Love in a Sleeper   
11 pts




10
dance






written by Keith Forsey greentick, Mats Björklund, August St. John & Michael Kunze
4.
06/1978

Spend the Night with Me
Silver Convention

from Love in a Sleeper   
1 pts






80
R&B




[Midsong International 40896]
written by Keith Forsey greentick & Mats Björklund
  Millie Jackson
5.
04/1979

Never Change Lovers in the Middle of the Night
Millie Jackson

from A Moment's Pleasure   A Moment's Pleasure
4 pts






33
R&B




[Spring 192]
written by Keith Forsey greentick & Mats Björklund
  Claudja Barry
6.
04/1979

Boogie Woogie Dancin' Shoes
Claudja Barry

from I Wanna Be Loved By You   
31 pts
56
US


7
dance
37
R&B




[Chrysalis 2313]
written by Mats Björklund, Keith Forsey greentick, Claudja Barry, Jörg Evers & Jürgen Korduletsch
  Donna Summer
Hot Stuff
7.
04/1979

#3  Hot Stuff
Donna Summer

from Bad Girls   Bad Girls
333 pts
1
US


1
dance
3
R&B


11
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #103] charted as Hot Stuff / Bad Girls in US dance charts
[Casablanca 978]
written by Pete Bellotte, Harold Faltermeyer & Keith Forsey greentick
  Disco Circus
8.
07/1979

Over and Over
Disco Circus

6 pts




24
dance






[Columbia 11053]
written by Keith Forsey greentick & Mats Björklund
  Giorgio Moroder
9.
09/1979

E=MC2 (all cuts)
Giorgio Moroder

from E=MC2   E=MC2
19 pts




4
dance






written by Giorgio Moroder, Keith Forsey greentick, Harold Faltermeyer, Chris Bennett & Pete Bellotte
  The Three Degrees
10.
09/1979

Jump the Gun
The Three Degrees

from 3D   
19 pts




30
dance




48
UK
[Ariola 7776]
written by Harold Faltermeyer & Keith Forsey greentick
  Donna Summer
Sunset People
11.
06/1980

Sunset People
Donna Summer

from Bad Girls   Bad Girls
16 pts










46
UK
[Casablanca 2273]
written by Pete Bellotte, Harold Faltermeyer & Keith Forsey greentick
Cold Love
12.
09/1980

Cold Love
Donna Summer

from The Wanderer   The Wanderer
58 pts
33
US


8
dance




44
UK
US dance data are for the album The Wanderer
[Geffen 49634]
written by Pete Bellotte, Harold Faltermeyer & Keith Forsey greentick
13.
09/1980

The Wanderer (all cuts)
Donna Summer

from The Wanderer   The Wanderer
13 pts




8
dance






written by Giorgio Moroder, Donna Summer, Pete Bellotte, Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey greentick, Sylvester Levay & Jerry Rix
  Irene Cara
Flashdance ... What a Feeling!
14.
04/1983

#1  Flashdance ... What a Feeling!
Irene Cara

from Flashdance: Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture   Flashdance: Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture
428 pts
1
US
4
AC
1
dance
2
R&B


2
UK
Academy Award for Best Original Song 1983 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 1983
[Casablanca 811440]
written by Giorgio Moroder, Keith Forsey greentick & Irene Cara
  Joe Esposito
15.
10/1983

Lady, Lady, Lady
Joe Esposito

from Flashdance: Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture   Flashdance: Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture
9 pts
86
US
36
AC








as Joe "Bean" Esposito
[Casablanca 814430]
written by Keith Forsey greentick & Giorgio Moroder
  Irene Cara
Why Me?
16.
10/1983

Why Me?
Irene Cara

from What a Feelin'   What a Feelin'
88 pts
13
US


7
dance
41
R&B


86
UK
[Geffen 29464]
written by Giorgio Moroder, Irene Cara & Keith Forsey greentick
  Limahl
The NeverEnding Story
17.
10/1984

The NeverEnding Story
Limahl

from The NeverEnding Story: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack   The NeverEnding Story: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
203 pts
17
US
6
AC
10
dance




4
UK
[EMI America 8230]
written by Giorgio Moroder & Keith Forsey greentick
  Melissa Manchester
18.
11/1984

Thief of Hearts
Melissa Manchester

from Thief of Hearts: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack   
22 pts
86
US
18
AC
14
dance






[Casablanca 880308-7]
written by Giorgio Moroder, Melissa Manchester & Keith Forsey greentick
  Glenn Frey
The Heat Is On
19.
12/1984

#4  The Heat Is On
Glenn Frey

from Beverly Hills Cop: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack   Beverly Hills Cop: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
252 pts
2
US
36
AC




4
rock
12
UK
[MCA 52512]
written by Keith Forsey greentick & Harold Faltermeyer
  Simple Minds
Don't You (Forget About Me)
20.
02/1985

#2  Don't You (Forget About Me)
Simple Minds

from The Breakfast Club: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack   The Breakfast Club: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
341 pts
1
US
36
AC
9
dance


1
rock
7
UK
[A&M 2703]
written by Keith Forsey greentick & Steve Schiff
  Wang Chung
Fire in the Twilight
21.
05/1985

Fire in the Twilight
Wang Chung

from The Breakfast Club: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack   The Breakfast Club: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
3 pts
110
US










[A&M 2728]
written by Keith Forsey greentick, Steve Schiff & Jack Hues
  Charlie Sexton
22.
12/1985

Beat's So Lonely
Charlie Sexton

from Pictures for Pleasure   Pictures for Pleasure
61 pts
17
US






24
rock


[MCA 52715]
written by Charlie Sexton & Keith Forsey greentick
  Bob Seger
Shakedown
23.
05/1987

#5  Shakedown
Bob Seger

from Beverly Hills Cop II: The Motion Picture Soundtrack Album   Beverly Hills Cop II: The Motion Picture Soundtrack Album
224 pts
1
US






1
rock
88
UK
[MCA 53094]
written by Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey greentick & Bob Seger
  Simple Minds
Don't You (Forget About Me)
24.
01/1988

Don't You (Forget About Me)
Simple Minds

5 pts










100
UK
R
written by Keith Forsey greentick & Steve Schiff
  Björn Again
Flashdance... What a Feeling
25.
11/1993

Flashdance... What a Feeling
Björn Again

11 pts










65
UK
written by Giorgio Moroder, Keith Forsey greentick & Irene Cara
  Simple Minds
26.
03/1998

Glitterball (EP) / Waterfront / Love Song / Theme from Great Cities / Don't You (Forget About Me)
Simple Minds

from Néapolis   Néapolis
55 pts










18
UK
written by Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Brian McGee, Derek Forbes, Michael MacNeil, Keith Forsey greentick & Steve Schiff
  Arsenal FC
Hot Stuff
27.
05/1998

Hot Stuff
Arsenal FC

89 pts










9
UK
written by Pete Bellotte, Harold Faltermeyer & Keith Forsey greentick
  Who's Eddie
Hot Stuff
28.
06/1998

Hot Stuff
Who's Eddie

3 pts










101
UK
written by Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey greentick & Pete Bellotte
  Farley "Jackmaster" Funk vs. GM
29.
03/2004

I Wanna Rock You
Farley "Jackmaster" Funk vs. GM

3 pts










158
UK
written by Giorgio Moroder, Harold Faltermeyer & Keith Forsey greentick
  Nicki Minaj
30.
12/2010

Blazin'
Nicki Minaj

from Pink Friday   Pink Friday
1 pts






104
R&B




featuring Kanye West
written by Onika Maraj, Kanye West, W. Brown, Andrew Thielk, Keith Forsey greentick & Steve Schiff
  The Glee Cast
Flashdance (What a Feeling)
31.
05/2012

Flashdance (What a Feeling)
The Glee Cast

from Glee: The Music, The Complete Season Three   
3 pts










145
UK
featuring Lea Michele & Jenna Ushkowitz
written by Giorgio Moroder, Keith Forsey greentick & Irene Cara
  Donna Summer
Hot Stuff
32.
05/2012

Hot Stuff
Donna Summer

3 pts










111
UK
R: Donna Summer's death
written by Pete Bellotte, Harold Faltermeyer & Keith Forsey greentick
  The Barden Bellas
33.
01/2013

Bellas Finals: Price Tag/Don't You (Forget About Me)/Give Me Everything/Just the Way You Are/Party in the U.S.A./Turn the Beat Around
The Barden Bellas

from Pitch Perfect: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack   Pitch Perfect: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
7 pts
85
US










[Ume Digital]
written by Jessie J, Lukasz Gottwald, Claude Kelly, B.o.B, Keith Forsey greentick, Steve Schiff, Pitbull, S.C. Smith, Afrojack, Khari Cain, Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine & Cassius D. Kalb
  Simple Minds
Don't You (Forget About Me)
34.
08/2013

Don't You (Forget About Me)
Simple Minds

2 pts










196
UK
R
written by Keith Forsey greentick & Steve Schiff
  Donna Summer
Hot Stuff 2018
35.
06/2018

Hot Stuff 2018
Donna Summer

29 pts




1
dance






R rm
written by Pete Bellotte, Harold Faltermeyer & Keith Forsey greentick


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