"Axel F"
Single by Harold Faltermeyer from the album Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack
B-side	"Discovery", "Shootout"
Released	1987
Format	7", 12"
Recorded	1984
Genre	Electronic
Length	3:01
Label	MCA Records MCA 949
Writer	Harold Faltermeyer
Producer	Harold Faltermeyer
Harold Faltermeyer singles chronology
- "Axel F" (1987) "The Race is On" / "Starlight Express" (1987)

"Axel F" is the electronic instrumental theme from the 1984 film Beverly Hills Cop performed by Harold Faltermeyer. It topped musical charts in that year and remains a popular remix track. Mixes of "Axel F" topped European pop charts in 2003 and again in 2005 as the Crazy Frog song. Faltermeyer recorded the song using three synthesizers: a Roland Jupiter-8, a Roland JX-3P, and a Yamaha DX-7. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Harold Faltermeyer (born October 5, 1952 in Munich) is a German musician and moreover composer. ... Beverly Hills Cop (1984) is an American comedy film directed by Martin Brest and starring Eddie Murphy. ... “B-Sides” redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Electronic music (disambiguation). ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Harold Faltermeyer (born October 5, 1952 in Munich) is a German musician and moreover composer. ... For other uses, see Electronic music (disambiguation). ... An instrumental is, in contrast to a song, a musical composition or recording without lyrics or any other sort of vocal music; all of the music is produced by musical instruments. ... Beverly Hills Cop (1984) is an American comedy film directed by Martin Brest and starring Eddie Murphy. ... Harold Faltermeyer (born October 5, 1952 in Munich) is a German musician and moreover composer. ... A remix is an alternative version of a song, different from the original version. ... Axel F is the debut and most internationally successful single by Crazy Frog, released in 2005. ... The Jupiter-8, Rolands flagship analog synthesizer of the early 1980s is an eight-voice polyphonic synth which is still quite popular today. ... Roland JX-3P The Roland JX-3P emerged in 1983 as first MIDI capable synth produced by Roland. ... The Yamaha DX7 Digital Synthesizer The Yamaha DX7 was a synthesizer manufactured by the Yamaha Corporation from 1983 to 1986, based on FM synthesis. ...

Etymology

The title for the song "Axel F" comes from the main character's name, Axel Foley, in the film Beverly Hills Cop. The musical key of the song alternates between F minor and F major, a further reference to the character. Beverly Hills Cop (1984) is an American action comedy film directed by Martin Brest and starring Eddie Murphy. ... Beverly Hills Cop (1984) is an American comedy film directed by Martin Brest and starring Eddie Murphy. ...

Published Recordings With Chart Positions

• 1985 "Axel F" (by Harold Faltermeyer) #2 UK, #3 US
• 1991 "Axel F" by Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra for the Telarc release Bond and Beyond
• 1995 "Axel F"/"Keep Pushin'" (by Clock) #7 UK
• 1998 "Axel F" (by Planet Bass)
• 1998 "Axel F" (by Trance Atlantic Air Waves)
• 1999 "Axel F" (by Cobat)
• 2001 "Axel F" (by Spacecorn) #74 UK
• 2003 "Axel F 2003"/"Axel F 2004" (by Murphy Brown & Captain Hollywood)
• 2005 "Axel F" (by Crazy Frog) #1 UK, #50 US
• 2005 "Italian Fireflies vs Axel Foley Theme" (Author Unknown, sampled from Black Strobe and Harold Faltermeyer)

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Cultural references

In series TV

• Four episodes of The Simpsons, "Separate Vocations", "Radio Bart", "Marge vs. the Monorail", and "Sweets and Sour Marge", used a slightly modified version of "Axel F" as incidental music, usually to indicate suspense.
• The "Masters Of All Time" episode of Danny Phantom used an "Axel F"-esque song during the scene when Danny first arrives in the past.
• In an episode of King of the Hill, "Maid in Arlen", Kahn is able to play Axel F on a keyboard while singing the words "Bev-Bev Beverly Hills Cop/Bev-Bev Beverly Hills Cop/Axel Foley's gonna find those druuugs!" to the music.
• In one episode of Family Guy, "Whistle While Your Wife Works", it is Brian's ringtone.
• In another episode of Family Guy, "Meet the Quagmires", Peter goes back in time to 1984. Instead of trying to save his relationship with Lois, he goes to the St. Elmo's Clam club with Cleveland and dances to this song on two separate occasions, while "singing" using his trademark giggle in time to the music.
• In an episode of Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, Donna sarcastically tells her boyfriend Gaz that Axel F is her favourite romantic song. The song is played later in the episode when Gaz tries to marry her, and is played when the couple of walking down the "aisle".
• In an episode of Friends, "The One with the Prom Video", Ross plays Axel F on a small keyboard after saying he wants to "work on [his] music."
• When the Walker, Texas Ranger lever originally debuted on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," it was accompanied by a button which played Axel F when pressed. This was quickly phased out.
• In an episode of Clerks: The Animated Series, Axel F is played in a dream sequence in which a Judge Reinhold character dreams about teaming up with "Axel" again.

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Samples in music

• Korean singer "PSY" made another remix of Axel F in his song 챔피언 "Champion".
• Sampled by dancehall artist Vybz Kartel on the 2006 single, "Car Man", from the album JMT.
• Kidz Bop Kids remixed the 2005 version by Crazy Frog.
• There is a Telugu song sampling Axel F [1].

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In video games

• The "Jurassic Park" game for the Nintendo Game Boy, released in 1993, used a remixed version of "Axel F" as a part of the game's music.
• Used on Atari ST cover disks by the 'Medway Boys' and 'Pompey Pirates'.
• Covered on numerous Russian 8bit computer games that have been ported (Radio-86RK, Pentagon, Elektronika BK-0010 and Vector-06C)

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Audio sample

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An excerpt from the Harold Faltermeyer version of Axel F

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See Also

• Axel Foley
• Beverly Hills Cop
• Beverly Hills Cop II
• Beverly Hills Cop III
• Beverly Hills Cop IV

Beverly Hills Cop (1984) is an American action comedy film directed by Martin Brest and starring Eddie Murphy. ... Beverly Hills Cop (1984) is an American comedy film directed by Martin Brest and starring Eddie Murphy. ... “Beverly Hills Cop II” redirects here. ... “Beverly Hills Cop III” redirects here. ... Beverly Hills Cop IV will be the fourth installment in the Beverly Hills Cop series. ...

External links

• The 8bitpeoples "Axel F" A freely downloadable compilation of various artists' interpretations of "Axel F." Released under Creative Commons license.