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4 unusual facts about 9½ Weeks


9½ Weeks

Winston Grennan's reggae "Savior" as well as Jean Michel Jarre's "Arpegiator," played during the sex scene on the stairs in the rain, were not included on the record.

Love in Paris

Love in Paris is a romance/drama film released in 1997, a sequel to 1986's 9½ Weeks.

Slave to Love

It was featured in the episode "Junk Love" of Miami Vice (1985), in Fire with Fire (1986), Bitter Moon (1992), Malice (1993), and perhaps the most memorable inclusion in the erotic drama 9½ Weeks (1986), starring Kim Basinger and Mickey Rourke.

The Concerts in China

One of the album's original tracks – "Arpegiator" – was used in the soundtrack of the cult film 9½ Weeks.


Over 60 Minutes with Luba

Two additional songs appear on this release, including the hit single "The Best Is Yet To Come" which is featured on the motion picture soundtrack for 9½ Weeks and a live version of the Percy Sledge classic "When A Man Loves A Woman." A 12" club mix of the Canadian gold smash "Let It Go" is also included on this album.

Temperature play

In popular culture this form of cold temperature play is frequently shown as foreplay to suggest sex with a flair of kink/interest but which may not be classed as BDSM - see movies such as Do the Right Thing, and 9½ Weeks.


see also

Heavyshift

Heavyshift music has been used for various soundtracks including Baywatch and 9½ Weeks 2.