{{Short description|1986 single by Jan Hammer}} {{More citations needed|date=February 2018}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox song | name = Crockett's Theme | cover = JanHammerCrockettsTheme.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = [[Jan Hammer]] | album = [[List of Miami Vice soundtracks|Miami Vice II Soundtrack]] | B-side = Miami Vice: New York Theme | released = {{Start date|1986}} | recorded = | studio = | venue = | length = 3:33 | label = [[MCA Records|MCA]] | writer = Jan Hammer | producer = Jan Hammer | prev_title = [[Miami Vice Theme|''Miami Vice'' Theme]] | prev_year = 1985 | next_title = Tubbs and Valerie | next_year = 1987 }}
"'''Crockett's Theme'''" is an [[instrumental]] [[song]] composed by [[Jan Hammer]] for the hit [[NBC]] television series ''[[Miami Vice]]''. The surname Crockett refers to [[Don Johnson]]'s character, [[James "Sonny" Crockett]]. The initial version of the theme first appeared in the episode "[[List of Miami Vice episodes|Calderone's Return: Part 1 – The Hit List]]", which aired on October 19, 1984, and other variations were used in later episodes. The first commercial release was a version on the late 1986 album ''[[List of Miami Vice soundtracks|Miami Vice II]]'', the second volume of music from the television show. A slightly different mix was released for the single in 1987, and also appeared on Jan Hammer's 1987 album ''[[Escape from Television]]''.
==Chart performance== The song was a hit in western Europe, reaching number one in Belgium and the Netherlands, for two and four weeks respectively. It peaked at number two in both Ireland and the United Kingdom.
===Weekly charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+Weekly chart performance for "Crockett's Theme" !Chart (1987) !Peak<br/>position |- {{single chart|Austria|29|artist=Jan Hammer|song=Crockett's Theme|access-date=February 26, 2018|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Flanders|1|artist=Jan Hammer|song=Crockett's Theme|access-date=February 26, 2018|rowheader=true}} |- !scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles]])<ref>{{cite magazine|title=European Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=4|issue=21|page=15|date=May 30, 1987}}</ref> |align="center"|22 |- {{single chart|Ireland2|2|song=Crockett's Theme|access-date=January 24, 2022|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Dutch40|1|year=1987|week=19|access-date=May 17, 2020|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Dutch100|1|artist=Jan Hammer|song=Crockett's Theme|access-date=February 26, 2018|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Switzerland|9|artist=Jan Hammer|song=Crockett's Theme|access-date=February 26, 2018|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|UK|2|date=19871024|artist=Jan Hammer|song=Crockett's Theme|access-date=February 26, 2018|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|42|artist=Jan Hammer|access-date=February 26, 2018|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|West Germany|4|artist=Jan Hammer|song=Crockett's Theme|songid=1621|access-date=May 17, 2020|rowheader=true}} |}
===Year-end charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+Year-end chart performance for "Crockett's Theme" !Chart (1987) !Position |- !scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1987|title=Jaaroverzichten 1987|publisher=Ultratop|language=nl|access-date=May 17, 2020}}</ref> |align="center"|4 |- !scope="row"|Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)<ref>{{cite magazine|title=European Charts of the Year 1987: Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=4|issue=51/52|page=34|date=December 26, 1987}}</ref> |align="center"|26 |- !scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1987|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1987|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=May 17, 2020}}</ref> |align="center"|2 |- !scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1987&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1987|publisher=[[MegaCharts]]|language=nl|access-date=May 17, 2020}}</ref> |align="center"|2 |- !scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Gallup Year End Charts 1987: Singles|magazine=[[Record Mirror]]|page=36|date=January 23, 1988}}</ref> |align="center"|33 |- !scope="row"|West Germany (Media Control)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1987|title=Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1987|publisher=[[GfK Entertainment]]|language=de|access-date=May 17, 2020}}</ref> |align="center"|8 |}
==Sales and certifications== {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Crockett's Theme"}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Netherlands|artist=Jan Hammer|title=Crockett's Theme|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=1986|certyear=1987|access-date=July 16, 2022}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Jan Hammer|title=Crockett's Theme|award=Silver|type=single|relyear=1986|certyear=1987|access-date=July 16, 2022|id=1572-2536-1}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
==Later uses== Between 1991 and 1994, the song was featured in a series of adverts for [[NatWest]] in the United Kingdom. It was subsequently re-released as a single in May 1991 in the United Kingdom as an [[A-side and B-side]] with Hammer's theme tune for ''[[Chancer]]''. It reached number 47 in the [[UK Singles Chart]].
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Miami Vice}} {{NBA on NBC}} {{Authority control}}
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