Let's Hear It for the Boy as the young boy who is the first person to appear in the video. Let's Hear It for the Boy "Let's Hear It for the Boy" was the second number-one song for Deniece Williams and appeared on the soundtrack to the feature film "Footloose". It climbed to number one on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 on May 26, 1984, as well as number one on the dance and R&B charts, and peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song, and was certified platinum in the US, gold in
Let It Be (The Replacements album) rated it at #15 on its list of 100 best albums of the '80s. In the 1999 miniseries "VH1's 100 Greatest Albums of Rock and Roll," VH1 ranked "Let It Be" #79. "Pitchfork" rated the album at #29 on their 100 Best Albums of the 1980s. "Spin" ranked it #12 on their list of the 25 Greatest albums of all time. "Slant Magazine" listed the album at #39 on its list of "Best Albums of the 1980s". The opening track of the album, "I Will Dare" has been inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that