JOURNEY Commemorates 40th Anniversary Of 'Faithfully' With Inclusion On ABC's 'The Goldbergs'

September 19, 2022

JOURNEY will commemorate the 40th anniversary of the recording of one of its biggest hits, "Faithfully", with a special inclusion as the featured song on the season premiere of the ABC-TV hit comedy "The Goldbergs" on Wednesday, September 21 at 8:30 p.m.

"It's truly an honor for me and my band mates to have 'Faithfully' featured in the season premiere of 'The Goldbergs'," said JOURNEY keyboardist Jonathan Cain, who wrote the song. "We're big fans of the show and hope our fans enjoy hearing one of our biggest hits in the episode. We're looking forward to watching the episode."

"The Goldbergs", a sitcom featuring a suburban family living in the 1980s, features a hit song from the 1980s into each episode. The inclusion of "Faithfully" aligns perfectly with the 40th anniversary of its recording.

"Faithfully" was recorded in 1982 and released as the second single from JOURNEY's album "Frontiers" in 1983. It peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving the band their second consecutive top-twenty hit from "Frontiers". Despite featuring no chorus, it has gone on to become one of the band's most recognizable hits and has enjoyed lasting popularity. In a Classic Rock article, "Faithfully" was called the greatest power ballad ever recorded.

Cain began writing the song with only the lyrics "highway run into the midnight sun" on a paper napkin while on a tour bus headed to Saratoga Springs, New York. The next day, he completed the song in full in only a half hour. Cain finished composing the song on a backstage grand piano at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, where the band performed it for the first time. According to the liner notes in JOURNEY's "Time3" compilation, Cain paid tribute to then-road manager Pat Morrow and then-stage manager Benny Collins when he wrote "we all need the clowns to make us smile." He characterized the song as a "road song," remarking, "You know I'm being a good dog out here — don't worry about it."

JOURNEY has tour dates through 2023 and will perform in Honolulu, Hawaii on October 5-6, 2022; Hartford, Connecticut on March 4; and Toronto, Ontario on March 12, both in 2023.

"The Goldbergs" stars Wendi McLendon-Covey as Beverly Goldberg, Sean Giambrone as Adam Goldberg, Troy Gentile as Barry Goldberg, Hayley Orrantia as Erica Goldberg, and Sam Lerner as Geoff Schwartz.

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