"
Space Race" is an instrumental track by
Billy Preston, released as a single in 1973. The single -- a sequel to his 1972 hit, "
Outa-Space" -- hit number one on the
R&B chart for one week and number four on the Pop Singles chart. It also became a
gold record. The instrumental proved popular enough that the musical
variety show American Bandstand used it as the song for its mid-broadcast break from the mid-1970s until the show completed its run in 1989.