(I've Had) The Time of My Life
"(I've Had) The Time of My Life" is a duet by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes. It was written by Franke Previte, John DeNicola, and Donald Markowitz. The song was on the soundtrack of the 1987 movie, Dirty Dancing. The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in November 1987 for one week. It also reached number one on the Adult Contemporary chart for fourt weeks.[1] In the United Kingdom, it reached number six. In January 1991, after the movie was released on television in the UK, it reached number eight.[2]
"(I've Had) The Time of My Life" | |
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Song by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes | |
from the album Dirty Dancing (soundtrack) | |
B-side | "Love Is Strange" by Mickey & Sylvia |
Released | September 1987 |
Genre | Soft rock, pop rock |
Length | 4:47 [LP & Single Version] 6:46 [Extended] |
Label | RCA |
Songwriter(s) | Franke Previte, John DeNicola, Donald Markowitz |
Producer(s) | Michael Lloyd |
The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1987. It also won the Grammy Award in 1988 for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. Also in 1988, the song won the Golden Globe Awards for Best Original Song.
Cover versions
change- Carmen & Piero (2004)[3]
- Katie Price and her then-husband, pop singer Peter Andre (2006)
- Jermaine Jackson and R&B/dance music singer Jocelyn Brown (2007)
- Barry Manilow (2008)
- The cast of Glee (2009)
- Sam Milby and Toni Gonzaga (2009)[4]
- The Black Eyed Peas used the chorus in their song, "The Time (Dirty Bit)" (2010)
- Datarock
- Kris Lawrence and Kyla (2011)
- The song was also used a commercial jingle for Sandals Resorts.
- Panzerballett (2012)
- This song was covered by the Strictly Come Dancing band and singers, led by David Arch, in 2012, as the backing for gymnast Louis Smith and professional dancer Flavia Cacace's salsa in week 3 and the first part of the final.
Track listings
change- 7" single
- "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" (4:47)
- "Love Is Strange" by Mickey & Sylvia (2:52)
- 12" maxi and CD single
- "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" (6:46)
- "In the Still of the Night" by The Five Satins (2:59)
- "Love Is Strange" by Mickey & Sylvia (2:53)
- "Overload" by Zappacosta (3:39)
- Cassette
- "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" (4:47)
- "In the Still of the Night" by The Five Satins (2:59)
- "Love Is Strange" by Mickey & Sylvia (2:53)
- "Overload" by Zappacosta (3:39)
Charts and sales
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Year-end chartschange
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References
change- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 167.
- ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 359. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ↑ Best of Mundart and Duets, track listings and charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved July 25, 2008)
- ↑ Sam Milby and Toni Gonzaga--I've had the time of my life Cover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRABcfKRnLQ
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 "(I've Had) The Time of My Life", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
- ↑ "Canadian Singles Chart from Nanda Lwin; Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide (2000)"
- ↑ "De Nederlandse Top 40, week 3, 1988". Archived from the original on 20 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
- ↑ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche". musicline.de. Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
- ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ↑ "(I've Had) The Time of My Life", UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Billboard charts. Allmusic.com. Retrieved September 8, 2008.
- ↑ "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" (1990 issue), UK Singles Chart. Chartstats.com. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
- ↑ 1988 Australian Singles Chart. aria.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ↑ 1988 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ↑ "Single top 100 over 1988" (PDF) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ↑ [1]. cria.ca. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
- ↑ Canada certifications Archived 2016-01-11 at the Wayback Machine. cria.ca. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ↑ Dutch certifications Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine. nvpi.nl. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
- ↑ U.S. certifications. riaa.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.