(I've Had) The Time of My Life
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| “(I've Had) The Time of My Life” | ||
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| Single by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes from the album Dirty Dancing |
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| B-side | "Love Is Strange" by Mickey & Sylvia |
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| Released | 1987 | |
| Format | 7" single 12" maxi Cassette single |
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| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 4:50 | |
| Label | RCA | |
| Writer(s) | Franke Previte John DeNicola Donald Markowitz |
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| Producer | Michael Lloyd | |
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| 7" - U.S. | ||
"(I've Had) The Time of My Life" is a song composed by Franke Previte, John DeNicola, and Donald Markowitz. It was recorded by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, after having been selected to be the finale song for the 1987 film Dirty Dancing by choreographer Kenny Ortega and his assistant Miranda Garrison (who also played Vivian in the film).
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[edit] Awards
- Academy Award for Best Original Song, 1987
- Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, 1988
- Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, 1988
[edit] In Popular Culture
The song was also used in the Family Guy episode "Blue Harvest" when Mr. Herbert sings to Chris before they part ways.
[edit] Track listings
- 7" single
- "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" (4:47)
- "Love Is Strange" by Mickey & Sylvia (2:52)
- 12" maxi
- "(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)
- 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)
[edit] Chart performance
Due to the massive success of Dirty Dancing, the single topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart in November for one week. In the United Kingdom the song had two chart outings. Firstly, in November 1987 after the film's initial release the song peaked at #6, and again when the film was shown on mainstream television the song reached as high as #8 (January 1991). the song had reached number two in the United World Chart, knocked-off the top spot by George Michael's "Faith".
| Chart (1987-1988)[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] | Peak position |
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| Australian Singles Chart | 1 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 3 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 1 |
| German Singles Chart | 5 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 5 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 12 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 5 |
| UK Singles Chart | 6 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 1 |
| US ARC Weekly Top 40 | 1 |
| United World Chart | 2 |
| Chart (1990)[7] | Peak position |
| UK Singles Chart | 8 |
| Chart (1991)[3] | Peak position |
| Irish Singles Chart | 17 |
| Chart (1992)[1] | Peak position |
| French Singles Chart | 5 |
| Chart (1993)[1] | Peak position |
| French Singles Chart | 48 |
| Preceded by "Mony Mony 'Live'" by Billy Idol |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single November 28, 1987 |
Succeeded by "Heaven is a Place on Earth" by Belinda Carlisle |
| Preceded by "Take My Breath Away" from Top Gun |
Academy Award for Best Original Song 1987 |
Succeeded by "Let the River Run" from Working Girl |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "(I've Had) The Time of My Life", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
- ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
- ^ a b Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
- ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
- ^ Billboard Billboard.com (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
- ^ De Nederlandse Top 40, week 3, 1988. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
- ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
