I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
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| Single by Aerosmith from the album Armageddon Soundtrack |
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| B-side | "Animal Crackers"/"Taste of India" | ||||
| Released | August 18, 1998 | ||||
| Format | Cassette, CD | ||||
| Recorded | 1998 | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 4:56 | ||||
| Label | Columbia | ||||
| Writer(s) | Diane Warren | ||||
| Certification | Gold | ||||
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"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" is a hit single by American rock band Aerosmith. It was taken from the Armageddon soundtrack and debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 (a first for the band after 28 years together). The song stayed at number one for four weeks from September 5 to September 26, 1998, introducing Aerosmith to a new generation of fans. The song also stayed at #1 for several weeks in several other countries. The song rose steadily up the charts in the UK, peaking at number four in November 1998 and becoming Aerosmith's highest charting song in the UK to date.
"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" was written primarily by Diane Warren. She stated in her compilation album Diane Warren Presents Love Songs that the song was originally meant for Celine Dion.
The song was nominated for both an Academy Award for Best Song[1] and a Razzie Award for Best/Worst Original Song. American Idol judge Simon Cowell labelled the song "one of the great songs of all time" during the show's seventh season. It remains one of Aerosmith's most popular songs.
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[edit] Video
The music video for this song was shot in the Minneapolis Armory in 1998[2]. It features the band playing the song intertwined with scenes from Armageddon. It features a cameo appearance by Liv Tyler, who incidentally is Steven Tyler's daughter and plays Grace Stamper in the film. Liv previously had a role in the music video for the band's other song, "Crazy".
The video begins with shots of the moon and several meteorites passing by and then a view of earth before zooming in to show Steven Tyler singing. The shots interchange between the band and Mission Control viewing the band singing via their monitors. As the video progresses it reveals that the band is playing in front of what appears to be the fictional Space Shuttle Freedom. Along with Aerosmith, a full hand orchestra plays in sync with the melody. As Freedom takes off from the launch pad smoke surrounds the orchestra and Aerosmith. Finally, as a tearful Grace touches one of the monitors to reach out to Steven Tyler/Harry Stamper (in the film portrayed by Bruce Willis), the screen goes out.
[edit] Tracklist
CD Single
- "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (4:58)
- "Taste of India" (Rock Remix) (5:52)
"Pink"
The song also appeared on the British version of the album Nine Lives ..
[edit] Charts
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| Charts | Peak position |
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| Australian Singles Chart | 1 |
| Austrian Singles Chart[3] | 1 |
| Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart [4] | 3 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart [5] | 4 |
| Finnish Singles Chart[3] | 3 |
| French Singles Chart[3] | 8 |
| German Singles Chart | 1 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 1 |
| Italian Singles Chart[3] | 1 |
| Latvian Singles Chart | 1 |
| Netherlands Singles Chart[3] | 1 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart[3] | 1 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[3] | 2 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[3] | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks | 4 |
| U.S. Adult Contemporary | 13 |
| U.S. Hot Latin Tracks | 14 |
| United World Chart | 1 |
| Preceded by "The Boy Is Mine" by Brandy and Monica |
Billboard Hot 100 number-one single September 5, 1998 - September 26, 1998 |
Succeeded by "The First Night" by Monica |
| United World Chart number-one single September 5, 1998- November 14, 1998 |
Succeeded by "Crush" by Jennifer Paige |
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| Preceded by "High" by Lighthouse Family |
Australia ARIA Singles Chart number-one single September 13, 1998- November 22, 1998 |
Succeeded by "Rollercoaster" by B*Witched |
| Preceded by "Millennium" by Robbie Williams |
Irish Singles Chart number-one single October 10, 1998 - October 17, 1998 |
Succeeded by "Sweetest Thing" by U2 |
[edit] Mark Chesnutt version
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| Single by Mark Chesnutt from the album I Don't Want to Miss a Thing |
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| Released | 1998 | ||||
| Format | Cassette, CD | ||||
| Recorded | 1998 | ||||
| Genre | Country music | ||||
| Length | 4:06 | ||||
| Label | Decca Records | ||||
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In late 1998, country music artist Mark Chesnutt recorded a cover version of the song. His cover version spent two weeks at Number One on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts in early 1999. In addition, it peaked at #17 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, marking Chesnutt's first entry on that chart. The song was also Chesnutt's last Top Ten single on the country music charts.
| Charts | Peak position |
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| US Hot Country Songs | 1 |
| US Hot 100 | 17 |
| Preceded by "Stand Beside Me" by Jo Dee Messina |
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number one single by Mark Chesnutt February 20 - February 27, 1999 |
Succeeded by "No Place That Far" by Sara Evans |
[edit] Additional cover versions
- It was covered by New Found Glory in 2000 on their album of cover songs From the Screen to Your Stereo.
- It was covered by Regine Velasquez in 1999 on her album R2K.
- Heinz Winckler covered the song at World Idol in 2003.
- It has been covered on American Idol many times by various contestants, which include Joshua Gracin in Season 2 (Movie theme songs night), Lindsey Cardinale in Season 4, Antonella Barba in Season 6, and David Cook in Season 7.
- American Idol season 7 winner David Cook performed the song to rave reviews on the Top 3 night of the season. Diane Warren, the song's writer, was in the audience and gave a standing ovation. The song was chosen by the producer for him to perform. Cook's version of the song debuted at number 42 on Billboard Hot 100 single.
- It was covered by Jacob Hoggard during the second season of Canadian Idol.
- Ben Mills covered the song on his 2007 debut album Picture of You.
- Lorena covered the song on her 2008 second studio album De Pelicula. The song has also been chosen to be the second single released from it.
- Contestants Asia and Melissa R. performed the song as a duet on the reality show Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll.
- Anastacia covered this song during her first ever live performance since undergoing surgery for breast cancer, she performed this as Woman Rocks
- A cover of this song by Deja Vu featuring Tasmin was featured in Dance Dance Revolution Solo.
- The song is featured in the 2007 movie Blades of Glory, where Will Ferrell and his fellow skater Jon Heder skate to it.
- In the film Team America the song was the basis and parody for the song Only a Woman.
- In the film The Sweetest Thing, the cast (and a lot of extras) sing this song to get one of the main characters out of a comprimising situation.
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