(I've Had) The Time of My Life
| (I've Had) The Time of My Life | |
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| Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes | |
| publication | September 1987 |
| length | 4:47 (single) 6:46 (extended) |
| Genre (s) | Pop rock , soft rock |
| Author (s) | Franke Previte , John DeNicola, Donald Markowitz |
| text | Franke Previte |
| Label | RCA |
| album | Dirty Dancing |
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(I've Had) The Time of My Life is a song from the soundtrack to the movie Dirty Dancing . It was written by Franke Previte , John DeNicola and Donald Markowitz. In the interpretation of Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes the song became a worldwide hit.
Emergence
Jimmy Ienner of the Millennium Label was hired to produce various songs for the film soundtrack for Dirty Dancing . He remembered Franke Previte, composer and songwriter for the band Franke & the Knockouts , with whom he scored a top ten hit on the American Billboard Hot 100 in 1981 with Sweetheart . Previte initially declined because he was involved in other projects, but then accepted. Jenner gave him the rough concept of the plot of the film and asked for a mambo piece that should start slowly and end quickly. Previte had never composed a mambo before, so he wrote the piece together with his friend, songwriter John DeNicola. The demo recording took place on an eight-track recorder in Donald Markowitz's New York apartment, who contributed some drum rhythms and chords to the composition. Jenner liked the instrumental demo and commissioned Previte to write lyrics for it. This was based on memories of Previte while driving through New York when he spontaneously remembered the line of text “the time of my life”.
The songwriter trio wrote another piece for the film Dirty Dancing with Hungry Eyes .
At first Previte wanted to sing the song himself, but Jenner had already decided on Bill Medley . After much back and forth, Medley was convinced to record the piece. The sessions were moved from New York to Los Angeles at his insistence because Medley's wife Paula was heavily pregnant and Medley didn't want to stray too far from her. For the female vocals, Jennifer Warnes was chosen . Medley later recalled that he had never met Warnes in person before, and yet it was the recording of his career that had taken the least time.
Awards
(I've Had) The Time Of My Life won
- at the 1988 Academy Awards for Best Song ,
- a Grammy at the 1988 Grammy Awards for Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals - Pop and
- a Golden Globe Award 1988 in the category Golden Globe Award / Best Movie Song .
Track list
| single | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | title | length |
| 1. | (I've Had) The Time of My Life | 4:47 |
| 2. | Love Is Strange (Mickey & Sylvia) | 2:52 |
| Maxi, single (format: CD), cassette | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | title | length |
| 1. | (I've Had) The Time of My Life | 4:47 |
| 2. | In the Still of the Night (The Five Satins) | 2:59 |
| 3. | Love Is Strange (Mickey & Sylvia) | 2:53 |
| 4th | Overload (Zappacosta) | 3:39 |
Cover versions
- 1987: The John Morris Orchestra
- 1988: Flavor
- 1994: Alan Devito
- 1994: Bill Broughton & Orchestra of the Americas
- 1994: The Beat Street
- 1995: Moonlight Orchestra
- 1995: David Hasselhoff & Patricia Paay
- 1996: Greg Vail
- 1996: London Starlight Orchestra
- 1997: Countdown Singers
- 1998: London Ensemble
- 1999: Martin Nievera
- 2000: The Lettermen
- 2001: Monsta
- 2001: Hit Crew
- 2001: East Coast Band
- 2002: Peter Wackel
- 2002: LMF
- 2003: Nathan Parker
- 2004: Barbara Schöneberger feat. Dirk Bach
- 2005: Solid Love
- 2005: Top Four
- 2006: Katie Price feat. Peter André
- 2010: DSDS Stars 2010
- 2010: The Black Eyed Peas ( The Time (Dirty Bit) )
- 2010: Glee
- 2012: tank ballet
- 2014: Joe McElderry and Kerry Ellis
Awards for music sales
Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 Australia (ARIA)
|
 gold
|
35,000 |
 Denmark (IFPI)
|
gold
|
45,000 |
 Italy (FIMI)
|
gold
|
25,000 |
 Netherlands (NVPI)
|
 platinum
|
100,000 |
 United States (RIAA)
|
gold
|
500,000 |
 United Kingdom (BPI)
|
gold
|
400,000 |
| All in all |
5 × gold 1 × platinum |
1,105,000 |
the black Eyed Peas
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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Australia (ARIA)
|
3 × platinum
|
210,000 |
 Belgium (BEA)
|
platinum
|
30,000 |
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Denmark (IFPI)
|
Gold (Single) + Gold (Streaming)
|
15,000 |
 Germany (BVMI)
|
3 × gold
|
450,000 |
 France (SNEP)
|
platinum
|
300,000 |
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Italy (FIMI)
|
platinum
|
30,000 |
 Japan (RIAJ)
|
gold
|
100,000 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
|
platinum
|
15,000 |
 Sweden (IFPI)
|
3 × platinum
|
120,000 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
|
2 × platinum
|
60,000 |
 Spain (Promusicae)
|
platinum
|
40,000 |
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United Kingdom (BPI)
|
platinum
|
600,000 |
| All in all |
4 × gold 15 × platinum |
1,970,000 |
Main article: The Black Eyed Peas / Music Sales Awards
Web links
- (I've Had) The Time of My Life at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sources for chart placements: DE / AT / CH / UK / US , accessed on May 15, 2015.
- ^ David Roberts: British Hit Singles and Albums . Ed .: Guinness World Records Limited. No. 19 . London 2006, ISBN 978-1-904994-10-7 , pp. 720 (English).
- ↑ a b c d Fred Bronson: The Billboard Book of Number One Hits . Updated and Expanded 5th Edition. Billboard Books, New York 2008, ISBN 978-0-8230-7677-2 , pp. 683 .
- ↑ Maxi from (I've Had) The Time of My Life on Discogs.com (accessed January 1, 2015)
- ↑ Award in Australia
- ↑ Award in Denmark ( Memento from October 30, 2018 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Award in Italy
- ↑ Award in the Netherlands
- ↑ Distinction in the United States
- ↑ Award in the United Kingdom