Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
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Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now is a 1987 Starship song written by Albert Hammond and Diane Warren . It appeared on the album No Protection .
history
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now was released worldwide on January 10, 1987 and became a number one hit in the US , UK , Ireland and Canada .
The hit was a soundtrack to the film Mannequin , which was also nominated for the 1988 Academy Awards and competed against (I've Had) The Time of My Life by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes .
In a radio interview, Hammond said he wrote the song with Warren before marrying his girlfriend at the time: "It's like my girlfriend's wedding and nothing can stop us."
Cover versions
- 1988: VSOP
- 1988: Dirk Zöllner
- 1990: The Shadows
- 1991: Liliane Saint-Pierre
- 1998: Howard Carpendale
- 2001: The Starting Line
- 2003: Mark 'Oh (as Mandy & Randy )
- 2015: Karel Gott and Gabriela Gunčíková : Nic nás nezastaví
Awards for music sales
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 Canada (MC)
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 gold
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50,000 |
 Sweden (IFPI)
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gold
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25,000 |
 United States (RIAA)
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gold
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500,000 |
 United Kingdom (BPI)
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gold
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500,000 |
| All in all |
4 × gold |
1,075,000 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Charts DE Charts AT Charts CH Charts UK Charts US
- ↑ Award in Canada. musiccanada.com, accessed October 1, 2018 .
- ↑ Award in Sweden. sverigetopplistan.se.com, accessed October 1, 2018 .
- ↑ Distinction in the United States. riaa.com, accessed October 1, 2018 .
- ↑ Award in the United Kingdom. bpi.co.uk, accessed October 1, 2018 .