Take My Breath Away

"Take My Breath Away"
Single by Berlin
from the album Top Gun and Count Three & Pray
B-side"Radar Radio"
ReleasedJune 1986 (1986-06)
Recorded1986
GenreSynth-pop[1][2]
Length4:13
LabelColumbia
Composer(s)Giorgio Moroder
Lyricist(s)Tom Whitlock[3]
Producer(s)Giorgio Moroder
Berlin singles chronology
"Dancing in Berlin"
(1984) 		"Take My Breath Away"
(1986) 		"Like Flames"
(1987)
Music video
"Take My Breath Away" on YouTube

Take My Breath Away is a song written by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock for the 1986 film Top Gun, performed by American new wave band Berlin.[3]

Release

Take My Breath Away was the second single from the soundtrack album of Top Gun, following Kenny Loggins' Danger Zone, released in 1986 as a split single along with the song Radar Radio, which was performed by Moroder featuring Joe Pizzulo.

Performance

The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, and also topped the charts in the United Kingdom (UK), Belgium, Ireland and the Netherlands.[3] It later went on to win Best Original Song at the 59th Academy Awards.[4]

Tracklists

  • 7-inch single
A. Take My Breath Away – 4:13
B. Radar Radio (performed by Giorgio Moroder featuring Joe Pizzulo) – 3:40
  • UK 12-inch single
A. Take My Breath Away – 4:13
B1. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' (performed by The Righteous Brothers)
B2. Radar Radio (performed by Giorgio Moroder featuring Joe Pizzulo) – 3:40
  • UK 7-inch single (1990)
A. Take My Breath Away – 4:11
AA. Danger Zone (performed by Kenny Loggins) – 3:35
  • UK CD single (1990)
  1. Take My Breath Away – 4:11
  2. Danger Zone (performed by Kenny Loggins) – 3:35
  3. Hot Summer Nights (performed by Miami Sound Machine) – 3:34
  4. Top Gun Anthem (performed by Harold Faltermeyer and Steve Stevens) – 4:02
  • UK cassette single (1990)
A1. Take My Breath Away – 4:11
A2. Danger Zone (performed by Kenny Loggins) – 3:35
B1. Take My Breath Away – 4:11
B2. Danger Zone (performed by Kenny Loggins) – 3:35

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Take My Breath Away"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[45] Gold 50,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[46] Gold 30,000
France (SNEP)[47] Gold 500,000*
Italy (FIMI)[48]
digital sales since 2009 		Gold 50,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[30] Platinum 30,000
Portugal (AFP)[49] Gold 30,000[49]
United Kingdom (BPI)[50] Platinum 600,000
United States (RIAA)[51] Gold 500,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Crawford, Robert (November 10, 2016). "See Craig Campbell's Gripping Cover of Berlin's 'Take My Breath Away'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 7, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  2. ↑ Billboard Staff (October 19, 2023). "The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2024. The slow-burning synth-pop anthem that made '80s-era swoon-worthy moments synonymous with cinematic romance.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 136. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. ↑ "The 59th Academy Awards (1987) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts - 1980s (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Berlin – Take My Breath Away" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  7. ↑ "Berlin – Take My Breath Away" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  8. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0731." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 8219." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  10. ↑ "European Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 44. November 8, 1986. p. 18. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  11. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
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  45. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Berlin – Take My Breath Away". Music Canada. October 31, 1986.
  46. ↑ "Danish single certifications – Berlin – Take My Breath Away". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
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