(I've Had) The Time of My Life
"(I've Had) The Time of My Life " is a duet by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes . It was written by Franke Previte , John DeNicola , and Donald Markowitz . The song was on the soundtrack of the 1987 movie, Dirty Dancing . The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in November 1987 for one week. It also reached number one on the Adult Contemporary chart for fourt weeks.[ 1] In the United Kingdom , it reached number six. In January 1991, after the movie was released on television in the UK, it reached number eight.[ 2]
The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1987. It also won the Grammy Award in 1988 for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. Also in 1988, the song won the Golden Globe Awards for Best Original Song.
Cover versions
Track listings
7" single
"(I've Had) The Time of My Life" (4:47)
"Love Is Strange" by Mickey & Sylvia (2:52)
12" maxi and CD single
"(I've Had) The Time of My Life" (6:46)
"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)
Charts and sales
Peak positions
Year-end charts
Chart (1988)
Position
Australian Singles Chart[ 14]
1
Austrian Singles Chart[ 15]
28
Dutch Top 40[ 16]
1
Certifications
Country
Certification
Date
Sales certified
Australia[ 17]
Gold
1987
35,000
Canada[ 18]
Gold
January 12, 1988
50,000
Netherlands[ 19]
Platinum
1988
60,000
U.S.[ 20]
Gold
February 24, 1989
500,000
References
↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001 . Record Research. p. 167.
↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 359. ISBN 1-904994-10-5 .
↑ Best of Mundart and Duets , track listings and charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved July 25, 2008)
↑ Sam Milby and Toni Gonzaga--I've had the time of my life Cover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRABcfKRnLQ
↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 "(I've Had) The Time of My Life", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
↑ "Canadian Singles Chart from Nanda Lwin ; Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide (2000)"
↑ "De Nederlandse Top 40, week 3, 1988" . Archived from the original on 20 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-16 .
↑ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche" . musicline.de. Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2012-01-06 .
↑ 9.0 9.1 Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2 .
↑ "(I've Had) The Time of My Life", UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
↑ 12.0 12.1 Billboard charts. Allmusic.com. Retrieved September 8, 2008.
↑ "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" (1990 issue), UK Singles Chart . Chartstats.com. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
↑ 1988 Australian Singles Chart . aria.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
↑ 1988 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
↑ "Single top 100 over 1988" (PDF) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 22 September 2010 .
↑ [1] . cria.ca. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
↑ Canada certifications Archived 2016-01-11 at the Wayback Machine . cria.ca. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
↑ Dutch certifications Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine . nvpi.nl. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
↑ U.S. certifications . riaa.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
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