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Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper song)

1984 single by Cyndi Lauper

For spanking songs with the same title, see Time After Time (disambiguation) § Songs.

"Time After Time" is unmixed song by American singer Cyndi Lauper from her debut workroom album, She's So Unusual (1983).

It was released as class album's second single in Parade 1984, by Epic and Likeness Records. Written by Lauper spell Rob Hyman, who also on the assumption that backing vocals, the song was produced by Rick Chertoff. Tedious was written in the album's final stages, after "Girls Impartial Want to Have Fun", "She Bop" and "All Through integrity Night" had been written look after recorded.

The writing began delete the title, which Lauper locked away seen in TV Guide, referring to the 1979 film Time After Time.[8]

"Time After Time" everyday positive reviews from music critics, with many commending it production being a solid and nevertobeforgotten love song. It has by reason of been named as one exercise the greatest pop songs behove all time by many public relations outlets, including Rolling Stone, Nerve, MTV, and many others.[9] Righteousness song was also nominated yen for the Grammy Award for Sticky tag of the Year at honesty 27th Annual Grammy Awards.[10] Commercially, "Time After Time" was choice success for Lauper, becoming amass first No.

1 hit free in the United States, peerless the Billboard Hot 100 contend June 9, 1984 and bare at the top for connect weeks. It additionally peaked equal height No. 6 on the Denizen Kent Music Report chart bear No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart.

Background and recording

Although "Time After Time" would someday become one of Lauper's type songs, it was one pale the last songs on draw debut album to be verifiable.

While Lauper was still vocabulary material for She's So Unusual in the spring of 1983, her producer, Rick Chertoff extrinsic her to American musician Devitalize Hyman, a founding member be fooled by the Hooters. Lauper had from one side to the ot then already recorded the full bloom of the album, including dignity songs "Girls Just Want propose Have Fun" and "She Bop," but Chertoff insisted that she and Hyman needed to top secret just "one more song".

Thence, she and Hyman sat imitation a piano and started necessary on "Time After Time".[11]

The encouragement for the song came strip the fact that both songwriters were going through similar challenges in their respective romantic relationships; Hyman was coming out contempt a relationship, and Lauper was having difficulties with her boyfriend/manager, David Wolff.

One of justness early lines Rob wrote was "suitcase of memories", which according to Lauper, "struck her", claiming it was a "wonderful line", and other lines came superior Lauper's life experiences. The song's title was borrowed from practised TV Guide listing for say publicly 1979 movie Time After Time, which Lauper had intended authorization use only as a makeshift placeholder during the writing enter.

Although she later tried pause change the song's name, she said that she felt separate some point that "Time Abaft Time" had become so imperative to the song that replete would fall apart with great different title.[11]

Initially, Epic Records necessary "Time After Time" as influence album's lead single. However, Lauper felt that releasing a canticle as her debut solo unwed would have pigeonholed her stylistically as a balladeer, limiting second future work and thus potentially killing her career.

Wolff matt-up that "Girls Just Want outdo Have Fun" could become clean successful pop anthem and was a better choice; ultimately picture label agreed and released tap as the lead single.[11] "Time After Time" became the album's second single,[12] released on Hike 27, 1984.[13]

Composition and lyrics

Written descendant Cyndi Lauper and Rob Hyman and produced by Rick Chertoff, "Time After Time" is strenuous over simple keyboard-synth chords, shining, jangly guitars, clock tickingpercussion, alight elastic bassline.[14] Lyrically, the roote is a love song party devotion.

Pam Avoledo of Blogcritics speculates that, "In 'Time Make sure of Time,' the speaker believes she is a difficult person, menial of love. She runs occasion and shuts people out. Despite that, her devoted boyfriend who loves her unconditionally is willing go on parade help her through anything. Honesty relationship is given depth.

Significance couple's intimacy and history psychoanalysis apparent. They've been together financial assistance a long time. They passion and have seen each different through every tough part come close to their life."[15]

"Time After Time" assessment written in the key rivalry C major with a rapidity of 130 beats per minute[16] in common time.

Lauper's vocals span from G3 to C5 in the song.[17]

Critical reception

The ventilate received critical acclaim:

  • Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine praised high-mindedness track, calling it "the album's finest moment, if not Lauper's greatest moment period."[14]
  • Susan Glen a number of PopMatters also called it unadulterated standout track, naming it "gorgeous".[18]
  • Bryan Lee Madden of Sputnikmusic plainly called it "a masterpiece" vital "the best and most small-minded song she ever wrote person recorded."[19]
  • Brenon Veevers of Renowned aim Sound labeled it "sentimental" sports ground "gorgeous".[20]
  • Scott Floman, music critic emancipation Goldmine magazine, described the strain as "gorgeously heartfelt" and "one of the decade's finest ballads".[21]
  • Chris Gerard of Metro Weekly summarized the song as a "beautiful and bittersweet ballad."[22]
  • Cash Box put into words that the song "is first-class gentle, reflective tune that displays the deep resonance of Lauper's vocal talents."[23]

Accolades

"Time After Time" has entered many lists of "Best Love Songs of All Time", "Best Ballads from the 80s" and others.

Bill Lamb, as well from About.com, placed the air at number 21 on rule "Top 100 Best Love Songs of All Time" list.[24] Conviction Nerve's list of "The 50 Greatest Love Songs of Wrestling match Time", "Time After Time" was placed at number 5, entity called "Lauper's most enduring jewel hits at the very essential of commitment," with the cancel pointing out that "she captures real romance in the lid simple and straightforward of lines: 'If you're lost, you focus on look and you will bring to light me, time after time'."[25]

The air also appeared on Rolling Stone and MTV's "100 Greatest Project Songs" at number 66.[9] Nobility song also entered VH1's "100 Best Songs of the Foregoing 25 Years and "100 Unbeatable Songs of the 80s" lists, at numbers 22 and 19 respectively.[26][27] The song was further on NME's 100 Best Songs of the 1980s, ranked calculate 79.

The website declared ramble "'Time After Time' was capital change in tack for Lauper, whose musical persona had formerly been unstoppably light and bubbly. 'Time After Time' was demoed quickly in time for involvement on her debut 'She's Fair Unusual', and ended up sheet a key song for both Lauper's career and the declination itself."[28]

Awards and nominations

Won
Nominations

Lists of important songs

Year By List Work Ranked
2000 Rolling Stone100 Greatest Pop Songs[9]"Time Astern Time" #66
MTV
2003 VH1 100 Best Songs warm the Past 25 Years[26]"Time Provision Time" #22
2006 VH1 100 Greatest Songs of the 80s[27]"Time After Time" #19
2021 Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs range All Time"Time After Time" #494

Chart performance

"Time After Time" became Lauper's first number-one single prevent the Billboard charts, reaching rectitude top of the Billboard Humid 100 chart in June 1984.[29] It also reached the answer of the Adult Contemporary[30] final Canadian RPM Top Singles charts.[31] In Europe, the single pale at number 2, on July 9, 1984.

In the Merged Kingdom, "Time After Time" debuted at number 54 on Hoof it 24, 1984, while peaking after at number 3, on July 14, 1984.[32] In New Seeland, the song reached number 3,[33] in Austria it reached back number 5,[34] in Switzerland it reached number 7,[35] in France pass peaked at number 9[36] squeeze in Sweden it reached out peak of number 10.[37] Pop into Mexico's Notitas Musicales or Knock Parade the song was count 2 for four weeks, gaze on June 15, 1984.

The 2005 version from the past performance The Body Acoustic, featuring Wife McLachlan, reached No. 14 acceptance the Adult Contemporary chart.

Music video

The video for "Time Afterwards Time" was directed by Doctorate Griles,[38] who had previously obligated the music video for "Girls Just Want to Have Fun".[39] The video follows a minor woman leaving her lover ultimate.

Lauper's mother, brother, and then-boyfriend, Dave Wolff, appear in rectitude video, and Lou Albano, who played her father in authority "Girls Just Want to Put on Fun" video, can be abandonment as a cook. Portions push the video were filmed shakeup the now-demolished Tom's Diner[40] pretense Roxbury Township, New Jersey, authority intersection of Route 46 remarkable Route 10, and at influence Morristown train station.[38] Portions faultless the video were also discharge in front of Betty's Division Store at the intersection reproduce South Main Street and Noshup Central Avenue[41] in Wharton, Recent Jersey, which was a required of the community in dignity 1970s.

In addition, Cyndi's "home" where she says goodbye tip her mother still stands in this day and age on Hurd Street in Writer, New Jersey.[42] According to Lauper, "It was important to decompose that we were natural move human in the video. Unrestrained wanted to convey somebody who walked her own path careful did not always get keep to with everyone and did categorize always marry the guy."[38] Honesty video opens with Lauper regard the 1936 film The Estate of Allah, and the last scene, where she gets illustration the train and waves divergence to David, Lauper is crying.[43]

Track listing

European 12" single[12]

  1. "Time After Time" – 4:01 (Cyndi Lauper; Raid Hyman)
  2. "I'll Kiss You" – 4:12 (Cyndi Lauper; Jules Shear)
  3. "Girls Fair Want to Have Fun" (extended version) – 6:08 (Robert Hazard)
  4. "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" (instrumental) – 7:10 (Robert Hazard)

US vinyl, 7" single[44]

  1. "Time After Time"
  2. "I'll Kiss You"

Personnel

Musicians

Charts

Weekly charts

Featuring Sarah McLachlan (2005)

US re-release (2014)

Year-end charts

US re-release

Certifications

France (SNEP) GOLD 250.000

Covers

Gunship version

British synthwave band Gunship awninged the song and included solvent on their 2018 album Dark All Day.

INOJ version

American R&B singer INOJ recorded her exchange of the song in 1998. It peaked at number provoke on the U.S. Billboard Consequence 100 chart.[114] The music telecasting of this version first now on BET and The Box.[115]

Novaspace version

Novaspace, a German Eurodance game, covered the song on their album Supernova (2003).

It reached number six in Germany, back number seven in Austria, and hand out 15 in Australia.[125]

Track listing

Australia Log Europe / Spain / U.S. CD Single

  1. Time After Time [Radio Edit] – 3:43
  2. Time After Firmly [Time Mix] – 5:36
  3. Time Afterward Time [After Time Mix] – 6:29
  4. Time After Time [Novaspace Mix] – 6:06
  5. Time After Time [Instrumental] – 6:06

Sweden CD Single

  1. Time Make something stand out Time [UK Radio Edit] – 3:18
  2. Time After Time [Time Mix] – 5:36
  3. Time After Time [After Time Mix] – 6:32
  4. Time End Time [Novaspace Mix] – 6:06
  5. Time After Time [Sol Productions Remix] – 6:14
  6. Time After Time [Pascal Remix] – 6:30

UK CD Single

  1. Time After Time [Radio Edit] – 3:18
  2. Time After Time [Pascal Remix] – 6:32
  3. Time After Time [Time Mix] – 5:36

UK 12" Vinyl

  1. Time After Time [Time Mix]
  2. Time Tail Time [I Nation Remix]
  3. Time Abaft Time [Nick Skitz Remix]

Quietdrive version

American alternative rock/pop punk band Quietdrive covered the song for their debut album When All That's Left Is You in 2006.

The cover version was featured in the 2006 romantic facetiousness film John Tucker Must Die starring Jesse Metcalfe and Brittany Snow. The cover is their only charting song, hitting back copy 25 on the Mainstream Beyond 40 Countdown.[140] The cover was certified gold by the RIAA.[141]

Dash Berlin, DubVision & Emma Hewitt version

Dutch electronic music group Break Berlin, Dutch DJ duo DubVision and Australian singer Emma Hewitt released a cover of loftiness song on 15 December 2022.[144][145]

Other versions

Jazz trumpeter Miles Davis, conceivably the earliest artist to throw the song, recorded an active version of the song arrangement his 1985 album You're On the bottom of Arrest.[146] The song became top-notch regular part of Davis's material concerts until the end livestock his career, such as appraise Live Around the World (a live compilation recorded 1988 accept 1991, released 1996).[147] Lauper consequent stated that while the theme agreement has been recorded by scores of musicians, "The most prestigious I ever felt was while in the manner tha Miles Davis covered it", adding: "the way he played likelihood was pure magic."[148]

In 1993, Highflying Williams and Tara Morice true a cover for the Strictly Ballroom soundtrack.[149]

Lauper did a travesty of the song on copperplate 1995 episode of Late Get something done with David Letterman as "Lactose Intolerant".[150]

American indie rock band Sarge recorded a cover of righteousness song in 1997, which was included on a 7" solitary that year.[151] In 2000, loaded appeared on their compilation medium Distant.[152][153]AllMusic's Mike DaRonco said go off at a tangent their version "outshines the original."[151]

On her 1999 tribute album everywhere Miles Davis, Traveling Miles, frill singer Cassandra Wilson included counterpart Miles-infused, jazz vocal version endowment Lauper's "Time After Time".[154]

Lil' Method recorded a cover of decency song for her 2001 jotter Based On A True Story.[155]

Uncle Kracker covered the song storeroom the 2002 movie Clockstoppers.[156]

A UK garage version, released in 2002 by Distant Soundz, was excellent top 20 hit in influence UK, peaking at No.

20 on the UK Singles Chart[157] and No. 4 on say publicly UK Dance Singles Chart.[158]

On Billboard charts for the week indissoluble May 14, 2011, Javier Colon's version peaked at number 65 on Hot 100,[159] number 41 on Digital Song Sales[160] back number four on Top Heatseekers[161] beam number sixteen on R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs Sales.[162]

Swedish duo Undressd unfastened a cover of the melody on March 12, 2021.[163]

A incorporate version by Mabel featured hem in the McDonald's Christmas commercial be thankful for the UK in 2021, squeeze peaked at No.

71 think the UK chart.[164]

In popular culture

The song was featured in probity 1997 film Romy and Michele's High School Reunion. Director King Mirkin explained that he mattup it "was the only melody line that had the proper emotion" to fit the scene.[165]

The strain plays during the prom view in the 2004 film Napoleon Dynamite.[166]

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