Take My Breath Away
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"Take My Breath Away" is a power ballad by Berlin that became internationally famous as the love theme from the 1986 film *Top Gun* and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award for Best Original Song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| chartPositionAustralianSinglesChart | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanadianRPMTopSingles | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionGermanSinglesChart | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 1 ⓘ |
| composer | Giorgio Moroder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coveredBy |
Jessica Simpson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
many other artists ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | became one of the most recognizable film love themes of the 1980s ⓘ |
| decade | 1980s ⓘ |
| describedAs | love theme from the film Top Gun ⓘ |
| featuredInFilm | Top Gun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ cassette single ⓘ |
| genre | power ballad ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| includedIn | various 1980s hits compilations ⓘ |
| instrumentation | synthesizer-based arrangement ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 4 minutes ⓘ |
| lyricist | Tom Whitlock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicVideoFeatures | clips from the film Top Gun ⓘ |
| nextSingleByArtist | Like Flames NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis characters in Top Gun
ⓘ
use of lush synthesizer textures ⓘ |
| partOfSoundtrack | Top Gun: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousSingleByArtist | No More Words NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Giorgio Moroder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | MCA Music Publishing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
ⓘ
Geffen Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| singleFromAlbum | Top Gun: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| theme | romantic love ⓘ |
| vocalist | Terri Nunn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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