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"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] It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song [ 3 ] as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1986.
In late 1981, some time around the formation of Fahrenheit, Los Angeles-based independent label M.A.O. Records released a new Berlin single, featuring the songs The Metro and "Tell Me Why", with Terri Nunn on vocals. 1982's platinum-selling Pleasure Victim gained Crawford's music an audience. Crawford part-wrote all of the album's songs except ...
[4] [5] The song "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin went on to win both the Academy Award for Best Original Song [6] and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. [7] According to Allmusic , the album "remains a quintessential artifact of the mid-'80s", and the album's hits "still define the bombastic, melodramatic sound that dominated the ...
The Gold-certified “Take My Breath Away” sold over half-a-million copies and spent 21 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, hitting No. 1. It won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Best ...
Berlin officially disbanded in 1987, because of both the lack of success of their album Count Three & Pray and personal disagreements over the single "Take My Breath Away". Nunn viewed it as a fresh new song that allowed the band to perform globally, while others disliked it as it had not been written or composed by any of them. [ 13 ]
List of music videos, showing year released and directors Title Year Director "The Metro" ... "Take My Breath Away" 1986 Marcello Anciano [43] "Like Flames"
Count Three & Pray is the fourth studio album by American new wave band Berlin, released on October 13, 1986, by Geffen Records.The album spawned three singles, including "Take My Breath Away", which was featured in the film Top Gun.
Bernard Grubman – all instruments (1, 6, 11) Montell Jordan – vocal arrangements (2) Tommy Martin – guitar (7, 10) Nathan Maxxwell – keyboard overdubs (4) Craig McCreary – acoustic guitar (4) Kim Morrow – vocals (2) Rashad Smith – drum programming (13) Tricky & Sean – all instruments except guitar (7, 10), all instruments (12 ...