I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
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| Single by Aerosmith | ||||||||||
| from the album Armageddon Soundtrack | ||||||||||
| B-side | "Animal Crackers"/"Taste of India" | |||||||||
| Released | August 18, 1998 | |||||||||
| Format | Cassette, CD | |||||||||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||||||||
| Genre | Rock ballad | |||||||||
| Length | 4:56 | |||||||||
| Label | Columbia | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Diane Warren | |||||||||
| Producer | ? | |||||||||
| Certification | Gold (RIAA) | |||||||||
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"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" is a single by American rock band Aerosmith. It appeared on the soundtrack to the film Armageddon and debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 (a first for the band after 28 years together). The song stayed at number one for four weeks from September 5 to September 26, 1998, introducing Aerosmith to a new generation of fans. The song also stayed at #1 for several weeks in several other countries. The song rose steadily up the charts in the United Kingdom, peaking at number four in November 1998 and becoming Aerosmith's highest charting song in the UK to date.
"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" was written primarily by Diane Warren. She stated in her compilation album Diane Warren Presents Love Songs that the song was originally meant for Celine Dion.
The song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song.[1] American Idol judge Simon Cowell labeled the song "one of the great songs of all time" during the show's seventh season. It remains one of Aerosmith's most popular songs. The song was also nominated in the Worst "Original" Song category at the 19th Golden Rasperry Awards 1998.[2] The song was featured on the Dragonball Z film, Return of Cooler in 2002.
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[edit] Video
The music video for this song was shot in the Minneapolis Armory in 1998.[3] It features the band playing the song intertwined with scenes from Armageddon. It features a cameo appearance by Steven Tyler's daughter Liv Tyler, who plays Grace Stamper in the film. Liv previously had a role in the music video for the band's other song, "Crazy".
The video begins with shots of the moon and several meteorites passing by and then a view of earth before zooming in to show Steven Tyler singing. The shots interchange between the band and Mission Control viewing the band singing via their monitors. As the video progresses it reveals that the band is playing in front of what appears to be the fictional Space Shuttle Freedom. Along with Aerosmith, a full hand orchestra plays in sync with the melody. Smoke surrounds the orchestra and Aerosmith as Freedom takes off from the launch pad. Finally, the screen goes out as a tearful Grace touches one of the monitors to reach out to her father (real life father Steven Tyler in the video; on-screen father Harry Stamper, played by Bruce Willis, in the film). On Youtube, the video has been viewed over 40 million times.
[edit] Tracklist
CD Single
- "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (4:58)
- "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" [Rock Mix] (4:58)
- "Taste of India" [Rock Remix] (5:52)
- "Animal Crackers" (2:36)
The song appeared on the Argentine version of the album Nine Lives. It also appeared on the Japanese version of Just Push Play.
Another CD for this single featured the following tracks:
1. I Don't Want To Miss A Thing [Pop Mix](4:58) 2. Pink [Live] (3:45) 3. Crash (4:26)
Crash and the original Pink appeared as tracks 9 and 11, respectively, on all versions of the album Nine Lives.
[edit] Charts
| Charts | Peak position |
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| Australian Singles Chart | 1 |
| Austrian Singles Chart[4] | 1 |
| Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart [5] | 3 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart [5] | 4 |
| Finnish Singles Chart[4] | 3 |
| French Singles Chart[4] | 8 |
| German Singles Chart | 1 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 1 |
| Italian Singles Chart[4] | 1 |
| Japan Oricon Chart | 11 |
| Netherlands Singles Chart[4] | 1 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart[4] | 1 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[4] | 2 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[4] | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks | 4 |
| U.S. Adult Contemporary | 13 |
| U.S. Hot Latin Tracks | 14 |
| Preceded by "The Boy Is Mine" by Brandy and Monica |
Billboard Hot 100 number-one single September 5, 1998 - September 26, 1998 |
Succeeded by "The First Night" by Monica |
| Preceded by "High" by Lighthouse Family |
Australia ARIA Singles Chart number-one single September 13, 1998- November 22, 1998 |
Succeeded by "Rollercoaster" by B*Witched |
| Preceded by "Millennium" by Robbie Williams |
Irish Singles Chart number-one single October 10, 1998 - October 17, 1998 |
Succeeded by "Sweetest Thing" by U2 |
[edit] Mark Chesnutt version
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| Single by Mark Chesnutt | |||||
| from the album I Don't Want to Miss a Thing | |||||
| Released | December 1, 1998 | ||||
| Format | CD single | ||||
| Genre | Country | ||||
| Length | 4:06 | ||||
| Label | Decca | ||||
| Producer | Mark Wright | ||||
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In late 1998, country music artist Mark Chesnutt recorded a cover version of the song. His rendition is the first single from, and title track to, his 1999 album I Don't Want to Miss a Thing.[6] Chesnutt's cover spent two weeks at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in early 1999, and is the last of his eight Number Ones on that chart. It is also the first of only two singles in his career to reach the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at #17 in early 1999.
[edit] Chart positions
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 17 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Preceded by "Stand Beside Me" by Jo Dee Messina |
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single February 20-February 27, 1999 |
Succeeded by "No Place That Far" by Sara Evans |
| Preceded by "For a Little While" by Tim McGraw |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single March 8-March 15, 1999 |
Succeeded by "You Were Mine" by Dixie Chicks |
[edit] References
- ^ Academy Awards Database: Best Song Nominees for Diane Warren
- ^ [1]
- ^ I Don't Want to Miss a Thing at the Internet Movie Database: Filming location
- ^ a b c d e f g h Euro Peakpositions
- ^ a b ultratop.be - Aerosmith - I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
- ^ Monkman, Martin. "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fnfqxqujld0e. Retrieved on 2009-06-13.
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