I Don't Want to Miss a Thing

"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"
Single by Aerosmith
from the album Armageddon: The Album
B-side	"Animal Crackers"/"Taste of India"
Released	August 18, 1998 (1998-08-18)
Format	Cassette, CD
Recorded	1997
Genre	Rock
Length	4:58
Label	Columbia/Hollywood/Epic
Writer(s)	Diane Warren
Producer	Matt Serletic
Certification	Gold (RIAA)
Aerosmith singles chronology
"Full Circle" (1998) "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (1998) "What Kind of Love Are You On" (1998)
Music sample "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"

"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" is a power ballad performed by American rock band Aerosmith for the 1998 film Armageddon. Written by Diane Warren, the song debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 (the first #1 for the band after 28 years together). The song stayed at number one for four weeks from September 5 to September 26, 1998. The song also stayed at number 1 for several weeks in several other countries. In the UK, the song peaked at number four, becoming Aerosmith's highest charting song in the UK, where it was the 17th best-selling single of 1998, and has sold over a million copies.

Reception

This song was Aerosmith's biggest hit, debuting at number 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, where it stayed for four weeks in September, and reaching number 1 in many countries around the world, including Australia, the Philippines, Germany, Ireland, Austria, Norway, Italy, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.

The song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song, but lost to "When You Believe" from the film The Prince of Egypt. The song was also nominated for the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song, losing to "I Wanna Be Mike Ovitz!" from An Alan Smithee Film Burn Hollywood Burn. It is one of only three songs to be nominated for both awards, the others being "How Do I Live," from Con Air (also by Warren) and "Life in a Looking Glass," from That's Life! (music by Henry Mancini, lyrics by Leslie Bricusse), neither of which won either award. It has won an MTV Movie Award for Best Song from a Movie in 1999.

The chorus of the song is highly reminiscent of an earlier song Diane Warren co-wrote, "Just Like Jesse James", which appeared on Cher's 1989 album Heart of Stone.

The song helped open up Aerosmith to a new generation and remains a slow dance staple.

It was one of many songs written by Diane Warren in that time period. The original version was a collaboration between Chicago musician Phil Kosch of Treaty of Paris and Super Happy Fun club, and nephew of chart topping writer Lou Bega. Lou introduced the two and they penned the initial track, but ultimately Kosch was left uncredited.

Track listing

CD single

1. "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" – 4:57
2. "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Rock Mix) – 4:30
3. "Taste of India" (Rock Remix) – 5:52
4. "Animal Crackers" – 2:35

The song appeared on the Argentine version of the album Nine Lives. It also appeared on the Japanese version of Just Push Play.

CD single 2

1. "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Pop Mix) – 5:03
2. "Pink" (live) – 3:48
3. "Crash" – 4:30

Crash and the original Pink appeared as tracks 9 and 11, respectively, on all versions of the album Nine Lives.

Music video

The music video for this song was shot at the Minneapolis Armory in 1998 and was directed by Francis Lawrence. It features the band playing the song intertwined with scenes from the film Armageddon. It features an appearance by Steven Tyler's daughter Liv, who plays Grace Stamper in the film. Steven Tyler hurt his knee the day before the shoot, so they used a lot of close-ups because his movement was limited.

The video begins with shots of the moon in orbit 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).

The video won awards for MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film, and Best Video at Boston Music Awards.

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)	1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)	1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)	3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)	4
Canada (RPM)	2
Europe (Music & Media)	1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)	3
France (SNEP)	8
Germany (Media Control AG)	1
Ireland (IRMA)	1
Italy (FIMI)	1
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)	3
Norway (VG-lista)	1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)	2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)	1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)	4
US Billboard Hot 100	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)	Position
Australian Singles Chart	4
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart	13
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart	27
Dutch Singles Chart	23
Swiss Singles Chart	5
US Billboard Hot 100	23

End-of-decade charts

Chart (1990–1999)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100	73

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

Certifications

Country	Provider	Certification (sales thresholds)
Australia	ARIA	2× Platinum
Austria	IFPI	Gold
France	SNEP	Silver
Germany	BVMI	Platinum
Italy	FIMI	Gold
Norway	IFPI	Platinum
Sweden	IFPI	2× Platinum
Switzerland	IFPI	Platinum
United Kingdom	BPI	Gold
United States	RIAA	Gold

Mark Chesnutt version

"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"
Single by Mark Chesnutt
from the album I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
B-side	"Wherever You Are"
Released	February 9, 1999 (1999-02-09)
Format	CD single
Recorded	1998
Genre	Country
Length	4:10
Label	Decca
Producer	Mark Wright
Mark Chesnutt singles chronology
"Wherever You Are" (1998) "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (1999) "This Heartache Never Sleeps" (1999)

In late 1998, country music artist Mark Chesnutt recorded a cover version of the song. His rendition is the first single and title track from his 1999 album of the same name. 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.

Chart positions

Chart (1998–1999)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	17
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)	9

Preceded by "Stand Beside Me" by Jo Dee Messina	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single February 20–27, 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 8–15, 1999	Succeeded by "You Were Mine" by Dixie Chicks

Other cover versions

• In 1999, Filipino pop singer and Asia's songbird Regine Velasquez recorded a cover of this song on her 10th studio album R2K. It featured the singer's wide vocal range which later made the song popular as a contest piece in singing contests around the Philippines.
• In 2000, American pop punk band New Found Glory recorded a cover version for their cover album From the Screen to Your Stereo. It is available as an Easter egg on some DVD copies of the 2003 film I'll Be There, where it can be heard playing over the end of the closing credits.
• In 2008, Filipino pop/R&B singer Nina covered the song on her fourth studio album Nina Sings the Hits of Diane Warren.
• In 2009, British singer Andrew Bain (a.k.a "the singing dentist") covered the song on his debut album Andrew Bain Presents Modern Classics.
• In 2010, Japanese-American pop singer Yuna Ito covered this song for her album, Love: Singles Best 2005—2010, which included her covers of songs from other famous artists.
• In 2010, indie band Pomplamoose recorded a cover for their album, Tribute to Famous People.
• A hi-NRG/eurodance cover of the song by Déjà Vu featuring Tasmin was released through Almighty Records. A sample can be heard on the official Almighty Records website.

Live cover performances

• In 2003 pop singer Anastacia made her first television appearance after recovering from cancer performing the song on a Lifetime special

• In 2012, American Idol Season 11 contender Jessica Sanchez did a cover of this song for the Contestants' Song Choice during the Top 3 of the competition. It is also noted that American Idol Season 7 winner David Cook did a cover 4 years earlier (2008) also in the Top 3 of the competition, this time for the Producer's Song Choice. The song was also covered in season 8 by Allison Iraheta and season 9 by Aaron Kelly.

Parodies

• A satirical cover was performed and produced by Michael Guy Bowman for the webcomic Homestuck, appearing on the album Homestuck Vol. 6: Heir Transparent, as a complement to his earlier cover of "How Do I Live". It was later featured in a flash animation recapping the time-travelling journey of a robotic bunny dubbed Liv Tyler (a nod to the Armageddon film she costarred in).
• The chorus is sampled in the song "Sin Ti (I Don't Want To Miss A Thing)" performed by Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Dyland & Lenny featuring rapper Pitbull and singer Beatriz Luengo. Luengo is the one singing the chorus.

External links

• Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics