If I Could Turn Back Time
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| Single by Cher | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Heart of Stone | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B-side | "Some Guys" (previously unreleased track) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Released | June 1, 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Pop rock, Soft rock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 3:53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Geffen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Diane Warren | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Producer | David Geffen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Certification | Gold [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"If I Could Turn Back Time" is a song written by Diane Warren and was released on June 1, 1989 as the second North American and first European single release from American singer/actress Cher's twentieth album Heart of Stone by Geffen Records.
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[edit] Song information
"If I Could Turn Back Time" was seen as a major comeback for Cher in the late 1980s. The song charted at number 1 in Australia and Norway, number 3 in the United States and number 6 in the United Kingdom.
"If I Could Turn Back Time" was very successful and it became Cher's second consecutive number 1 in the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart [2]. It topped the charts in two countries and it became a top ten hit in nearly ten countries. Cher had several subsequent hits including "The Shoop Shoop Song", "Strong Enough" and "Believe".
In episode 3-07 (first aired on November 16, 2000) of Will & Grace, Jack meets Cher in a café and mistakes her for a drag queen. She sings a few notes of "If I Could Turn Back Time" to make him understand she's the real Cher.
In 2001, Cher released a double vinyl with 3 remix of "If I Could Turn Back Time" called Cher vs. Almighty. This remix was used as the opening track for the "Living Proof: Farewell Tour" combining the intro to "Dark Lady" and elements of "A Different Kind of Love Song".
In April 2009, Ronnie Mitchell sang "If I Could Turn Back Time" to Danielle's grave on EastEnders.
In May 2010 One Life To Live premiered the special STARR'XD LOVERS where Brody, Jessica and, Layla sang the song after Cristian turned Jessica down from dancing.
[edit] Music video
The video for "If I Could Turn Back Time" takes place on board the battleship USS Missouri, where Cher sings to a large group of sailors. This video was filmed on July 1, 1989 while the ship was stationed at the former Long Beach Naval Shipyard at Pier D along with the crew. In the music video, the band plays on the foredeck, and the whole vessel is rigged with spotlights, light racks and strobes. The crew is on the deck, waving with the rhythm.
Cher's outfit for the original video (a fishnet body stocking under a very revealing black one-piece bathing suit) caused some controversy, and many television networks refused to show the video. In 1989 the MTV network banned the video and later played it only after 9 p.m. Cher is said to have commented while on set that originally when she agreed to wear the outfit, the sailors were not to be present. A "censored" video, including new scenes, and showing less explicitly sexual content than the previous original video was then made.
In 2000 a remix was released, which was recorded during her previous tour, "Do You Believe?".
In 2003 Cher released her "Living Proof: Farewell Tour" concert on DVD which included an official "If I Could Turn Back Time" remix video.
This specific Cher video has been parodied many times, such as in Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story, where Meg Griffin is in the role of Cher, but instead of the sailors enjoying it, they all flee for their lives and the boat appears to sink at the end.
Cher's son, Elijah Blue Allman, only twelve at the time, makes an appearance in the video, playing a guitar (he wears dark glasses and a Jimi Hendrix T-shirt). Additionally, Cher's second husband and Elijah's father, Gregg Allman, also makes an appearance on guitar.
[edit] Live performances
Cher performed the song on the following concert tours:
- Heart of Stone Tour
- Love Hurts Tour
- Do You Believe? Tour
- The Farewell Tour (2002–2005)
- Cher at the Colosseum
[edit] Formats and track listings
If I Could Turn Back Time US Promo CD Single[3]
- If I Could Turn Back Time (Remix)
- If I Could Turn Back Time (Original Mix)
- If I Could Turn Back Time (Rock Mix)
- If I Could Turn Back Time (AC Mix)
If I Could Turn Back Time European CD Single[4]
- If I Could Turn Back Time (Rock Guitar Version)
- If I Could Turn Back Time
- I Found Someone
If I Could Turn Back Time Remix[5]
- Believe (Almighty Definitive Mix)
- If I Could Turn Back Time (Almighty Definitive Mix)
- If I Could Turn Back Time (TNT Vocal Mix)
- If I Could Turn Back Time (TNT Dub)
- One By One (Junior Vasquez Vocal Remix)
[edit] Official Versions & Remixes
- Main Version (3:49)
- Rock AC Mix (4:00)
- Rock Guitar Version (4:08)
- Almighty Remix Promo (7:52) [Released in the 2003 Single Re-Edit]
- Almighty Remix Edit (5:26) [Released in the 2003 Single Re-Edit]
- TNT Vocal Mix (6:43) [Released in the 2003 Single Re-Edit]
- TNT Instrumental Dub (6:47) [Released in the 2003 Single Re-Edit]
- TNT Club Edit (3:29) [Released in the 2003 Single Re-Edit]
- TNT Radio Edit (3:57) [Released in the 2003 Single Re-Edit]
