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| Format = [[7"]], [[12-inch single|12"]]
| Format = [[7"]], [[12-inch single|12"]]
| B-side = "Take Me Back"
| B-side = "Take Me Back"
| Recorded = ASDF
| Recorded = 1982
| Length = 7:02 <small>(Album version)</small><br>5:53 <small>(2013 re-recording for the album ''[[Rocks and Honey]]'')</small><br>5:32 <small>(Music video version)</small><br>4:35 <small>(2011 single version)</small><br>4:30 <small>(Single version)<br></small>3:49 <small>(2005 re-recording for the album ''[[Wings (Bonnie Tyler album)|Wings]]'')</small>
| Label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| Writer = [[Jim Steinman]]
| Producer = Jim Steinman
| Certification = Platinum <small>([[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]], [[Music Canada|CRIA]])</small><br>Gold <small>([[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|SNEP]], [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]], [[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|FIMI]])</small>
| Last single = "[[Sayonara Tokyo]]"<br>(1981)
| This single = "'''Total Eclipse of the Heart'''"<br>(1983)
| Next single = "'''Take Me Back'''"<br>(1983)
| Next single = "[[Faster Than the Speed of Night]]"<br>(1983)
}}
"'''Total Eclipse of the Heart'''" is a song recorded by [[Wales|Welsh]] singer [[Bonnie Tyler]]. It was written and produced by [[Jim Steinman]], and released on Tyler's fifth studio album, ''[[Faster Than the Speed of Night]]'' (1983). The single was released as a single by [[Columbia Records]] on 11 February 1983 in the United Kingdom, and on 31 May 1983 in the United States.

"Total Eclipse of the Heart" became Tyler's biggest career hit, hitting number one in several countries including the UK, where it was the [[1983 in British music#End of Year Charts|fifth-best-selling single in 1983]], and the US, making her the first and only Welsh singer to reach the top spot of the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. It was ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'''s number-six [[Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1983|song of the year for 1983]]. With physical sales in excess of 9 million copies, Tyler's recording is one of the [[List of best-selling singles|best-selling singles]] of all time.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.jimsteinman.com/totaleclipsecharts1.pdf |title= Total Eclipse of the Charts – Songs by Jim Steinman |publisher= Jimsteinman.com |format= PDF |accessdate= 11 January 2014}}</ref> The song has been certified [[RIAA certification|Platinum]]—for US sales of more than 2 million copies—by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA).

==Background==
After her contract with [[RCA Records]] ended in 1981, Tyler found a new manager in David Aspden and after seeing [[Meat Loaf]] perform "[[Bat Out of Hell]]" live on ''[[The Old Grey Whistle Test]]'', approached Jim Steinman and asked him to be her producer.<ref name="RW">{{cite journal|first= Roger |last= Wolmuth |url= http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20198439,00.html |title= 'One-Hit Wonder' Bonnie Tyler Resumes Her Singing Career with a 'Total Eclipse' of the Chart |magazine= [[People (magazine)|People Magazine]] |accessdate= 14 June 2013 |date= 21 November 1983}}</ref> Tyler visited Steinman in his apartment in New York in April 1982 with her manager, where she was presented with two tracks — "[[Have You Ever Seen the Rain?]]" and "Goin' Through the Motions". She stated that had she not liked the songs Steinman played for her, he would have rejected Tyler.<ref name="RW"/> She returned to his studio apartment weeks later, where Steinman and [[Rory Dodd]] presented "Total Eclipse of the Heart" to her. He also hand-picked the recording band for the song.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title= Ravishing - The Best Of |year= 2009 |first= Patrick |last= Humphries |publisher= [[Sony Music Entertainment]] |page= 1 |type= CD booklet |location= London |id= In "Ravishing - The Best Of"}}</ref>

"Total Eclipse of the Heart" had to be shortened for radio play. Tyler did not believe that the song was radio-friendly at its full length; the song was reduced from seven minutes and two seconds to four minutes and thirty seconds.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title= The Collection |year= 2013 |first= Michael |last= Heatley |publisher= [[Demon Music Group]] |page= 3 |type= CD booklet |location= London |id= In "The Collection"}}</ref>

The [[power ballad]] remains Tyler's most successful song, peaking at No. 1 in the [[United States]], [[South Africa]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Canada]] and the [[United Kingdom]]. At its peak, it sold 60,000 copies per day, and approximately 6 million copies in total.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8232149.stm |title= Tyler releases new Total Eclipse |publisher= [[BBC News Online]] |accessdate= 1 February 2010 |date= 2 September 2009}}</ref> It won the [[Variety, the Children's Charity|Variety Club]] award in the UK for best single of 1983.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5sQYE0hc7o |title= Bonnie Tyler Variety Club Award Best Single of 1983 |accessdate= 8 May 2013 |publisher= [[Google|Google Inc.]] [[YouTube]] |accessdate= 3 January 2013}}</ref> The song also made number 82 of VH1's top 100 love songs.

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Steinman said in an interview with ''Playbill'', "with Total Eclipse of the Heart, I was trying to come up with a love song and I remembered I actually wrote that to be a vampire love song. Its original title was Vampires in Love because I was working on a musical of Nosferatu, the other great vampire story. If anyone listens to the lyrics, they're really like vampire lines. It's all about the darkness, the power of darkness and love's place in dark..."<ref>{{cite journal|url= http://www.playbill.com/news/article/72168-Rando-Steinman-Talk-About-Dance-of-the-Vampires-at-Press-Preview-Sept-18 |first= Ernio |last= Hernandez |title= Rando, Steinman Talk About Dance of the Vampires at Press Preview, Sept. 18 |magazine= [[Playbill]] |date= 18 September 2002 |accessdate= 19 August 2014}}</ref> He also told ''People'' magazine that he thought Tyler sounded like [[John Fogerty]], and wrote the song "to be a showpiece for her voice."<ref name="AmericanSongwriterReview">{{cite journal|first= Jim |last= Beviglia |title= Bonnie Tyler, "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" |url= http://www.americansongwriter.com/2014/02/bonnie-tyler-total-eclipse-heart/ |magazine= [[American Songwriter]] |date= 24 February 2014 |accessdate= 25 February 2014}}</ref> Tyler described the song as "a challenge [to sing]," stating that she "[doesn't] like songs that anybody can sing. I like songs that need a lot of energy." After Steinman presented her with the song she told ''[[The Times]]'', "I just had shivers right up my spine... ...I couldn't wait to actually get in and record it."<ref>{{cite news|first= Dick |last= Clark |url= http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1665&dat=19830920&id=CWZPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VCQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6160,2695215 |title= Bonnie Tyler aims for 'total eclipse' of charts |date= 20 September 1983 |accessdate= 25 August 2014 |newspaper= [[Times-News (Burlington, North Carolina)|Times-News]]}}</ref>

According to [[Meat Loaf]], Steinman had written the song, along with "[[Making Love Out of Nothing at All]]", for Meat Loaf's album ''[[Midnight at the Lost and Found]]''; however, Meat Loaf's record company refused to pay Steinman and he wrote separate songs himself. "Total Eclipse of the Heart" was then given to Bonnie Tyler and "Making Love Out of Nothing at All" to [[Air Supply]].<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,20642893-5006024,00.html |first= Cameron |last= Adams |title= Meat Loaf's a Hell raiser |newspaper= [[Herald Sun]] |date= 26 October 2006}}</ref> Tyler has denied this claim to be true.<ref>{{cite web|first= Edward |last= Champion |title= The Bat Segundo Show: Bonnie Tyler |url= http://www.edrants.com/the-bat-segundo-show-bonnie-tyler/ |publisher= [[The Bat Segundo Show]] |date= 12 September 2008 |accessdate= 8 May 2013}}</ref> "Meat Loaf was apparently very annoyed that Jim gave that to me," Tyler stated. "But Jim said he didn’t write it for Meat Loaf, that he only finished it after meeting me."<ref>{{cite web|first= Patrick |last= Freyne |title= Bonnie Tyler: ‘There’s nothing I won’t talk about’ |url= http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/bonnie-tyler-there-s-nothing-i-won-t-talk-about-1.1901587? |publisher= [[The Irish Times]] |date= 20 August 2014 |accessdate= 20 August 2014}}</ref>

The song's melody originally appeared as part of the soundtrack for the 1980 film ''[[A Small Circle of Friends]]''.

==Critical reception==
Mike DeGagne from ''[[AllMusic]]'' described "Total Eclipse of the Heart" as "one of the finest ballads ever to hit radio." He noted the "lush instrumentation" and said that Tyler's voice "produced the perfect type of "desperate lovelorn" effect to suit the romantic lyrics." He described Roy Bittan's piano playing as "dreamy" and described Tyler's voice as "wonderfully gritty."<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.allmusic.com/song/total-eclipse-of-the-heart-mt0048045343 |title= Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse of the Heart – Song Review |publisher= [[AllMusic]]. [[All Media Network]] |first= Mike |last= DeGagne |accessdate= 12 January 2014}}</ref> Donald A. Guarisco, also from ''AllMusic'', reviewed ''Faster Than the Speed of Night'', and noted the song as an "epic ballad," describing the whole album as "rock at its most melodramatic."<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/faster-than-the-speed-of-night-mw0000196124 |title= Bonnie Tyler – Faster Than the Speed of Night – Album Review |publisher= AllMusic. All Media Network |first= Donald A. |last= Guarisco |accessdate= 13 January 2014}}</ref> Jim Beviglia from ''American Songwriter'' said that Tyler's raspy vocals helped to legitimize the "melodrama inherent in the lyrics," and described the song as a "garment-rending, chest-beating [and] emotionally exhausting ballad" that suits the throes of a turbulent relationship.<ref name="AmericanSongwriterReview"/>

==Music video==
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The music video for "Total Eclipse of the Heart" was directed by [[Russell Mulcahy]].<ref>{{cite web|first= Lars |last= Brandle |title= Britain Counts On Bonnie Tyler to Play Eurovision Hero |url= http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1551168/britain-counts-on-bonnie-tyler-to-play-eurovision-hero |work= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher= [[Prometheus Global Media]] |date= 8 March 2013 |accessdate= 19 August 2014}}</ref> It was story-boarded by [[Jim Steinman]] and drew inspiration from the 1976 film ''[[Futureworld]]''. The [[Goth subculture|Gothic]]-themed video features Bonnie Tyler clad in white, apparently having an erotic dream or fantasy about her students in a boys' [[boarding school]]. Young men are seen dancing and participating in various school activities such as swimming, karate, gymnastics, football, fencing, soccer, and singing in a choir. The video was shot at [[Holloway Sanatorium]], notable for its Gothic architecture and distinguished for the multi-arched grand entrance as seen at the end of the video. A long-running [[Urban legend|urban myth]] is that the boy who appears throughout the video and who shakes Tyler's hand at the end is former [[Italy|Italian]] footballer [[Gianfranco Zola]]. In a 2012 interview, Zola confirmed that he did not appear in the video.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.offthepost.info/blog/2012/05/chelsea-great-gianfranco-zola-i-dont-star-in-bonnie-tylers-total-eclipse-of-the-heart-video/ |title= Chelsea great Gianfranco Zola: ‘I don’t star in Bonnie Tyler’s Total Eclipse of the Heart video’ |publisher= Off the Post |date= 16 May 2012 |accessdate= 5 September 2014}}</ref>

==Live performances==
Since the song's release, Tyler performs "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in every concert she performs.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/may/10/bonnie-tyler-husky-voice | title=Bonnie Tyler: 'Forget being a star - do it for the love of it'| work=The Observer | date=10 May 2009 | accessdate=16 March 2014}}</ref> "I sing it much better now than I used to," she told ''[[The Huffington Post]]''. "I think my voice is probably not as husky as it was, I think it's mellowed a bit."<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/05/07/bonnie-tyler-eurovision-malmo-believe-in-me-total-eclipse-of-the-heart_n_3228950.html | title=Bonnie Tyler Interview: 'I Won't Mind If Believe In Me Gets Nil Points At Eurovision Song Contest' |first=Caroline |last=Frost |publisher= [[The Huffington Post]] | date=7 May 2013 | accessdate=26 August 2014}}</ref> A very notable performance of the song took place at the [[26th Annual Grammy Awards]], held at the [[Shrine Auditorium]], Los Angeles, on 28 February 1984.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2706&dat=19840229&id=pwhKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sx4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=3394,1892711 |title= Jackson, Police top Grammy Awards list |date= 29 February 1984 |accessdate= 26 August 2014 |work= [[The Michigan Daily]] |publisher= [[University of Michigan]] }}</ref>

Live recordings of Tyler performing the song have been released on her live albums ''[[Bonnie Tyler Live]]'' (2007) and ''[[Live in Germany 1993]]'' (2011). Video performances have also been released on Tyler's DVDs, ''[[Bonnie on Tour]]'' (2007) and the DVD edition of ''Live in Germany 1993''.

==Credits and personnel==
Credits adapted from AllMusic (from the album, ''Faster Than the Speed of Night''):<ref>{{cite journal |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/faster-than-the-speed-of-night-mw0000196124/credits |title= Bonnie Tyler – Faster Than the Speed of Night Album Personnel |publisher= [[AllMusic]]. [[All Media Network]] |accessdate= 22 August 2014}}</ref>
* [[Bonnie Tyler]] – lead vocals
* [[Rick Derringer]] – guitar
* Steve Buslowe – bass guitar
* [[Roy Bittan]] – piano
* [[Larry Fast]] – synthesizers
* Steve Margoshes – additional synths
* [[Max Weinberg]] – drums
* [[Jimmy Maelen]] – percussion
* [[Holly Sherwood]] – lead backing vocals
* [[Rory Dodd]] – 'Turn around' and backing vocals
* [[Eric Troyer]] – backing vocals

==Other versions by Bonnie Tyler==
Since the original release in 1983, Tyler has re-recorded the song several times for albums and subsequent single releases. Her first and most successful re-recording of the song was released in 2003. Tyler recorded a French/English duet version called "[[Si demain... (Turn Around)]]" with [[Kareen Antonn]]. It peaked at number one in France and Belgium.<ref>
*{{cite web|title= lescharts.com – Kareen Antonn / Bonnie Tyler – Si demain... (Turn Around) |url= http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kareen+Antonn+%2F+Bonnie+Tyler&titel=Si+demain%2E%2E%2E+%28Turn+Around%29&cat=s |publisher= Lescharts.com. Hung Medien |accessdate= 12 January 2014}}
*{{cite web|title= ultratop.be – Kareen Antonn / Bonnie Tyler – Si demain... (Turn Around) |url= http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=Kareen+Antonn+%2F+Bonnie+Tyler&titel=Si+demain%2E%2E%2E+%28Turn+Around%29&cat=s |publisher= [[Ultratop]]. Hung Medien |accessdate= 12 January 2014}}</ref> Tyler released another version of the song in 2004 as a duet with Peter Brocklehurst on his album ''For You''.<ref>{{cite web|title= For You by Peter Brocklehurst |url= https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/for-you/id358291835 |publisher=[[iTunes Store]]. [[Apple, Inc.]] |accessdate= 19 August 2014}}</ref> A solo version of the recording was released on her studio album ''[[Wings (Bonnie Tyler album)|Wings]]'' in the following year.

[[BabyPinkStar]] recorded the song with Tyler in a punk/electronic remix version that was released as a single in the UK in January 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/bonnie-tyler/pages/biography.shtml |title= Bonnie Tyler biography |publisher= [[BBC Cymru Wales|BBC Wales]] |date= 17 November 2008 |accessdate= 12 January 2014}}</ref> In 2009, Tyler released another version of the song with Welsh choral group [[Only Men Aloud!]] backing her.<ref name="BBC"/> In 2011, Tyler re-recorded the song on an [[Extended play|EP]] named after the song, released by [[Cleopatra Records]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler |url= https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/total-eclipse-of-the-heart/id433069115 |publisher=[[iTunes Store]]. [[Apple, Inc.]] |accessdate= 26 August 2014}}</ref> Her most recent recording of the song appears as a bonus track on her album ''[[Rocks and Honey]]'' (2013).

==Charts and certifications==
===Weekly charts===
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{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (1983)
!Peak<br>position
|-
|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.worldcharts.co.uk/chartfeatures/aus/aus80.htm |title= Australia No. 1 hits -- 1980's |publisher= World Charts |accessdate= 11 January 2014}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
{{singlechart|Flanders|14|artist=Bonnie Tyler|song=Total Eclipse Of The Heart|accessdate=11 January 2014}}
|-
|Belgium ([[Top 30|VRT Top 30]] Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url= http://top30-2.radio2.be/#/song-info/1060 |title= Total Eclipse Of The Heart – BONNIE TYLER |publisher= [[Top 30]] |quote= Hoogste notering in de top 30 : 16 |accessdate= 11 January 2014 |language= nl}}</ref>
|align="center"|16
|-
|Canada ([[CHUM Chart|''CHUM'']])<ref>{{Wayback|date= 20060213020749 |title= CHART NUMBER 1383 – Saturday, August 20, 1983 |df= yes |url= http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=1388}}. [[CHUM (AM)|CHUM]]. Retrieved 11 January 2014.</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
|Canada ([[RPM (magazine)|''RPM'' 50 Singles]])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.6244&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=u9874ano8k0c5b6bkp4r8qrbp3 |title= Top Singles – Volume 38, No. 24, August 13, 1983 |work= [[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |publisher= [[Library and Archives Canada]] |accessdate= 11 January 2014}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
|Canada ([[RPM (magazine)|''RPM'' Adult Contemporary]])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.4373&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=u9874ano8k0c5b6bkp4r8qrbp3 |title= Adult Contemporary – Volume 39, No. 13, November 26, 1983 |work= [[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |publisher= [[Library and Archives Canada]] |accessdate= 11 January 2014}}</ref>
|align="center"|9
|-
|France ([[Institut français d'opinion publique|IFOP]])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.infodisc.fr/Bilan_T.php |title= InfoDisc : Tous les Titres par Artiste |publisher= InfoDisc |id= Select "Bonnie Tyler" from the artist drop-down menu |accessdate= 11 January 2014 |language= fr}}</ref>
|align="center"|3
|-
{{singlechart|Germany2|16|artist=Bonnie Tyler|song=Total Eclipse Of The Heart|accessdate=11 January 2014}}
|-
|Ireland ([[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]])<ref name="IRL">{{cite web|url= http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement |title= The Irish Charts – All there is to know |publisher= Irishcharts.ie |accessdate= 11 January 2014}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
|Italy ([[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|FIMI]])<ref name="IT">{{cite web|title= I singoli più venduti del 1984 |url= http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yends/hpe1984.htm |publisher= Hit Parade Italia. [[Creative Commons]] |accessdate= 11 January 2014 |language= it}}</ref>
|align="center"|14
|-
{{singlechart|Dutch40|24|artist=Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart|accessdate=11 January 2014}}
|-
{{singlechart|Dutch100|18|artist=Bonnie Tyler|song=Total Eclipse Of The Heart|accessdate=11 January 2014}}
|-
{{singlechart|New Zealand|1|artist=Bonnie Tyler|song=Total Eclipse Of The Heart|accessdate=11 January 2014}}
|-
{{singlechart|Norway|1|artist=Bonnie Tyler|song=Total Eclipse Of The Heart|accessdate=11 January 2014}}
|-
|South Africa ([[Springbok Radio]])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(T).html#bonnietyler |title= South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (T) |publisher= Rock.co.za |accessdate= 11 January 2014}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
|Spain ([[Productores de Música de España|AFYVE]])<ref>{{cite book|first= Fernando |last= Salaverri |title= Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |edition= 1st |date= September 2005 |publisher= Fundación Autor-SGAE |location= Spain |isbn= 84-8048-639-2 |language= es}}</ref>
|align="center"|9
|-
{{singlechart|Sweden|3|artist=Bonnie Tyler|song=Total Eclipse Of The Heart|accessdate=11 January 2014}}
|-
{{singlechart|Switzerland|3|artist=Bonnie Tyler|song=Total Eclipse Of The Heart|accessdate=11 January 2014}}
|-
{{singlechart|UK|1|date=1983-03-12|artist=Bonnie Tyler|accessdate=11 January 2014}}
|-
|US ''Billboard'' [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]]<ref name="awards"/>
|align="center"|7
|-
|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref name="awards">{{cite web|url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/faster-than-the-speed-of-night-mw0000196124/awards |title= Faster Than the Speed of Night – Awards |publisher= [[AllMusic]]. [[All Media Network]] |accessdate= 11 January 2014}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
|US ''Billboard'' [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Top Tracks]]<ref name="awards"/>
|align="center"|23
|-
|US [[Cashbox (magazine)|''Cash Box'']]<ref>{{Wayback|url= http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19831008.html |title= CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending OCTOBER 8, 1983 |date= 20120913113025 |df= yes}}. [[Cashbox (magazine)|''Cash Box'' magazine]]. Retrieved 11 January 2014.</ref>
|align="center"|1
|}
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{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Chart
!Peak<br>position
|-
|2008
{{singlechart|UKchartarchive|57|artist=Bonnie Tyler|accessdate=11 January 2014}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|2011
|Belgium ([[Ultratop|Back Catalogue Singles]] Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|title= 50 Back Catalogue Singles – 05/02/2011 |accessdate= 11 January 2014 |publisher= [[Ultratop]]. Hung Medien |url= http://www.ultratop.be/nl/weekchart.asp?cat=sb&year=2011&date=20110205}}</ref>
|align="center"|17
|-
{{singlechart|Denmark|35|artist=Bonnie Tyler|song=Total Eclipse Of The Heart|accessdate=11 January 2014}}
|-
|US ''Billboard'' [[Hot Digital Songs|Hot Digital Tracks]]<ref>http://www.billboard.com/</ref>
|align="center"|157
|-
|2012
{{singlechart|France|57|artist=Bonnie Tyler|song=Total Eclipse Of The Heart|accessdate=11 January 2014}}
|-
|2013
{{singlechart|France|98|artist=Bonnie Tyler|song=Total Eclipse Of The Heart|accessdate=11 January 2014}}
|-
|2014
{{singlechart|France|114|artist=Bonnie Tyler|song=Total Eclipse Of The Heart|accessdate=20 August 2014}}
|}
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===Year–end charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (1983)
!Position
|-
|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=40275 |title= Forum - ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts – 1980s |publisher= Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien |accessdate= 11 January 2014}}</ref>
|align="center"|6
|-
|Canada ([[RPM (magazine)|''RPM'' Top 100 Singles]])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.6699&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=u9874ano8k0c5b6bkp4r8qrbp3 |title= Top Singles – Volume 39, No. 17, December 24, 1983 |work= [[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |publisher= [[Library and Archives Canada]] |accessdate= 11 January 2014}}</ref>
|align="center"|5
|-
|France ([[Institut français d'opinion publique|IFOP]])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.top-france.fr/html/annuel/1983.htm |title= TOP – 1983 |publisher= Top-france.fr |accessdate= 11 January 2014 |language= fr}}</ref>
|align="center"|15
|-
|Italy ([[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|FIMI]])<ref name="IT"/>
|align="center"|81
|-
|South Africa ([[Springbok Radio]])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.rock.co.za/files/sahits_1983.html |title= Top 20 Hit Singles of 1983 |publisher= Rock.co.za |accessdate= 11 January 2014}}</ref>
|align="center"|3
|-
|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref name="US">{{cite web|url= http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1983.php |publisher= The Longbored Surfer |title= Top 100 Hits for 1983 |accessdate= 11 January 2014}}</ref>
|align="center"|6
|-
|US [[Cashbox (magazine)|''Cash Box'']]<ref>{{Wayback|url= http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/1983YESP.html |title= The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1983 |date= 20120911042042 |df= yes}}. [[Cashbox (magazine)|''Cash Box'' magazine]]. Retrieved 11 January 2014.</ref>
|align="center"|5
|}
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===Sales and certifications===
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|artist=Bonnie Tyler|title=Total Eclipse of the Heart|award=Platinum|relyear=1983|certyear=1984|salesamount=100,000|autocat=yes}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|type=single|artist=Bonnie Tyler|title=Total Eclipse of the Heart|award=Gold|relyear=1983|certyear=1983|recent=false|salesref=<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.infodisc.fr/S_Certif_Or.php?debut=474 |title= Les Singles en Or |publisher= InfoDisc |accessdate= 11 January 2014 |language= fr}}</ref>|salesamount=632,000|autocat=yes}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=single|artist=Bonnie Tyler|title=Total Eclipse of the Heart|award=Platinum|relyear=2012|certyear=2015|accessdate=31 January 2015|digital=true|autocat=yes}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Bonnie Tyler|title=Total Eclipse of the Heart|award=Gold|relyear=1983|certyear=1983|autocat=yes}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Bonnie Tyler|title=Total Eclipse of the Heart|award=Platinum|relyear=1983|certyear=2001|accessdate=11 January 2014|autocat=yes}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|nounspecified=true}}
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|before = "[[Electric Avenue (song)|Electric Avenue]]" by [[Eddy Grant]]
|title = [[CHUM (AM)|Canadian ''CHUM'' number-one single]]
|years = 20 August 1983 – 27 August 1983 (2 weeks)
|after = "[[Maniac (song)|Maniac]]" by [[Michael Sembello]]
}}
{{succession box
|before = "[[White Wedding (song)|White Wedding]]" by [[Billy Idol]]
|title = [[RPM (magazine)|Canadian ''RPM'']] [[List of number-one singles of 1983 (Canada)|number-one single]]
|years = 13 August 1983 – 20 August 1983 (2 weeks)
|after = "[[Our House (Madness song)|Our House]]" by [[Madness (band)|Madness]]
}}
{{s-bef|before="[[I Was Only Nineteen]]" by [[Redgum]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Kent Music Report|Australian]] [[List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1980s#1983 (Kent Music Report)|number-one single]]|years= 30 May 1983 – 4 July 1983 (6 weeks)}}
{{s-aft|rows=2|after="[[Flashdance... What a Feeling]]" by [[Irene Cara]]}}
{{s-break}}
{{s-bef|before="[[Beat It]]" by [[Michael Jackson]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Recorded Music NZ|New Zealand]] [[List of number-one singles in 1983 (New Zealand)|number-one single]]|years= 3 July 1983 – 24 July 1983 (4 weeks)}}
{{s-bef|rows=2|before="[[Billie Jean]]" by [[Michael Jackson]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Irish Singles Chart]] [[List of number-one singles of 1983 (Ireland)|number-one single]]|years= 13 March 1983 – 27 March 1983 (3 weeks)}}
{{s-aft|after="[[Let's Dance (David Bowie song)|Let's Dance]]" by [[David Bowie]]}}
{{s-break}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[UK Singles Chart]] [[List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1980s#1983|number-one single]]|years= 12 March 1983 – 19 March 1983 (2 weeks)}}
{{s-aft|after="[[Is There Something I Should Know?]]" by [[Duran Duran]]}}
{{s-bef|before="[[Tell Her About It]]" by [[Billy Joel]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Billboard Hot 100|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100]] [[List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1983|number-one single]]|years= 1 October 1983 – 22 October 1983 (4 weeks)}}
{{s-aft|rows=2|after="[[Islands in the Stream (song)|Islands in the Stream]]" by [[Kenny Rogers]] and [[Dolly Parton]]}}
{{s-break}}
{{s-bef|before="[[The Safety Dance]]" by [[Men Without Hats]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Cashbox (magazine)|US ''Cash Box'']] [[List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1983|number-one single]]|years= 8 October 1983 – 29 October 1983 (4 weeks)}}
{{succession box
|before = "[[Främling (song)|Främling]]" by [[Carola Häggkvist]]
|title = [[VG-lista|Norwegian]] [[List of number-one songs in Norway|number-one single]]
|years = 22/1983 – 26/1983 (5 weeks)
|after = "[[The Heat Is On (Agnetha song)|The Heat Is On]]" by [[Agnetha Fältskog]]
}}
{{succession box
|before = "[[Up Where We Belong]]"<br>by [[Joe Cocker]] and [[Jennifer Warnes]]
|title = [[Springbok Radio|South African number-one single]]
|years = 3 June 1983 – 15 July 1983 (7 weeks)
|after = "[[Drop the Pilot]]" by [[Joan Armatrading]]
}}
{{s-end}}

==Formats and track listings==
;UK 7" single<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title= Total Eclipse of the Heart |others= [[Bonnie Tyler]] |year= 1983 |type=[[Single (music)|7-inch single]] |publisher= [[Sony Music Entertainment|CBS Records]] |id= LC0149 |accessdate= 19 August 2014}}</ref>
# "Total Eclipse of the Heart" – 4:29
# "Take Me Back" – 5:05

;US 7" single
# "Total Eclipse of the Heart" – 4:29
# "[[Straight from the Heart (song)|Straight from the Heart]]" – 3:38

;UK 12" single
# "Total Eclipse of the Heart" – 6:59
# "Take Me Back" – 5:22

==In popular culture==
In a 2013 UK survey, the song came first in a list of most popular songs to sing in the shower, above songs by [[Justin Bieber]], [[Robbie Williams]], [[One Direction]] and [[Elton John]].<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/showbiz/bonnie-tylers-total-eclipse-heart-4005161 |title= Bonnie Tyler power ballad takes top spot in shower singing survey |newspaper= [[Western Mail (Wales)|Western Mail]] |accessdate= 29 May 2013}}</ref>

The Bonnie Tyler version was featured in the climactic conclusion montage in "Gleen", the second episode of the crime drama ''[[List of Cold Case episodes|Cold Case]]''. In a remarkable coincidence, the first episode of that series ended with the [[Creedence Clearwater Revival]] version of "[[Have You Ever Seen The Rain?]]"; Tyler's version of that song was also produced by Steinman for ''Faster Than The Speed of Night''.

===Cover versions===
====Westlife version====
{{Infobox song
| Name = Total Eclipse of the Heart
| Type = [[Promotional recording|Promotional single]]
| Artist = [[Westlife]]
| Cover = Westlife - Total Eclipse of the Heart (digia download cover).jpg
| Album = [[The Love Album (Westlife album)|The Love Album]]
| Released = 2007<ref name="Eil">{{cite web|url= http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=430459 |title= Westlife Total Eclipse Of The Heart |publisher= Eil.com |accessdate= 20 April 2014}}</ref>
| Format = [[CD Single]]
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| Length = 4:40<ref>{{cite web|title= The Love Album |url= http://www.lastfm.com/music/Westlife/The+Love+Album |publisher= Lastfm.com |accessdate= 20 April 2014}}</ref>
| Label = [[Sony BMG]]
| Writer = [[Jim Steinman]]
| Chronology = [[Westlife]] singles
| Last promotional single = "[[Evergreen (Westlife song)|Evergreen]]"<br>(2001)
}}
Irish [[boy band]] [[Westlife]] recorded a cover of the song on their 2006 album ''[[The Love Album (Westlife album)|The Love Album]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-love-album-mw0000457703 |title= Westlife – The Love Album |first= Sharon |last= Mawer |publisher= AllMusic. All Media Network |accessdate= 12 January 2014}}</ref> The song would have been released as the album's second single but was cancelled due to their [[The Love Tour]] conflicts, though a promo release still reached No. 5 on the radio charts in the [[Philippines]]. Three official remixes have been made for their version as well as a remix done by [[Jim Steinman]], which was ultimately rejected by the record label but has surfaced on the Internet. The song was released as promotional single on 2007.<ref name="Eil"/>

=====Track listing=====
*;Promotional CD single<ref name="Eil"/>
#"Total Eclipse of the Heart" <small>(Sunset Strippers Verse Club Mix)</small>
#"Total Eclipse of the Heart" <small>(Sunset Strippers Dub Mix)</small>
#"Total Eclipse of the Heart" <small>(Sunset Strippers Radio Edit)</small>

====Nicki French version====
{{Infobox single
| Name = Total Eclipse of the Heart
| Cover = Total Eclipse of the Heart Nicki French.jpg
| Artist = [[Nicki French]]
| Album = [[Secrets (Nicki French album)|Secrets]]
| A-side =
| B-side =
| Released = 27 February 1995
| Format = [[CD single]], [[cassette single]], [[7"]], [[12-inch single|12"]]
| Recorded = 1994
| Genre = [[Eurodance]]
| Length = 3:50
| Label = Bags of Fun, Love This, [[Mega Records|Mega]]
| Writer = [[Jim Steinman]]
| Producer = [[Mike Stock (musician)|Mike Stock]]<br>[[Matt Aitken]]
| Certification = Silver <small>([[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]])</small><br>Gold <small>([[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]])</small><br>Platinum <small>([[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]])</small>
| This single = "'''Total Eclipse of the Heart'''"<br>(1995)
| Next single = "[[For All We Know (1970 song)|For All We Know]]"<br>(1995)
}}

[[Nicki French]] released a [[Hi-NRG]] remake of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1995, which was also a worldwide hit. In the United States, French's version peaked at No. 2 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref name="awards2"/> and garnered frequent airplay on [[Contemporary hit radio|CHR]] and [[Adult contemporary music|AC]] radio. It also reached No. 5 in the [[UK Singles Chart]] after being re-issued in 1995.<ref name="UK"/>

French had made her first dance version recording of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1994 : French had purchased the Bonnie Tyler original as a teenager in 1983 and reacted negatively to the original suggestion that she (i.e. French) remake the song as dance track — "I thought, no, it's too strong a song to go down the dance route. You know, it demeans it almost. But then I thought well, I'll give it a go. And as soon as I heard the track, I thought it actually does work."<ref>{{cite web|url= http://chartrigger.blogspot.ca/2006/06/its-chart-riggers-totally-amazing.html |title= It's Chart Rigger's Totally Amazing Interview With Nicki French! (Part One) |date= 1 June 2006 |publisher= Chartrigger.blogspot.ca |accessdate= 8 November 2013}}</ref> French's first recording of "Total Eclipse of the Heart", made with John Springate of [[the Glitter Band]] producing, came to the attention of [[Mike Stock (musician)|Mike Stock]] and [[Matt Aitken]] who produced their own recording of the song by French and it was this version which appeared on the UK chart dated 15 October 1994 at No. 54. French would recall: "I just thought oh well that was great...I've [worked with] Mike Stock and Matt Aitken and it was a dream come true...we tried and I had a great time...And then about two months later I had a call out of the blue from Mike saying the buzz will not die down on this track so we're going to re-record the beginning...and we're going to re-release it at the beginning of 1995."<ref name="NF">{{cite interview|first= Nicki |last= French |subjectlink= Nicki French |title= Nicki French interview |interviewer= Dave O' |program= Round Trip With Dave O' |date= 19 April 2013 |accessdate= 8 November 2013}}</ref>

According to French, her remake of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" became popular in the UK and the US in distinct [[remix]]es: "the slower version was the one that actually took a hold in the UK where originally they started with the fast one and then decided to go with the [remix which began] in the same vein as the Bonnie Tyler version [and then] sped up when the chorus came in...In the US it was the [remix] which was fast all the way through."<ref name="NF"/>

=====Weekly charts=====
{|class="wikitable"
!Chart (1994)
!Peak<br>position
|-
{{singlechart|UKchartarchive|54|artist=Nicki French|accessdate=11 January 2014|refname="UK"}}
|}

{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (1995)
!Peak<br>position
|-
{{singlechart|Australia|2|artist=Nicki French|song=Total Eclipse Of The Heart|accessdate=11 January 2014}}
|-
{{singlechart|Flanders|14|artist=Nicki French|song=Total Eclipse Of The Heart|accessdate=11 January 2014}}
|-
|Canada ([[RPM (magazine)|''RPM'' 100 Hit Tracks]])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.7762&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=u9874ano8k0c5b6bkp4r8qrbp3 |title= Top Singles – Volume 61, No. 26, July 31, 1995 |work= [[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |publisher= [[Library and Archives Canada]] |accessdate= 11 January 2014}}</ref>
|align="center"|16
|-
|Canada ([[RPM (magazine)|''RPM'' Adult Contemporary]])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.8483&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=u9874ano8k0c5b6bkp4r8qrbp3 |title= Adult Contemporary – Volume 61, No. 24, July 17, 1995 |work= [[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |publisher= [[Library and Archives Canada]] |accessdate= 11 January 2014}}</ref>
|align="center"|17
|-
|Canada ([[Canadian Dance Chart|''RPM'' Dance]])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.8489&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=u9874ano8k0c5b6bkp4r8qrbp3 |title= Dance/Urban – Volume 61, No. 27, August 07 1995 |work= [[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |publisher= [[Library and Archives Canada]] |accessdate= 11 January 2014}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
{{singlechart|Germany2|65|artist=Nicki French|song=Total Eclipse Of The Heart|accessdate=11 January 2014}}
|-
|Ireland ([[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]])<ref name="IRL"/>
|align="center"|15
|-
{{singlechart|Dutch40|7|artist=Nicki French - Total Eclipse Of The Heart|accessdate=11 January 2014}}
|-
{{singlechart|Dutch100|10|artist=Nicki French|song=Total Eclipse Of The Heart|accessdate=11 January 2014}}
|-
{{singlechart|New Zealand|13|artist=Nicki French|song=Total Eclipse Of The Heart|accessdate=11 January 2014}}
|-
{{singlechart|UK|5|date=1995-01-28|artist=Nicki French|accessdate=11 January 2014}}
|-
|US ''Billboard'' [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]]<ref name="awards"/>
|align="center"|20
|-
|US ''Billboard'' [[Adult Top 40]]<ref name="awards2"/>
|align="center"|36
|-
|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref name="awards2">{{cite web|url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/nicki-french-mn0000868617/awards |title= Nicki French – Awards |publisher= [[AllMusic]]. [[All Media Network]] |accessdate= 11 January 2014}}</ref>
|align="center"|2
|-
|US ''Billboard'' [[Hot Dance Club Songs|Hot Dance Club Play]]<ref name="awards2"/>
|align="center"|37
|-
|US ''Billboard'' [[Dance/Electronic Singles Sales|Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales]]<ref name="awards2"/>
|align="center"|5
|-
|US ''Billboard'' [[Rhythmic (chart)|Rhythmic Top 40]]<ref name="awards2"/>
|align="center"|12
|-
|US ''Billboard'' [[Mainstream Top 40|Top 40 Mainstream]]<ref name="awards2"/>
|align="center"|1
|-
|US [[Cashbox (magazine)|''Cash Box'']]<ref>{{Wayback|url= http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/90s_files/19950610.html |title= CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending JUNE 10, 1995 |date= 20121011041944 |df= yes}}. [[Cashbox (magazine)|''Cash Box'' magazine]]. Retrieved 1 January 2014.</ref>
|align="center"|3
|}

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{{col-2}}

=====Year–end charts=====
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (1995)
!Position
|-
|Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50-singles-1995.htm |title= ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Singles 1995 |accessdate= 11 January 2014 |publisher= [[ARIA Charts]]. [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]}}</ref>
|align="center"|17
|-
|Belgium ([[Ultratop|Ultratop 50]] Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1995 |accessdate= 11 January 2014 |title= Jaaroverzichten 1995 |publisher= [[Ultratop]]. Hung Medien |language= nl}}</ref>
|align="center"|80
|-
|Canada ([[Canadian Dance Chart|''RPM'' Top 50 Dance Tracks]])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2842&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=u9874ano8k0c5b6bkp4r8qrbp3 |title= Dance/Urban – Volume 62, No. 20, December 18, 1995 |work= [[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |publisher= [[Library and Archives Canada]] |accessdate= 11 January 2014}}</ref>
|align="center"|7
|-
|Netherlands ([[Dutch Top 40]])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.top40.nl/pdf/top100/top100-1995.pdf |title= Single Top 100 van 1995 |publisher= [[Dutch Top 40]] |format= PDF |accessdate= 11 January 2014 |language= nl}}</ref>
|align="center"|80
|-
|Netherlands ([[Single Top 100]])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1995&cat=s |accessdate= 11 January 2014 |title= Jaaroverzichten – Single 1995 |publisher= [[Single Top 100]]. Hung Medien |language= nl}}</ref>
|align="center"|90
|-
|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1995.php |title= Billboard Top 100 – 1995 |publisher= The Longbored Surfer |accessdate= 11 January 2014}}</ref>
|align="center"|19
|-
|US [[Cashbox (magazine)|''Cash Box'']]<ref>{{Wayback|url= http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/90s_files/1995YESP.html |title= The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1995 |date= 20121010232426 |df= yes}}. [[Cashbox (magazine)|''Cash Box'' magazine]]. Retrieved 11 January 2014.</ref>
|align="center"|27
|}
{{col-2}}

=====Sales and certifications=====
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|artist=Nicki French|title=Total Eclipse of the Heart|certref=<ref>{{cite web|url= http://australianfuncountdowns.blogspot.fr/2010/01/accreditation-awards.html |title= Australian Fun Countdowns – Accreditation Awards |publisher= Australian Fun Countdowns |date= 7 April 2011 |accessdate= 11 January 2014}}</ref>|award=Platinum|relyear=1995|certyear=1995|autocat=yes}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Nicki French|title=Total Eclipse of the Heart|award=Silver|relyear=1995|certyear=1995|autocat=yes}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Nicki French|title=Total Eclipse of the Heart|award=Gold|relyear=1995|certyear=1995|autocat=yes}}
{{Certification Table Bottom}}
{{col-end}}

{{s-start}}
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|before = "[[Boom Boom Boom]]" by [[The Outhere Brothers]]
|title = [[Canadian Dance Chart|Canadian ''RPM'' Dance]] [[List of RPM number-one dance singles of 1995|number-one single]]
|years = 7 August 1995 – 14 August 1995 (2 weeks)
|after = "[[Be My Lover]]" by [[La Bouche]]
}}
{{succession box
|before = "[[I Know (Dionne Farris song)|I Know]]" by [[Dionne Farris]]
|title = [[Mainstream Top 40|US ''Billboard'' Top 40 Mainstream]] [[List of Billboard Mainstream Top 40 number-one songs of the 1990s#1995|number-one single]]
|years = 10 June 1995 (1 week)
|after = "[[I'll Be There for You (The Rembrandts song)|I'll Be There for You]]" by [[The Rembrandts]]
}}
{{s-end}}

====Other versions====
*The Italian version "Eclissi del cuore" was re-recorded by [[L'Aura]] with [[Nek]] and was released as a single in October 2011, reaching No. 5 on the [[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|Italian Singles Chart]].<ref>{{cite web|title= FIMI – Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana – Classifiche – Top Digital Downloads – Classifica settimanale dal 21/11/2011 al 27/11/2011 |accessdate= 4 December 2012 |url= http://www.fimi.it/classifiche_result_digital.php?anno=2011&mese=11&id=324 |publisher= [[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|FIMI]]}}</ref> This version of the song was certified platinum by the [[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|Federation of the Italian Music Industry]], denoting downloads exceeding 30,000 units.<ref>{{cite certification|region=Italy|type=single}}</ref>
*The Norwegian band [[Hurra Torpedo]] attracted attention on the internet when a video of their version of the song, performed using kitchen appliances, went viral.<ref>{{cite journal|url= http://www.fastcar.co.uk/2006/02/21/ford-ad-spreads-like-a-virus/ |title= Ford Ad Spreads Like A Virus |date= 21 February 2006 |magazine= [[Fast Car (magazine)|Fast Car]] |publisher= [[Future plc|Future Publishing Limited]] |accessdate= 10 September 2013}}</ref> The video was originally filmed for an appearance on the TV comedy programme ''[[Lille Lørdag]]'' in 1995.

====Parodies====
A parody of the song and music video were published in 2009, in what the fans and makers call a "[[Literal music video|literal video version]]", which replaces the original song lyrics with humorous lyrics describing the images in the video. [[Time (magazine)|Time magazine]] listed it as the 6th best [[viral video]] of 2009.<ref>{{cite journal|url= http://www.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,59392900001_1950326,00.html |title= The Top 10 Viral Videos of 2009 |magazine= [[Time (magazine)|Time]] |accessdate= 17 August 2010}}</ref><!--PLEASE don't add a link to YouTube – the video is NOT in the public domain, and thus adding a link to it breaches Wikipedia's rules on copyright violation --> In 2010, Tyler appeared in an advertisement for [[MasterCard]], performing a short parody of the song with its noted new lyric "Turn around, Neville."<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2010/apr/21/total-eclipse-card |title= A word on our sponsors: Total eclipse of the card |newspaper= [[The Guardian]] |first= Leo |last= Benedictus |date= 21 April 2010 |accessdate= 20 August 2014}}</ref> She performed the original song in a similar advertisement for [[Westpac]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://mumbrella.com.au/westpac-brings-in-bonnie-tyler-to-sing-at-couples-fantasy-wedding-126552 |title= Westpac brings in Bonnie Tyler to sing at couple’s fantasy wedding |publisher= mUmBRELLA |date= 21 November 2012 |accessdate= 22 August 2014}}</ref>

In 2014, the [[Electric Picnic|Electric Picnic festival]] announced Bonnie Tyler as part of the lineup.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://entertainment.ie/music/news/80s-Power-Ballad-queen-Bonnie-Tyler-announced-for-Electric-Picnic/278419.htm |title= 80s Power Ballad queen Bonnie Tyler announced for Electric Picnic |publisher= [[entertainment.ie]] |first1= John |last1= Balfe |date= 12 August 2014 |accessdate= 22 August 2014}}</ref> Tickets were already sold out, though Irish rugby player [[Cian Healy]] won the Irish Women's rugby team extra tickets for a comic miming video published on [[Instagram]].<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.independent.ie/sport/leftfield/video-cian-healys-hilarious-rendition-of-total-eclipse-of-the-heart-wins-irish-womens-rugby-team-ticket-to-electric-picnic-30527366.html |title= Video: Cian Healy's hilarious rendition of 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' wins Irish Women's rugby team ticket to Electric Picnic |publisher= ''[[Irish Independent]]'' |date= 21 August 2014 |accessdate= 22 August 2014}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[1983 in British music]]
*[[List of best-selling singles]]
*[[List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1983]]
*[[List of number-one singles of 1983 (Ireland)]]
*[[List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1980s#1983 (Kent Music Report)|List of number-one singles of 1983 (Australia)]]
*[[List of number-one singles in 1983 (New Zealand)]]
*[[List of number-one singles of 1983 (Canada)]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*{{MetroLyrics song|bonnie-tyler|total-eclipse-of-the-heart}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->

{{Bonnie Tyler}}
{{Westlife}}
{{Westlife singles}}
{{Only Men Aloud!}}

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Revision as of 04:13, 7 February 2015

For the episode of "The Vampire Diaries", see Total Eclipse of the Heart (The Vampire Diaries).

"Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Song
B-side"Take Me Back"

"Total Eclipse of the Heart" is a song recorded by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. It was written and produced by Jim Steinman, and released on Tyler's fifth studio album, Faster Than the Speed of Night (1983). The single was released as a single by Columbia Records on 11 February 1983 in the United Kingdom, and on 31 May 1983 in the United States.

"Total Eclipse of the Heart" became Tyler's biggest career hit, hitting number one in several countries including the UK, where it was the fifth-best-selling single in 1983, and the US, making her the first and only Welsh singer to reach the top spot of the Billboard Hot 100. It was Billboard's number-six song of the year for 1983. With physical sales in excess of 9 million copies, Tyler's recording is one of the best-selling singles of all time.[1] The song has been certified Platinum—for US sales of more than 2 million copies—by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Background

After her contract with RCA Records ended in 1981, Tyler found a new manager in David Aspden and after seeing Meat Loaf perform "Bat Out of Hell" live on The Old Grey Whistle Test, approached Jim Steinman and asked him to be her producer.[2] Tyler visited Steinman in his apartment in New York in April 1982 with her manager, where she was presented with two tracks — "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" and "Goin' Through the Motions". She stated that had she not liked the songs Steinman played for her, he would have rejected Tyler.[2] She returned to his studio apartment weeks later, where Steinman and Rory Dodd presented "Total Eclipse of the Heart" to her. He also hand-picked the recording band for the song.[3]

"Total Eclipse of the Heart" had to be shortened for radio play. Tyler did not believe that the song was radio-friendly at its full length; the song was reduced from seven minutes and two seconds to four minutes and thirty seconds.[4]

The power ballad remains Tyler's most successful song, peaking at No. 1 in the United States, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United Kingdom. At its peak, it sold 60,000 copies per day, and approximately 6 million copies in total.[5] It won the Variety Club award in the UK for best single of 1983.[6] The song also made number 82 of VH1's top 100 love songs.

Composition

"Total Eclipse of the Heart"
A sample of "Total Eclipse of the Heart", performed by Bonnie Tyler.
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Steinman said in an interview with Playbill, "with Total Eclipse of the Heart, I was trying to come up with a love song and I remembered I actually wrote that to be a vampire love song. Its original title was Vampires in Love because I was working on a musical of Nosferatu, the other great vampire story. If anyone listens to the lyrics, they're really like vampire lines. It's all about the darkness, the power of darkness and love's place in dark..."[7] He also told People magazine that he thought Tyler sounded like John Fogerty, and wrote the song "to be a showpiece for her voice."[8] Tyler described the song as "a challenge [to sing]," stating that she "[doesn't] like songs that anybody can sing. I like songs that need a lot of energy." After Steinman presented her with the song she told The Times, "I just had shivers right up my spine... ...I couldn't wait to actually get in and record it."[9]

According to Meat Loaf, Steinman had written the song, along with "Making Love Out of Nothing at All", for Meat Loaf's album Midnight at the Lost and Found; however, Meat Loaf's record company refused to pay Steinman and he wrote separate songs himself. "Total Eclipse of the Heart" was then given to Bonnie Tyler and "Making Love Out of Nothing at All" to Air Supply.[10] Tyler has denied this claim to be true.[11] "Meat Loaf was apparently very annoyed that Jim gave that to me," Tyler stated. "But Jim said he didn’t write it for Meat Loaf, that he only finished it after meeting me."[12]

The song's melody originally appeared as part of the soundtrack for the 1980 film A Small Circle of Friends.

Critical reception

Mike DeGagne from AllMusic described "Total Eclipse of the Heart" as "one of the finest ballads ever to hit radio." He noted the "lush instrumentation" and said that Tyler's voice "produced the perfect type of "desperate lovelorn" effect to suit the romantic lyrics." He described Roy Bittan's piano playing as "dreamy" and described Tyler's voice as "wonderfully gritty."[13] Donald A. Guarisco, also from AllMusic, reviewed Faster Than the Speed of Night, and noted the song as an "epic ballad," describing the whole album as "rock at its most melodramatic."[14] Jim Beviglia from American Songwriter said that Tyler's raspy vocals helped to legitimize the "melodrama inherent in the lyrics," and described the song as a "garment-rending, chest-beating [and] emotionally exhausting ballad" that suits the throes of a turbulent relationship.[8]

Music video

The music video for "Total Eclipse of the Heart" was directed by Russell Mulcahy.[15] It was story-boarded by Jim Steinman and drew inspiration from the 1976 film Futureworld. The Gothic-themed video features Bonnie Tyler clad in white, apparently having an erotic dream or fantasy about her students in a boys' boarding school. Young men are seen dancing and participating in various school activities such as swimming, karate, gymnastics, football, fencing, soccer, and singing in a choir. The video was shot at Holloway Sanatorium, notable for its Gothic architecture and distinguished for the multi-arched grand entrance as seen at the end of the video. A long-running urban myth is that the boy who appears throughout the video and who shakes Tyler's hand at the end is former Italian footballer Gianfranco Zola. In a 2012 interview, Zola confirmed that he did not appear in the video.[16]

Live performances

Since the song's release, Tyler performs "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in every concert she performs.[17] "I sing it much better now than I used to," she told The Huffington Post. "I think my voice is probably not as husky as it was, I think it's mellowed a bit."[18] A very notable performance of the song took place at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards, held at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, on 28 February 1984.[19]

Live recordings of Tyler performing the song have been released on her live albums Bonnie Tyler Live (2007) and Live in Germany 1993 (2011). Video performances have also been released on Tyler's DVDs, Bonnie on Tour (2007) and the DVD edition of Live in Germany 1993.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic (from the album, Faster Than the Speed of Night):[20]

Other versions by Bonnie Tyler

Since the original release in 1983, Tyler has re-recorded the song several times for albums and subsequent single releases. Her first and most successful re-recording of the song was released in 2003. Tyler recorded a French/English duet version called "Si demain... (Turn Around)" with Kareen Antonn. It peaked at number one in France and Belgium.[21] Tyler released another version of the song in 2004 as a duet with Peter Brocklehurst on his album For You.[22] A solo version of the recording was released on her studio album Wings in the following year.

BabyPinkStar recorded the song with Tyler in a punk/electronic remix version that was released as a single in the UK in January 2007.[23] In 2009, Tyler released another version of the song with Welsh choral group Only Men Aloud! backing her.[5] In 2011, Tyler re-recorded the song on an EP named after the song, released by Cleopatra Records.[24] Her most recent recording of the song appears as a bonus track on her album Rocks and Honey (2013).

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Order of precedence
Preceded by Canadian CHUM number-one single
20 August 1983 – 27 August 1983 (2 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Canadian RPM number-one single
13 August 1983 – 20 August 1983 (2 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Australian number-one single
30 May 1983 – 4 July 1983 (6 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by New Zealand number-one single
3 July 1983 – 24 July 1983 (4 weeks)
Preceded by Irish Singles Chart number-one single
13 March 1983 – 27 March 1983 (3 weeks) 		Succeeded by
UK Singles Chart number-one single
12 March 1983 – 19 March 1983 (2 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by US Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
1 October 1983 – 22 October 1983 (4 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by US Cash Box number-one single
8 October 1983 – 29 October 1983 (4 weeks)
Preceded by Norwegian number-one single
22/1983 – 26/1983 (5 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by South African number-one single
3 June 1983 – 15 July 1983 (7 weeks) 		Succeeded by

Formats and track listings

UK 7" single[61]
  1. "Total Eclipse of the Heart" – 4:29
  2. "Take Me Back" – 5:05
US 7" single
  1. "Total Eclipse of the Heart" – 4:29
  2. "Straight from the Heart" – 3:38
UK 12" single
  1. "Total Eclipse of the Heart" – 6:59
  2. "Take Me Back" – 5:22

In a 2013 UK survey, the song came first in a list of most popular songs to sing in the shower, above songs by Justin Bieber, Robbie Williams, One Direction and Elton John.[62]

The Bonnie Tyler version was featured in the climactic conclusion montage in "Gleen", the second episode of the crime drama Cold Case. In a remarkable coincidence, the first episode of that series ended with the Creedence Clearwater Revival version of "Have You Ever Seen The Rain?"; Tyler's version of that song was also produced by Steinman for Faster Than The Speed of Night.

Cover versions

Westlife version

"Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Song

Irish boy band Westlife recorded a cover of the song on their 2006 album The Love Album.[65] The song would have been released as the album's second single but was cancelled due to their The Love Tour conflicts, though a promo release still reached No. 5 on the radio charts in the Philippines. Three official remixes have been made for their version as well as a remix done by Jim Steinman, which was ultimately rejected by the record label but has surfaced on the Internet. The song was released as promotional single on 2007.[63]

Track listing
  • Promotional CD single[63]
  1. "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (Sunset Strippers Verse Club Mix)
  2. "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (Sunset Strippers Dub Mix)
  3. "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (Sunset Strippers Radio Edit)

Nicki French version

"Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Song

Nicki French released a Hi-NRG remake of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1995, which was also a worldwide hit. In the United States, French's version peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100[66] and garnered frequent airplay on CHR and AC radio. It also reached No. 5 in the UK Singles Chart after being re-issued in 1995.[67]

French had made her first dance version recording of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1994 : French had purchased the Bonnie Tyler original as a teenager in 1983 and reacted negatively to the original suggestion that she (i.e. French) remake the song as dance track — "I thought, no, it's too strong a song to go down the dance route. You know, it demeans it almost. But then I thought well, I'll give it a go. And as soon as I heard the track, I thought it actually does work."[68] French's first recording of "Total Eclipse of the Heart", made with John Springate of the Glitter Band producing, came to the attention of Mike Stock and Matt Aitken who produced their own recording of the song by French and it was this version which appeared on the UK chart dated 15 October 1994 at No. 54. French would recall: "I just thought oh well that was great...I've [worked with] Mike Stock and Matt Aitken and it was a dream come true...we tried and I had a great time...And then about two months later I had a call out of the blue from Mike saying the buzz will not die down on this track so we're going to re-record the beginning...and we're going to re-release it at the beginning of 1995."[69]

According to French, her remake of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" became popular in the UK and the US in distinct remixes: "the slower version was the one that actually took a hold in the UK where originally they started with the fast one and then decided to go with the [remix which began] in the same vein as the Bonnie Tyler version [and then] sped up when the chorus came in...In the US it was the [remix] which was fast all the way through."[69]

Weekly charts
Chart (1994) Peak
position
Invalid chart entered UKchartarchive 54
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[70] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[71] 14
Canada (RPM 100 Hit Tracks)[72] 16
Canada (RPM Adult Contemporary)[73] 17
Canada (RPM Dance)[74] 1
Invalid chart entered Germany2 65
Ireland (IRMA)[32] 15
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[75] 7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[76] 10
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[77] 13
UK Singles (OCC)[78] 5
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[43] 20
US Billboard Adult Top 40[66] 36
US Billboard Hot 100[66] 2
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[66] 37
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[66] 5
US Billboard Rhythmic Top 40[66] 12
US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[66] 1
US Cash Box[79] 3
Preceded by Canadian RPM Dance number-one single
7 August 1995 – 14 August 1995 (2 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream number-one single
10 June 1995 (1 week) 		Succeeded by

Other versions

  • The Italian version "Eclissi del cuore" was re-recorded by L'Aura with Nek and was released as a single in October 2011, reaching No. 5 on the Italian Singles Chart.[90] This version of the song was certified platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry, denoting downloads exceeding 30,000 units.[91]
  • The Norwegian band Hurra Torpedo attracted attention on the internet when a video of their version of the song, performed using kitchen appliances, went viral.[92] The video was originally filmed for an appearance on the TV comedy programme Lille Lørdag in 1995.

Parodies

A parody of the song and music video were published in 2009, in what the fans and makers call a "literal video version", which replaces the original song lyrics with humorous lyrics describing the images in the video. Time magazine listed it as the 6th best viral video of 2009.[93] In 2010, Tyler appeared in an advertisement for MasterCard, performing a short parody of the song with its noted new lyric "Turn around, Neville."[94] She performed the original song in a similar advertisement for Westpac in 2012.[95]

In 2014, the Electric Picnic festival announced Bonnie Tyler as part of the lineup.[96] Tickets were already sold out, though Irish rugby player Cian Healy won the Irish Women's rugby team extra tickets for a comic miming video published on Instagram.[97]

See also

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