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Since the original release in 1983, Tyler has re-recorded the song several times for albums and subsequent single releases. The Sunset Strippers Radio Mix version of the song charted at number 210 in the Official Russian Top Radio Hits Chart in 26 February 2007.

Tyler told Record Mirror that she thought the song was about "someone who wants to love so badly she's lying there in complete darkness."[13]. [7][8] Steinman had originally written the song's verse melody for his score to the 1980 film A Small Circle of Friends. [88], In 2014, the Electric Picnic festival announced Bonnie Tyler as part of the lineup. The song became Tyler's biggest career hit, topping the UK Singles Chart, and becoming the fifth-best-selling single in 1983 in the United Kingdom. You must be logged in to comment. Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart (tradução) (Letra e música para ouvir) - Turn around, bright eyes / Every now and then, I fall apart / And I need you now tonight / And I need you more than ever / And if you only hold me tight / We'll be holding on forever / And we'll … It's all about the darkness, the power of darkness and love's place in the dark...[14], He also told People magazine that he thought Tyler sounded like John Fogerty, and wrote the song "to be a showpiece for her voice.

Young men are seen dancing and participating in various school activities and singing in a choir. [86] Around that time, the song hit number one on the iTunes chart. 55 in Czech Republic. If anyone listens to the lyrics, they're really like vampire lines. )", "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100", Australian-charts.com – Nicki French – Total Eclipse Of The Heart", Ultratop.be – Nicki French – Total Eclipse Of The Heart", Offiziellecharts.de – Nicki French – Total Eclipse Of The Heart", "Íslenski Listinn Nr. But then I thought well, I'll give it a go.

Top 10 in the UK. [97] Elsewhere, the cover reached number 13 in New Zealand, number 16 in Canada, and peaked within the top 10 of several European countries. [150], Italian singer L'Aura covered the song in Italian as "Eclissi del cuore" from her third studio album Sei come me in 2010, which was not originally released as a single. The video received two nominations at the Billboard Video Music Awards in 1983 for Best Performance by a Female and Most Effective Use of Symbolism. Bonnie Tyler and … and "Goin' Through the Motions". Copyright © 2020 WhoSampled.com Limited.

He added that "although it was treated like a novelty at first, the version was as effective as the original and was a deserved success. Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart, Total Eclipse of the Heart (The Vampire Diaries), Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Recording Industry Association of America, Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose, List of number-one singles of 1983 (Australia), List of number-one singles of 1983 (Canada), List of number-one singles of 1983 (Ireland), List of number-one singles from the 1980s (New Zealand), List of RPM number-one dance singles of 1995, List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1980s, "Nicki French: "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (1995)", "New Golden Rule: 500,000 Sales Mark for All Singles", "The Nation's Favourite 80s Number One: 12 more classic 80s chart-toppers which didn't make the cut", "The Number Ones: Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse Of The Heart, "Bonnie Tyler Variety Club Award Best Single of 1983", "Rando, Steinman Talk About Dance of the Vampires at Press Preview, Sept. 18", "Bonnie Tyler, "Total Eclipse of the Heart, "Bonnie Tyler aims for 'total eclipse' of charts", "Bonnie Tyler: 'There's nothing I won't talk about, "Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse of the Heart – Song Review", "Bonnie Tyler – Faster Than the Speed of Night – Album Review", "Britain Counts On Bonnie Tyler to Play Eurovision Hero", "Billboard Congratulates the Video Music Award Nominees", "Chelsea great Gianfranco Zola: 'I don't star in Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart video, "Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse of the Heart (Official Music Video)", "Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse of the Heart (Official 4K Video)", "Bonnie Tyler: 'Forget being a star - do it for the love of it, "Bonnie Tyler Interview: 'I Won't Mind If Believe In Me Gets Nil Points At Eurovision Song Contest, "Bonnie Tyler sings 'Total Eclipse' live on CNN", "Bonnie Tyler Will Sing 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' During Solar Eclipse", "Faster Than the Speed of Night – Credits", Ultratop.be – Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse Of The Heart", Offiziellecharts.de – Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse Of The Heart", The Irish Charts – Search Results – Total Eclipse of the Heart", Nederlandse Top 40 – Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart", Dutchcharts.nl – Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse Of The Heart", Charts.nz – Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse Of The Heart", Norwegiancharts.com – Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse Of The Heart", "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (T)", Swedishcharts.com – Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse Of The Heart", Swisscharts.com – Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse Of The Heart", "Bonnie Tyler Chart History (Adult Contemporary)", "Bonnie Tyler Chart History (Mainstream Rock)", "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending OCTOBER 8, 1983", Danishcharts.com – Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse Of The Heart", Lescharts.com – Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse Of The Heart", "Single (track) Top 40 lista: 2019.10.18. LJ Benet did the voice over of Total Eclipse of the Heart in the first Wimpy Kid movie. "[30] The song was performed at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards, held at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, on 28 February 1984. 5 on the radio charts in the Philippines and No. "[103] In 2017, BuzzFeed listed the song at number 26 in their list of "The 101 Greatest Dance Songs of the '90s". [89] 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.[90]. [148] The secondary male voice was sung by Cuban-American singer Jon Secada. If anyone listens to the lyrics, they're really like vampire lines. [17] Tyler has denied this claim.

Needless to say it's an upbeat song anno 1995. by Hocus Pocus. Steinman also hand-picked the recording band for the song, which included Dodd as a featured vocalist (the "Turn around..." refrain). [25], A long-running urban legend is that the boy who appears throughout the video and who shakes Tyler's hand at the end is former Italian footballer Gianfranco Zola. You must be logged in to comment. [3] In 2015, the song was voted by the British public as the nation's third favourite 1980s number one in a poll for ITV. Available with an Apple Music subscription. The song 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. All rights reserved. Tyler recorded a French/English duet version called "Si demain... (Turn Around)" with Kareen Antonn. Sigrid's Everybody Knows cover of Leonard Cohen's Everybody Knows, Emma Heesters's Oh Girl cover of Justin Bieber's Oh Girl, The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra's It's a Heartache cover of Bonnie Tyler's It's a Heartache, Jimmy Buffett's Whoop Dee Doo cover of Mark Knopfler's Whoop Dee Doo, Kurt Hugo Schneider and Emma Heesters's Perfect cover of Ed Sheeran's Perfect. [12] The song also made number 82 of VH1's top 100 love songs. Please sign in or sign up. [20], Mike DeGagne from AllMusic retrospectively described "Total Eclipse of the Heart" as "one of the finest ballads ever to hit radio." 2 behind "Here's Johnny!" Report wrong information or missing video, The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra's Weather With You, 6-Zylinder's Erst Auf Dem Heimweg Wird's Hell, Kurt Hugo Schneider and Emma Heesters's Perfect.