This article is about the Berlin song. For other uses, see Take My Breath Away (disambiguation).
"Take My Breath Away"
Single by Berlin
from the album Top Gun and Count Three & Pray
B-side
"Radar Radio"
Released
June 15, 1986 (1986-06-15)
Recorded
1986
Genre
Synth-pop[1][2]
Length
4:13
Label
Columbia
Composer(s)
Giorgio Moroder
Lyricist(s)
Tom Whitlock[3]
Producer(s)
Giorgio Moroder
Berlin singles chronology
"Dancing in Berlin" (1984)
"Take My Breath Away" (1986)
"Like Flames" (1987)
Music video
"Take My Breath Away" on YouTube
Audio sample
of "Take My Breath Away"
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"Take My Breath Away" is a song written by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock for the 1986 film Top Gun, performed by American new wave band Berlin.[3] It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song[3] as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1986.
^Crawford, Robert (November 10, 2016). "See Craig Campbell's Gripping Cover of Berlin's 'Take My Breath Away'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 7, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
^Billboard Staff (October 19, 2023). "The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2024. The slow-burning synth-pop anthem that made '80s-era swoon-worthy moments synonymous with cinematic romance.
^ abcRoberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 136. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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