I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
| "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Single by Aerosmith | ||
| from the album Armageddon | ||
| Released | August 18, 1998 | |
| Format | Cassette, CD | |
| Recorded | 1998 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 4:56 | |
| Label | Columbia | |
| Writer(s) | Diane Warren | |
| Certification | Gold | |
| Chart positions | ||
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| Aerosmith singles chronology | ||
| "Pink" (1997) | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (1998) | "Jaded" (2001) |
"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" was a hit single by American rock band Aerosmith. It was taken from the Armageddon soundtrack and debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the first and only song by a rock band to debut at #1 [1]. The song stayed at number one for four weeks from September 5 to September 26, 1998. The song rose steadily up the charts in the UK, peaking at number four in November 1998.
Although it was the first number-one song for Aerosmith, many hardcore and heavy metal fans do not count it as one of their greatest hits since the song is a love song. "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" was written primarily by the credited songwriter, Diane Warren, although member Joe Perry helped Warren in the songwriting process.
The song was both nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song and a Razzie for Worst Original Song.
It remains one of Aerosmith's most popular songs and is widely credited as the song that introduced Aerosmith to a new generation (Generation Y).
In a 2006 poll for a Channel Five program Britain's Favourite Break-up Songs, "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" was voted fourteenth.
The music video for this song was shot in the Minneapolis Armory.
Cover versions
- Mark Chesnutt recorded a cover of the song, which was a number-one country song for two weeks in 1999 and peaked at number seventeen on the Billboard Hot 100.
- Pop diva Regine Velasquez covered the song for her multiplatinum album r2k. Unlike Aerosmith, it is done in a mellow ballad style and became one of her signature and most notable songs due to its powerful vocals.
| Preceded by: "The Boy is Mine" by Brandy and Monica | Billboard Hot 100 number one single September 5 1998 | Succeeded by: "The First Night" by Monica |
Categories
1998 singles | Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles | Aerosmith songs | Number-one singles in Australia | Number-one singles in Germany