Take My Breath Away#Jessica Simpson version

{{Infobox song

| name = Take My Breath Away

| cover = Berlin - Take My Breath Away.png

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Berlin

| album = Top Gun {{noitalic|and}} Count Three & Pray

| B-side = Radar Radio

| released = {{start date|1986|6}}

| recorded = 1986

| studio =

| genre = Synth-pop{{cite magazine |last=Crawford |first=Robert |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/see-craig-campbells-gripping-cover-of-berlins-take-my-breath-away-107828/ |title=See Craig Campbell's Gripping Cover of Berlin's 'Take My Breath Away' |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=November 10, 2016 |access-date=July 7, 2019 |archive-date=July 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707195647/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/see-craig-campbells-gripping-cover-of-berlins-take-my-breath-away-107828/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite magazine|last= Billboard Staff|title= The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List|magazine= Billboard |url= https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-pop-songs-all-time-hits/|date= October 19, 2023|accessdate= February 10, 2024|quote= The slow-burning synth-pop anthem that made ‘80s-era swoon-worthy moments synonymous with cinematic romance.}}

| length = 4:13

| label = Columbia

| composer = Giorgio Moroder

| lyricist = Tom Whitlock

| producer = Giorgio Moroder

| prev_title = Dancing in Berlin

| prev_year = 1984

| next_title = Like Flames

| next_year = 1987

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|Bx51eegLTY8|"Take My Breath Away"}}}}

{{Audio sample

| type = single

| header =

| file = Take My Breath Away sample.ogg

| description = of "Take My Breath Away"

}}

"Take My Breath Away" is a song written by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock for the 1986 film Top Gun's soundtrack, performed by American new wave band Berlin and included on their album Count Three & Pray.{{cite book

| first= David

| last= Roberts

| year= 2006

| title= British Hit Singles & Albums

| edition= 19th

| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited

| location= London

| isbn= 1-904994-10-5

| page= 136}} The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 59th Academy Awards, as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song at the 44th Golden Globe Awards in 1986.

Background

Italian musician Giorgio Moroder was asked by Jerry Bruckheimer, the co-producer for Top Gun, to write a song for the film's soundtrack. He first wrote "Danger Zone" which was recorded by Kenny Loggins. Happy with the result, Bruckheimer then requested a slower song for a romantic scene. Once Moroder had written the musical backing to what would become "Take My Breath Away", he recorded a demo which featured a distinctive bass sound on a synthesizer that would later be used on the actual recording. Moroder gave the demo to lyricist Tom Whitlock. The two first became acquainted when Whitlock, a mechanic, fixed the brakes on Moroder's Ferrari, and informed him that he was also a lyricist.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/nov/16/giorgio-moroder-take-my-breath-away-top-gun-how-we-made-berlin-tom-cruise |title=How we made: Take My Breath Away, the Top Gun theme tune by Berlin |first= Dave|last= Simpson|date= November 16, 2020 |work=The Guardian }} Whitlock wrote the lyrics while driving home from the studio, and then spent a few hours at home polishing them. A demo of the song, sung by a background singer, impressed director Tony Scott and producers Bruckheimer and Don Simpson, who decided to film new romantic scenes between Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis to feature the song.{{cite web |url=http://oldschool.tblog.com/post/1971245511 |title=Back to the 80s: Interview with Tom Whitlock, co-writer of 'Take My Breath Away' & more |website=Kickin' it Old School |date=March 19, 2014 |access-date=January 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702143922/http://oldschool.tblog.com/post/1971245511 |archive-date=July 2, 2014}}

The song was first offered to The Motels, who much later released their original demo, which is fairly similar to Berlin's released version, on their compilation album Anthologyland (2001).{{cite web|title=Liner notes of Martha Davis and The Motels: Anthologyland|url=http://themotels.com/2013/06/05/take-my-breath-away-demo/|access-date=December 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125225439/http://themotels.com/2013/06/05/take-my-breath-away-demo/|archive-date=January 25, 2016|url-status=dead}} Columbia Records suggested some of their signed artists, but eventually Moroder thought of the band Berlin, whose song "No More Words" he had produced. Whitlock made a few changes to the lyrics before Terri Nunn recorded the vocals. Moroder has said that of all the songs he has produced in his career, he is most proud of this song.{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/7.30/he-felt-love-with-donna-summer-now-its-deja-vu-for/6540024 |title=He felt love with Donna Summer, now its Deja Vu for Giorgio Moroder |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=June 11, 2015 |access-date=March 7, 2020}}

Releases and performances

"Take My Breath Away" was the second single from the Top Gun soundtrack album, following Kenny Loggins' "Danger Zone", and was released in 1986 as a split single alongside the song "Radar Radio", performed by Moroder featuring Joe Pizzulo.

The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, and also topped the charts in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Ireland and Belgium. It later went on to win Best Original Song at the 59th Academy Awards.{{Cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1987 |title=The 59th Academy Awards (1987) Nominees and Winners |access-date=October 16, 2011 |work=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109082101/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1987 |archive-date=November 9, 2014 }}

"Take My Breath Away" is available on both the original Top Gun soundtrack album and the expanded edition. The song was also featured on Berlin's 1986 fourth studio album, Count Three & Pray and, as the band's biggest hit, on several of the band's compilation albums: Best of Berlin 1979–1988, Master Series, Greatest Hits Remixed (which includes a "Mission UK Remix" version), Live: Sacred and Profane, and Metro Greatest Hits. "Take My Breath Away" was one of the few songs not written by Berlin's John Crawford that they had performed on any album up to that point. Following the release of "Take My Breath Away", the band split over different points of view regarding the track: while Nunn viewed it as an opportunity that allowed the band to perform worldwide, Crawford disliked it as it had not been written or composed by any of them. He later said: "None of us had ever heard it. None of us had anything to do with it. I didn't play on it. Nobody played on it. No one wrote it".{{Cite web |last=Pingitore |first=Silvia |date=April 1, 2022 |title=Remember Top Gun's song "Take My Breath Away" in 1986? Exclusive interview with John Crawford of Berlin |url=https://the-shortlisted.co.uk/take-my-breath-away-top-gun-berlin-interview/ |access-date=April 12, 2022 |website=the-shortlisted.co.uk |language=en-GB}}

"Take My Breath Away" was re-released in the United Kingdom in October 1990 to coincide with the first television showing of Top Gun (by ITV, on the evening of October 6, 1990), as well as Peugeot's television advertising campaign for the 405 model range.{{cite web|last=Graham |first=Stephen |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g4F6FMJkiw |title=peugeot 405 | date=March 1, 2007 |website=YouTube |access-date=September 6, 2024}} The re-release reached number three on the UK Singles Chart.

In 2017, ShortList{{'}}s Dave Fawbert listed the song as containing "one of the greatest key changes in music history".{{cite web|url=https://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/music/the-best-key-changes-music/329120|title=The 19 greatest key changes in music history|work=ShortList|date=October 1, 2017|access-date=January 13, 2018}}

Music video

The music video features scenes from the film Top Gun intermingled with Berlin's singer Terri Nunn performing the song in blue coveralls, walking between parts of planes in a windy aircraft boneyard (part of the Mojave Air & Space Port) at night. Bandmates John Crawford and Rob Brill are shown relaxing in the yard and then following Nunn.

Nunn's coveralls appear to be scorched (as if her character was in an accident), and where she appears, surrounding electric lights come to life akin to paranormal phenomena associated with ghosts. As her bandmates watch, Nunn is greeted by the ghostly appearance of military airmen of various eras. Nunn and the military men disappear into thin air at the end of the video, indicating they were all ghosts in the boneyard, and a reference to the titular lyric of the song.Top Gun Soundtrack: Take My Breath Away Video http://www.topgunsoundtrack.com/Take_My_Breath_Away.html#Video {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090906082356/http://www.topgunsoundtrack.com/Take_My_Breath_Away.html#Video |date=September 6, 2009 }}

The video can be seen occasionally on VH1 Europe's Top 10 Movie Soundtracks program. It was later included on the 2004 Top Gun collector's edition DVD.{{cn|date=December 2024}}

Also, in Nicky Larson et le parfum de Cupidon (2018) film.

Track listings

7-inch single

:A. "Take My Breath Away" – 4:13

:B. "Radar Radio" (performed by Giorgio Moroder featuring Joe Pizzulo) – 3:40

UK 12-inch single

:A. "Take My Breath Away" – 4:13

:B1. "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (performed by The Righteous Brothers)

:B2. "Radar Radio" (performed by Giorgio Moroder featuring Joe Pizzulo) – 3:40

UK 7-inch single (1990)

:A. "Take My Breath Away" – 4:11

:AA. "Danger Zone" (performed by Kenny Loggins) – 3:35

UK CD single (1990)

"Take My Breath Away" – 4:11
"Danger Zone" (performed by Kenny Loggins) – 3:35
"Hot Summer Nights" (performed by Miami Sound Machine) – 3:34
"Top Gun Anthem" (performed by Harold Faltermeyer and Steve Stevens) – 4:02

UK cassette single (1990)

:A1. "Take My Breath Away" – 4:11

:A2. "Danger Zone" (performed by Kenny Loggins) – 3:35

:B1. "Take My Breath Away" – 4:11

:B2. "Danger Zone" (performed by Kenny Loggins) – 3:35

Charts

=Weekly charts=

scope="row"\| Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite web\|title=Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts - 1980s (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)\|url=http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=40275&pages=\|website=australian-charts.com\|access-date=August 9, 2016}} \| 2
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ 1986 weekly chart performance for "Take My Breath Away" ! scope="col"\| Chart (1986) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
{{single chart\|Austria\|4\|artist=Berlin\|song=Take My Breath Away\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Flanders\|1\|artist=Berlin\|song=Take My Breath Away\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Canadatopsingles\|2\|chartid=0731\|rowheader=true\|access-date=March 6, 2020}}
{{single chart\|Canadaadultcontemporary\|1\|chartid=8219\|rowheader=true\|access-date=March 6, 2020}}
scope="row"\| Europe (European Hot 100 Singles){{cite magazine \|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/80s/86/M&M-1986-11-08-OCR-Page-0008.pdf \|title=European Hot 100 Singles \|magazine=Music & Media \|volume=3 \|issue=44 \|date=November 8, 1986 \|page=18 \|oclc=29800226 \|via=World Radio History}} \| 1
scope="row"\| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista){{cite book \|last=Pennanen \|first=Timo \|title=Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 \|language=fi \|edition=1st \|location=Helsinki \|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava \|year=2006 \|isbn=978-951-1-21053-5}} \| 13
{{single chart\|France\|2\|artist=Berlin\|song=Take My Breath Away\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Ireland2\|1\|song=Take My Breath Away\|rowheader=true\|access-date=March 6, 2020}}
scope="row"\| Italy (Musica e dischi){{cite web \|url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php \|title=Classifiche \|work=Musica e dischi \|language=it \|access-date=June 3, 2022}} Select "Singoli" in the "Tipo" field, type "Berlin" in the "Artista" field and press "cerca". \| 5
{{single chart\|Dutch40\|1\|year=1986\|week=43\|rowheader=true\|access-date=March 6, 2020}}
{{single chart\|Dutch100\|2\|artist=Berlin\|song=Take My Breath Away\|rowheader=true\|access-date=March 6, 2020}}
{{single chart\|New Zealand\|4\|artist=Berlin\|song=Take My Breath Away\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Norway\|4\|artist=Berlin\|song=Take My Breath Away\|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"\| South Africa (Springbok Radio){{cite web \|url=http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(B).html \|title=SA Charts 1965–1989 (As presented on Springbok Radio/Radio Orion) – Acts B \|website=The South African Rock Encyclopedia \|access-date=March 6, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200307100243/http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(B).html \|archive-date=March 7, 2020}} \| 2
scope="row"\| Spain (AFYVE){{cite book \|last=Salaverri\|first=Fernando\|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002\|language=es\|edition=1st\|location=Madrid\|publisher=Fundación Autor/SGAE\|date=September 2005\|isbn=84-8048-639-2}} \| 2
{{single chart\|Sweden\|2\|artist=Berlin\|song=Take My Breath Away\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Switzerland\|2\|artist=Berlin\|song=Take My Breath Away\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|UKsinglesbyname\|1\|artist=Berlin\|artistid=23711\|rowheader=true\|access-date=March 6, 2020}}
{{single chart\|Billboardhot100\|1\|artist=Berlin\|rowheader=true\|access-date=May 17, 2017}}
{{single chart\|Billboardadultcontemporary\|3\|artist=Berlin\|rowheader=true\|access-date=May 17, 2017}}
scope="row"\| US Cash Box Top 100 Singles{{cite web \|url=https://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19860913.html \|title=Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending September 13, 1986 \|work=Cash Box \|access-date=March 6, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607182624/https://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19860913.html \|archive-date=June 7, 2020 \|url-status=live}} \| 1
{{single chart\|West Germany\|3\|songid=1505\|artist=Berlin\|song=Take My Breath Away\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 13, 2019}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ 1988 weekly chart performance for "Take My Breath Away"
scope="col"\| Chart (1988) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
{{single chart\|UKsinglesbyname\|52\|artist=Berlin\|artistid=23711\|rowheader=true\|access-date=March 6, 2020}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+ 1988 weekly chart performance for "Take My Breath Away"

scope="col"| Chart (1988)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|52|artist=Berlin|artistid=23711|rowheader=true|access-date=March 6, 2020}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ 1989 weekly chart performance for "Take My Breath Away" ! scope="col"\| Chart (1989) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
scope="row"\|Brazil (ABPD){{cite web\|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=EDT/1989/07/17/40/Ar04011.xml&CollName=EDT_1980_1989&DOCID=1722732&PageLabelPrint=40&skin=%45%6c%53%69%67%6c%6f&AppName=%32&sLanguage=%45%6e%67%6c%69%73%68&Content=%41%4c%4c&selLanguage=&sPublication=%45%44%54&sDateFrom=%30%31%25%32%46%30%31%25%32%46%31%39%38%39&sDateTo=%31%32%25%32%46%33%31%25%32%46%31%39%38%39&dummy=%31%39%38%39&sQuery=%64%69%73%63%6f%73%2b%70%6f%70%75%6c%61%72%65%73%2b%70%61%6e%61%6d%61&x=%31%31&y=%37&ViewMode=HTML\| title=Discos más populares de Latinoamérica\| publisher=El Siglo de Torreón\| date=July 17, 1989\| access-date=January 21, 2023}} \| 8

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ 1989 weekly chart performance for "Take My Breath Away"

! scope="col"| Chart (1989)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"|Brazil (ABPD){{cite web|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=EDT/1989/07/17/40/Ar04011.xml&CollName=EDT_1980_1989&DOCID=1722732&PageLabelPrint=40&skin=%45%6c%53%69%67%6c%6f&AppName=%32&sLanguage=%45%6e%67%6c%69%73%68&Content=%41%4c%4c&selLanguage=&sPublication=%45%44%54&sDateFrom=%30%31%25%32%46%30%31%25%32%46%31%39%38%39&sDateTo=%31%32%25%32%46%33%31%25%32%46%31%39%38%39&dummy=%31%39%38%39&sQuery=%64%69%73%63%6f%73%2b%70%6f%70%75%6c%61%72%65%73%2b%70%61%6e%61%6d%61&x=%31%31&y=%37&ViewMode=HTML| title=Discos más populares de Latinoamérica| publisher=El Siglo de Torreón| date=July 17, 1989| access-date=January 21, 2023}}

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class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ 1990 weekly chart performance for "Take My Breath Away" ! scope="col"\| Chart (1990) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
scope="row"\| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles){{cite magazine \|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/90s/90/MM-1990-11-10-OCR-Page-0016.pdf \|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles \|magazine=Music & Media \|volume=7 \|issue=45 \|date=November 10, 1990 \|page=IV \|oclc=29800226 \|via=World Radio History}} \| 11
{{single chart\|Ireland2\|7\|song=Take My Breath Away\|rowheader=true\|access-date=March 6, 2020}}
{{single chart\|UKsinglesbyname\|3\|artist=Berlin\|artistid=23711\|rowheader=true\|access-date=March 6, 2020}}

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ 1990 weekly chart performance for "Take My Breath Away"

! scope="col"| Chart (1990)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles){{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/90s/90/MM-1990-11-10-OCR-Page-0016.pdf |title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles |magazine=Music & Media |volume=7 |issue=45 |date=November 10, 1990 |page=IV |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History}}

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{{single chart|Ireland2|7|song=Take My Breath Away|rowheader=true|access-date=March 6, 2020}}

{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|3|artist=Berlin|artistid=23711|rowheader=true|access-date=March 6, 2020}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ 2022 weekly chart performance for "Take My Breath Away" ! scope="col"\| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
scope="row"\| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) \| 29

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ 2022 weekly chart performance for "Take My Breath Away"

! scope="col"| Chart (2022)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)

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=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ 1986 year-end chart performance for "Take My Breath Away" ! scope="col"\| Chart (1986) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite magazine \|url=https://i.imgur.com/F7ais40.jpg \|title=National Top 100 Singles for 1986 \|magazine=Kent Music Report \|issue=650 \|date=December 29, 1986 \|via=Imgur}} \| 6
scope="row"\| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders){{cite web \|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1986&cat=s \|title=Jaaroverzichten 1986 – Singles \|language=nl \|publisher=Ultratop \|access-date=March 6, 2020}} \| 7
scope="row"\| Canada Top Singles (RPM){{cite magazine \|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.0760&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.0760.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.0760 \|title=Top 100 Singles of '86 \|magazine=RPM \|volume=45 \|issue=14 \|date=December 27, 1986 \|page=5 \|issn=0033-7064 \|via=Library and Archives Canada}} \| 23
scope="row"\| Europe (European Hot 100 Singles){{cite magazine \|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/80s/86/M&M-1986-12-27-OCR-Page-0014.pdf \|title=European Hot 100 Singles – Hot 100 of the Year 1986 \|magazine=Music & Media \|volume=3 \|issue=51/52 \|date=December 27, 1986 \|page=28 \|oclc=29800226 \|via=World Radio History}} \| 32
scope="row"\| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web \|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1986 \|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1986 \|language=nl \|publisher=Dutch Top 40 \|access-date=March 6, 2020}} \| 16
scope="row"\| Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web \|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1986&cat=s \|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1986 \|language=nl \|publisher=Dutch Charts \|access-date=March 6, 2020}} \| 8
scope="row"\| UK Singles (Gallup){{cite magazine \|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Week-IDX/IDX/1987/Music-Week-1987-01-24-IDX-26.pdf \|title=Top 100 Singles (January to December 1986) \|magazine=Music Week \|date=January 24, 1987 \|page=24 \|issn=0265-1548 \|via=World Radio History}} \| 9
scope="row"\| US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tiQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA9 \|title=1986 The Year in Music & Video – Top Pop Singles \|magazine=Billboard \|volume=98 \|issue=52 \|date=December 27, 1986 \|page=Y-21 \|issn=0006-2510 \|via=Google Books}} \| 27
scope="row"\| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard){{cite magazine \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tiQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA15 \|title=1986 The Year in Music & Video – Top Adult Contemporary Singles \|magazine=Billboard \|volume=98 \|issue=52 \|date=December 27, 1986 \|page=Y-27 \|issn=0006-2510 \|via=Google Books}} \| 28
scope="row"\| US Cash Box Top 100 Singles{{cite web \|url=https://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/1986YESP.html \|title=The Cash Box Year-End Charts: 1986 – Top 100 Pop Singles \|work=Cash Box \|date=December 27, 1986 \|access-date=March 6, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521212238/https://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/1986YESP.html \|archive-date=May 21, 2021 \|url-status=live}} \| 21
scope="row"\| West Germany (Media Control){{cite web \|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1986 \|title=Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts – 1986 \|language=de \|publisher=GfK Entertainment \|access-date=March 6, 2020}} \| 43

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ 1986 year-end chart performance for "Take My Breath Away"

! scope="col"| Chart (1986)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite magazine |url=https://i.imgur.com/F7ais40.jpg |title=National Top 100 Singles for 1986 |magazine=Kent Music Report |issue=650 |date=December 29, 1986 |via=Imgur}}

| 6

scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders){{cite web |url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1986&cat=s |title=Jaaroverzichten 1986 – Singles |language=nl |publisher=Ultratop |access-date=March 6, 2020}}

| 7

scope="row"| Canada Top Singles (RPM){{cite magazine |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.0760&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.0760.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.0760 |title=Top 100 Singles of '86 |magazine=RPM |volume=45 |issue=14 |date=December 27, 1986 |page=5 |issn=0033-7064 |via=Library and Archives Canada}}

| 23

scope="row"| Europe (European Hot 100 Singles){{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/80s/86/M&M-1986-12-27-OCR-Page-0014.pdf |title=European Hot 100 Singles – Hot 100 of the Year 1986 |magazine=Music & Media |volume=3 |issue=51/52 |date=December 27, 1986 |page=28 |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History}}

| 32

scope="row"| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web |url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1986 |title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1986 |language=nl |publisher=Dutch Top 40 |access-date=March 6, 2020}}

| 16

scope="row"| Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1986&cat=s |title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1986 |language=nl |publisher=Dutch Charts |access-date=March 6, 2020}}

| 8

scope="row"| UK Singles (Gallup){{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Week-IDX/IDX/1987/Music-Week-1987-01-24-IDX-26.pdf |title=Top 100 Singles (January to December 1986) |magazine=Music Week |date=January 24, 1987 |page=24 |issn=0265-1548 |via=World Radio History}}

| 9

scope="row"| US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tiQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA9 |title=1986 The Year in Music & Video – Top Pop Singles |magazine=Billboard |volume=98 |issue=52 |date=December 27, 1986 |page=Y-21 |issn=0006-2510 |via=Google Books}}

| 27

scope="row"| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard){{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tiQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA15 |title=1986 The Year in Music & Video – Top Adult Contemporary Singles |magazine=Billboard |volume=98 |issue=52 |date=December 27, 1986 |page=Y-27 |issn=0006-2510 |via=Google Books}}

| 28

scope="row"| US Cash Box Top 100 Singles{{cite web |url=https://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/1986YESP.html |title=The Cash Box Year-End Charts: 1986 – Top 100 Pop Singles |work=Cash Box |date=December 27, 1986 |access-date=March 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521212238/https://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/1986YESP.html |archive-date=May 21, 2021 |url-status=live}}

| 21

scope="row"| West Germany (Media Control){{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1986 |title=Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts – 1986 |language=de |publisher=GfK Entertainment |access-date=March 6, 2020}}

| 43

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ 1987 year-end chart performance for "Take My Breath Away" ! scope="col"\| Chart (1987) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| Europe (European Hot 100 Singles){{cite magazine \|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1987/M&M-1987-12-26.pdf \|title=European Charts of the Year 1987 – Singles \|magazine=Music & Media \|volume=4 \|issue=51/52 \|date=December 26, 1987 \|page=34 \|oclc=29800226 \|via=World Radio History}} \| 67

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ 1987 year-end chart performance for "Take My Breath Away"

! scope="col"| Chart (1987)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Europe (European Hot 100 Singles){{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1987/M&M-1987-12-26.pdf |title=European Charts of the Year 1987 – Singles |magazine=Music & Media |volume=4 |issue=51/52 |date=December 26, 1987 |page=34 |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History}}

| 67

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ 1990 year-end chart performance for "Take My Breath Away" ! scope="col"\| Chart (1990) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| UK Singles (Gallup){{cite magazine \|title=1990 Top 100 Singles \|magazine=Music Week \|date=March 2, 1991 \|page=41 \|issn=0265-1548}}{{cite web \|last=Copsey \|first=Rob \|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-top-40-best-selling-songs-of-1990__33128/ \|title=Official Top 40 best-selling songs of 1990 \|publisher=Official Charts Company \|date=May 14, 2021 \|access-date=June 3, 2022}} \| 37

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ 1990 year-end chart performance for "Take My Breath Away"

! scope="col"| Chart (1990)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| UK Singles (Gallup){{cite magazine |title=1990 Top 100 Singles |magazine=Music Week |date=March 2, 1991 |page=41 |issn=0265-1548}}{{cite web |last=Copsey |first=Rob |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-top-40-best-selling-songs-of-1990__33128/ |title=Official Top 40 best-selling songs of 1990 |publisher=Official Charts Company |date=May 14, 2021 |access-date=June 3, 2022}}

| 37

Certifications

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Take My Breath Away"}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Berlin|title=Take My Breath Away|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=1986|certyear=1986|date=October 31, 1986}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Berlin|title=Take My Breath Away|award=Gold|id=12045|type=single|relyear=1986|certyear=2023|access-date=January 29, 2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Berlin|title=Take My Breath Away|award=Gold|type=single|source=infodisc|relyear=1986|certyear=1986}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|artist=Berlin|title=Take My Breath Away|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1986|certyear=2023|id=11636|access-date=November 24, 2023|note=digital sales since 2009}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|award=Platinum|certyear=2022|relyear=1986|certref={{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2022-06-03|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=June 6, 2022|access-date=June 4, 2022}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|artist=Berlin|title=Take My Breath Away|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=1986|certyear=1987|certref={{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/80s/87/M&M-1987-12-26-OCR-Page-0024.pdf |title=Gold & Platinum Awards 1987 |magazine=Music & Media |volume=4 |issue=51/52 |date=December 26, 1987 |pages=44 |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History}}|salesamount=30,000|salesref=}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Berlin|title=Take My Breath Away|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2004|certyear=2022|date=December 9, 2022|id=6443-2150-1|access-date=December 9, 2022}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Berlin|title=Take My Breath Away|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=1986|certyear=1992|date=May 5, 1992}}

Jessica Simpson version

{{Infobox song

| name = Take My Breath Away

| cover = Jessicasimpson_single_takemybreathaway.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Jessica Simpson

| album = In This Skin {{noitalic|(reissue)}}

| released = {{start date|2004|3|8}}

| recorded =

| studio =

Turtle Sound Studios (New York, NY){{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/in-this-skin-mw0000315893/credits|title=In This Skin - Jessica Simpson > Credits|work=AllMusic|date=August 19, 2003|access-date=November 6, 2016}}
Steakhouse Recording (Los Angeles, CA){{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/in-this-skin-mw0000315893/credits|title=In This Skin - Jessica Simpson > Credits|work=AllMusic|date=August 19, 2003|access-date=November 6, 2016}}

| genre =

| length = 3:15

| label = Columbia

| writer = {{hlist|Giorgio Moroder|Tom Whitlock}}

| producer = Billy Mann

| prev_title = With You

| prev_year = 2003

| next_title = Angels

| next_year = 2004

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|5MWFcfGi8QQ|"Take My Breath Away" by Jessica Simpson}}}}

}}

American singer Jessica Simpson covered "Take My Breath Away" and released it as the third single from the album In This Skin in March 2004. Her version was produced by Billy Mann. Simpson chose to cover this song because she thought that it was the theme song of her relationship with her then-husband, Nick Lachey.

=Commercial performance=

"Take My Breath Away" reached number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as the top 10 on the Top 40 Tracks and Top 40 Mainstream charts. It also became another number-one single for Simpson on the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart. On November 7, 2005, the song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

=Track listings=

Original 2-track release

"Take My Breath Away"
"Fly"

Australian CD single

"Take My Breath Away"
"With You" (acoustic version)
"Take My Breath Away" (Eddie Baez Late Night Club Mix)
"Take My Breath Away" (Passengerz Hourglass Mix)
"Take My Breath Away" (music video)

Brazilian promotional CD single

"Take My Breath Away"
"Take My Breath Away" (Eddie Baez Late Night Club Mix)
"Take My Breath Away" (Eddie Baez Late Night Dub Mix)
"Take My Breath Away" (Passengerz Hourglass Mix)

=Awards and nominations=

class="wikitable"
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Award ! scope="col" \| Category ! scope="col" \| Work ! scope="col" \| Result
2004 \| Teen Choice Awards \| Choice Music: Love Song \| rowspan="3"\| "Take My Breath Away" \| {{nom}}{{Cite web\|url=http://www.moono.com/news/news00420.html\|title=2004 Teen Choice Awards winners list\|date=March 13, 2008\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080313200459/http://www.moono.com/news/news00420.html\|access-date=April 25, 2021\|archive-date=March 13, 2008}}
rowspan="2"\| 2005 \| People's Choice Awards \| Favorite Remake \| {{nom}}{{Cite web\|url=https://www.eonline.com/shows/peoples_choice_awards\|title=E! People's Choice Awards\|website=E! Online\|access-date=April 25, 2021}}
Groovevolt Music and Fashion Awards \| Best Song Performance – Female \| {{nom}}{{cite web \|url=http://www.eternal-allegiance.com/showthread.php?t=80009 \|title=Britney Wins 4 Groovevolt Music Fashion 2005 Awards - Eternal Allegiance - Celebrity Gossip \|access-date=November 22, 2014 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141115221347/http://www.eternal-allegiance.com/showthread.php?t=80009 \|archive-date=November 15, 2014 }}

class="wikitable"

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Award

! scope="col" | Category

! scope="col" | Work

! scope="col" | Result

2004

| Teen Choice Awards

| Choice Music: Love Song

| rowspan="3"| "Take My Breath Away"

| {{nom}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.moono.com/news/news00420.html|title=2004 Teen Choice Awards winners list|date=March 13, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080313200459/http://www.moono.com/news/news00420.html|access-date=April 25, 2021|archive-date=March 13, 2008}}

rowspan="2"| 2005

| People's Choice Awards

| Favorite Remake

| {{nom}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/shows/peoples_choice_awards|title=E! People's Choice Awards|website=E! Online|access-date=April 25, 2021}}

Groovevolt Music and Fashion Awards

| Best Song Performance – Female

| {{nom}}{{cite web |url=http://www.eternal-allegiance.com/showthread.php?t=80009 |title=Britney Wins 4 Groovevolt Music Fashion 2005 Awards - Eternal Allegiance - Celebrity Gossip |access-date=November 22, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141115221347/http://www.eternal-allegiance.com/showthread.php?t=80009 |archive-date=November 15, 2014 }}

=Charts=

==Weekly charts==

scope="col"\| Chart (2004) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Weekly chart performance for "Take My Breath Away"
{{single chart\|Australia\|15\|artist=Jessica Simpson\|song=Take My Breath Away\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 19, 2010}}
{{single chart\|Flanders\|32\|artist=Jessica Simpson\|song=Take My Breath Away\|rowheader=true\|access-date=January 16, 2011}}
{{single chart\|Wallonia\|16\|artist=Jessica Simpson\|song=Take My Breath Away\|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"\| Canada (Nielsen SoundScan){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jessica-simpson/chart-history/cns/\|title=Canadian Singles Chart\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=December 12, 2016}} \| 10
scope="row"\|Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 (Radio & Records){{cite magazine\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2004/RR-2004-05-14.pdf\|title=R&R Canada CHR/Pop Top 30\|magazine=Radio & Records\|issue=1555\|page=27\|date=May 14, 2004\|access-date=October 14, 2020}} \| 30
{{single chart\|France\|18\|artist=Jessica Simpson\|song=Take My Breath Away\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 19, 2010}}
{{single chart\|Sweden\|43\|artist=Jessica Simpson\|song=Take My Breath Away\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 19, 2010}}
scope="row"\| UK Singles (OCC){{cite web\|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_S.HTM\|title=Chart Log UK: 1994–2010 (DJ S – The System Of Life)\|website=Zobbel.de\|access-date=July 27, 2016}} \| 159
{{single chart\|Billboardhot100\|20\|artist=Jessica Simpson\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 19, 2010}}
{{single chart\|Billboardadultcontemporary\|23\|artist=Jessica Simpson\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 19, 2010}}
{{single chart\|Billboardadultpopsongs\|29\|artist=Jessica Simpson\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 19, 2010}}
{{single chart\|Billboarddanceclubplay\|10\|artist=Jessica Simpson\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 19, 2010\|note=Eddie Baez and the Passengerz mixes}}
{{single chart\|Billboardpopsongs\|8\|artist=Jessica Simpson\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 19, 2010}}

==Year-end charts==

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Year-end chart performance for "Take My Breath Away"
scope="col"\| Chart (2004) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| Australia (ARIA){{cite web\|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2004/singles-chart\|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2004\|publisher=ARIA\|access-date=May 19, 2021}} \| 99
scope="row"\| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia){{cite web\|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2004\|title=Rapports annuels 2004 – Singles\|publisher=Ultratop\|language=fr\|access-date=October 4, 2010}} \| 58
scope="row"\|US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales{{cite magazine\|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=1BMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA64\|title =The Year in Music 2004: Hot 100 Singles Sales\|magazine =Billboard\|page=YE-64\|date=December 25, 2004\|access-date=May 18, 2013}} \| 11
scope="row"\|US Adult Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine\|title=2004 The Year in Charts: Most-Played Adult Top 40 Songs\|magazine=Billboard Radio Monitor\|volume=12\|issue=51\|page=26\|date=December 17, 2004}} \| 90
scope="row"\|US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine\|title=2004 The Year in Charts: Most-Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs\|magazine=Billboard Radio Monitor\|volume=12\|issue=51\|page=22\|date=December 17, 2004}} \| 55

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Year-end chart performance for "Take My Breath Away"

scope="col"| Chart (2004)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2004/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2004|publisher=ARIA|access-date=May 19, 2021}}

| 99

scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2004|title=Rapports annuels 2004 – Singles|publisher=Ultratop|language=fr|access-date=October 4, 2010}}

| 58

scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales{{cite magazine|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=1BMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA64|title =The Year in Music 2004: Hot 100 Singles Sales|magazine =Billboard|page=YE-64|date=December 25, 2004|access-date=May 18, 2013}}

| 11

scope="row"|US Adult Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=2004 The Year in Charts: Most-Played Adult Top 40 Songs|magazine=Billboard Radio Monitor|volume=12|issue=51|page=26|date=December 17, 2004}}

| 90

scope="row"|US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=2004 The Year in Charts: Most-Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs|magazine=Billboard Radio Monitor|volume=12|issue=51|page=22|date=December 17, 2004}}

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=Certifications and Sales=

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Take My Breath Away"}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2004|certyear=2004|access-date=June 23, 2012}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|nocert=true|salesamount=44,086|salesref={{cite web|url=http://www.infodisc.fr/Ventes_Sing_10Ans.php|title=Les Singles les plus Vendus de la Décennie (2000-2009)|publisher=Infodisc|access-date=March 18, 2022|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610031320/http://www.infodisc.fr/Ventes_Sing_10Ans.php |archive-date=June 10, 2012|language=fr}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Jessica Simpson|title=Take My Breath Away|award=Gold|relyear=2004|certyear=2005|date=November 7, 2005|digital=true|access-date=March 6, 2020}}

=Release history=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ Release dates and formats for "Take My Breath Away"
scope="col"\| Region ! scope="col"\| Date ! scope="col"\| Format ! scope="col"\| Label ! scope="col"\| {{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
scope="row" rowspan="2"\| United States \| March 8, 2004 \| Contemporary hit radio \| rowspan="3"\| Columbia \| {{cite web\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2004/RR-2004-03-05.pdf\|title=Record & Radio\|date=March 5, 2004\|website=Worldradiohistory.com\|access-date=March 13, 2022}}
May 25, 2004 \| rowspan="2"\| CD \| {{Cite web\|url=https://www.amazon.com/Take-My-Breath-Away-Fly/dp/B000244FMI\|title=Take My Breath Away / Fly\|date=March 13, 2004\|access-date=March 13, 2022\|website=Amazon.com}}
scope="row"\| Australia \| July 12, 2004 \| {{cite web\|url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue750.pdf\|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20040806140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20040807-0000/issue750.pdf\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=August 6, 2004\|title=The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 12th July 2004\|publisher=ARIA\|page=25\|date=July 12, 2004\|access-date=May 19, 2021}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+ Release dates and formats for "Take My Breath Away"

scope="col"| Region

! scope="col"| Date

! scope="col"| Format

! scope="col"| Label

! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row" rowspan="2"| United States

| March 8, 2004

| Contemporary hit radio

| rowspan="3"| Columbia

| {{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2004/RR-2004-03-05.pdf|title=Record & Radio|date=March 5, 2004|website=Worldradiohistory.com|access-date=March 13, 2022}}

May 25, 2004

| rowspan="2"| CD

| {{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Take-My-Breath-Away-Fly/dp/B000244FMI|title=Take My Breath Away / Fly|date=March 13, 2004|access-date=March 13, 2022|website=Amazon.com}}

scope="row"| Australia

| July 12, 2004

| {{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue750.pdf|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20040806140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20040807-0000/issue750.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 6, 2004|title=The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 12th July 2004|publisher=ARIA|page=25|date=July 12, 2004|access-date=May 19, 2021}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

The Shadows version

An instrumental version was recorded by The Shadows for their 1991 album Themes & Dreams. As is typical for the group's cover versions, it features Hank Marvin's lead guitar played to the original vocal melody, with considerable note elongation, echo and whammy bar application.

Petra Janů version

A Czech version, titled "Ještě se mi směj" (also known as "Diagnóza láska") was released as a single in 1987 by multiple Zlatý slavík award winner Petra Janů, becoming one of her biggest hits.{{cite web|url=https://www.petrajanu.cz/www/ |title = Oficiální stránky Petry Janů|access-date=2025-05-13}}