Total Eclipse of the Heart#Glee cast version

After her contract with RCA Records ended in 1981, Tyler found a new manager in David Aspden. After seeing Meat Loaf perform "Bat Out of Hell" live on The Old Grey Whistle Test, she approached Meat Loaf's writer, Jim Steinman, and asked him to be her producer.{{cite magazine|first= Roger |last= Wolmuth |title= 'One-Hit Wonder' Bonnie Tyler Resumes Her Singing Career with a 'Total Eclipse' of the Chart |magazine= People |volume= 20 |issue= 21 |date= 21 November 1983 |access-date= 14 June 2013 |url= http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20198439,00.html |archive-date= 8 June 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090608120512/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20198439,00.html}} Tyler aimed to create an album utilizing the Wall of Sound production techniques of Phil Spector, and she believed that Steinman was the only person who could still create the same sound as Spector had mostly retired from the music business.{{cite news |last1=Clark |first1=Dick |title=Bonnie Tyler aims for 'total eclipse' of charts |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1665&dat=19830920&id=CWZPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VCQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6160,2695215 |access-date=9 February 2022 |work=The Times-News |date=20 September 1983}} 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's invitation to collaborate. She returned to his studio apartment weeks later, where Steinman and Rory Dodd performed "Total Eclipse of the Heart" for her. Steinman also hand-picked the recording band for the song, which included Dodd as a featured vocalist (the "Turn around..." refrain).{{cite AV media notes|first= Patrick |last= Humphries |title= Ravishing - The Best Of |year= 2009 |type= CD booklet |page= 1 |publisher= Sony Music Entertainment |location= London |id= In "Ravishing - The Best Of"}}

The lyric "Turn around, bright eyes" had originally appeared in Steinman's 1969 college musical The Dream Engine.{{cite web|first= Bill |last= Sweet |title= "Turn Around, Bright Eyes," as You've Never Heard It Before |publisher= Amherst College |date= 10 June 2019 |access-date= 18 October 2020 |url= https://www.amherst.edu/news/news_releases/2019/6-2019/-turn-around-bright-eyes-as-you-ve-never-heard-it-before}} Steinman had originally written the song's verse melody for his score to the 1980 film A Small Circle of Friends.{{cite web|first= Tom |last= Breihan |title= The Number Ones: Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" |website= Stereogum |date= 27 July 2020 |access-date= 18 October 2020 |url= https://www.stereogum.com/2092526/the-number-ones-bonnie-tylers-total-eclipse-of-the-heart/franchises/columns/the-number-ones/}}

"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.{{cite AV media notes|first= Michael |last= Heatley |title= The Collection |year= 2013 |type= CD booklet |page= 3 |publisher= Demon Music Group |location= London |id= In "The Collection"}}

The power ballad{{cite news|first= Alice |last= Vincent |title= The 21 best power ballads |newspaper= The Daily Telegraph |date= 7 May 2017 |access-date= 26 July 2017 |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/21-best-power-ballads/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/21-best-power-ballads/ |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}} became Tyler's highest-charting song in several countries, 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. It won the Variety Club award in the UK for best recording artist of 1983.{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DcFAAAAAIBAJ&dq=awards+bonnie+tyler&pg=PA10&article_id=5631,1467693|title=Wayne Sleep dances off with a top award|publisher=The Glasgow Herald|date=8 February 1984|access-date= 14 June 2023}} The song also made number 82 of VH1's top 100 love songs.

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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."{{cite magazine|first= John |last= Shearlaw |title= Bonnie voyage |magazine= Record Mirror |date= 12 March 1983 |page= 8}}

Steinman said in an interview with Playbill about the inclusion of the song in his 1997 musical Dance of the Vampires:

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 the dark...{{cite magazine|first= Ernio |last= Hernandez |title= Rando, Steinman Talk About Dance of the Vampires at Press Preview, Sept. 18 |magazine= Playbill |date= 18 September 2002 |access-date= 19 August 2014 |url= http://www.playbill.com/news/article/72168-Rando-Steinman-Talk-About-Dance-of-the-Vampires-at-Press-Preview-Sept-18 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140313031549/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/72168-Rando-Steinman-Talk-About-Dance-of-the-Vampires-at-Press-Preview-Sept-18 |archive-date= 13 March 2014}}

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 given to Bonnie Tyler and "Making Love Out of Nothing at All" to Air Supply.{{cite news |first= Cameron |last= Adams |title= Meat Loaf's a Hell raiser |newspaper= Herald Sun |date= 26 October 2006 |url= http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,20642893-5006024,00.html |access-date= 26 October 2006 |archive-date= 30 June 2012 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20120630064206/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/music/meat-loafs-a-hell-raiser/story-e6frf9hf-1111112415532 |url-status= dead }} Tyler has denied this claim.{{cite web|first= Edward |last= Champion |title= The Bat Segundo Show: Bonnie Tyler |date= 12 September 2008 |access-date= 8 May 2013 |publisher= The Bat Segundo Show |url= http://www.edrants.com/the-bat-segundo-show-bonnie-tyler/}} "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."{{cite news|first= Patrick |last= Freyne |title= Bonnie Tyler: 'There's nothing I won't talk about' |newspaper= The Irish Times |date= 20 August 2014 |access-date= 20 August 2014 |url= http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/bonnie-tyler-there-s-nothing-i-won-t-talk-about-1.1901587?}} Steinman said to People that he considered it "an aria to me, a wagnerian-like onslaught of sound and emotion. I wrote it to be a showpiece for her voice."

In an interview with journalist Mick Wall shortly after the release of Meat Loaf's 2006 album Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose, Steinman stated: "I didn't write [Total Eclipse of the Heart] for anyone but Bonnie." Steinman believed that CBS were expecting him to write something similar to "It's a Heartache", but he had different ideas.{{cite book|first= Mick |last= Wall |year= 2017 |title= Like a Bat Out of Hell: The Larger than Life Story of Meat Loaf |publisher= Hachette UK |page= 270 |isbn= 9781409173526 |access-date= 29 May 2018 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=2h8UDgAAQBAJ&pg=PT205}}

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The music video for "Total Eclipse of the Heart" was directed by Australian director Russell Mulcahy{{cite magazine|first= Lars |last= Brandle |title= Britain Counts On Bonnie Tyler to Play Eurovision Hero |magazine= Billboard |date= 8 March 2013 |access-date= 19 August 2014 |url= http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1551168/britain-counts-on-bonnie-tyler-to-play-eurovision-hero}} and was filmed at the Holloway Sanatorium, a large Victorian Gothic hospital near Virginia Water, Surrey, England.{{cite book|first= Pete |last= Frame |year= 1999 |title= Pete Frame's rockin' around Britain : rock'n'roll landmarks of the UK and Ireland |publisher= Omnibus Press |location= London |page= [https://archive.org/details/peteframesrockin0000fram/page/174 174] |isbn= 978-0-71196-973-5}} The surrealist video features Tyler clad in white, dreaming or fantasizing about students in a boys' boarding school. Young men are seen dancing and participating in various school activities and singing in a choir.

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.{{cite magazine|title= Billboard Congratulates the Video Music Award Nominees |magazine= Billboard |page= 36 |date= 5 November 1983 |access-date= 12 May 2019 |url= https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Billboard-IDX/IDX/80s/1983/BB-1983-11-05-OCR-Page-0036.pdf}}

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. In a 2012 interview, Zola confirmed that he did not appear in the video.{{cite web|title= Chelsea great Gianfranco Zola: 'I don't star in Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart video' |work= Off the Post |date= 16 May 2012 |access-date= 5 September 2014 |url= http://www.offthepost.info/blog/2012/05/chelsea-great-gianfranco-zola-i-dont-star-in-bonnie-tylers-total-eclipse-of-the-heart-video/}}

In September 2023, the video exceeded one billion views on YouTube.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/bonnie-tyler-total-eclipse-of-the-heart-video-1-billion-youtube-views-1235412970/ | title=Bonnie Tyler's 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' Video Reaches 1 Billion YouTube Views | magazine=Billboard | date=6 October 2023}}

Since the song's release, Tyler has performed "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in all of her concerts.{{cite web|title= Bonnie Tyler: 'Forget being a star - do it for the love of it' |newspaper= The Guardian |date= 10 May 2009 |access-date= 16 March 2014 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/may/10/bonnie-tyler-husky-voice}} "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."{{cite web|first= Caroline |last= Frost |title= Bonnie Tyler Interview: 'I Won't Mind If Believe in Me Gets Nil Points at Eurovision Song Contest' |work= The Huffington Post |date= 7 May 2013 |access-date= 26 August 2014 |url= http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/05/07/bonnie-tyler-eurovision-malmo-believe-in-me-total-eclipse-of-the-heart_n_3228950.html}} The song was performed at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards, held at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, on 28 February 1984.{{cite news|title= Jackson, Police top Grammy Awards list |newspaper= The Michigan Daily |date= 29 February 1984 |access-date= 26 August 2014 |url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2706&dat=19840229&id=pwhKAAAAIBAJ&pg=3394,1892711}}

Bonnie Tyler sang "Total Eclipse of the Heart" live on board a Royal Caribbean cruise ship during the solar eclipse of 21 August 2017, backed by DNCE.{{cite press release|first= Melissa |last= Mahtani |title= Bonnie Tyler sings 'Total Eclipse' live on CNN |agency= CNN |date= 21 August 2017 |access-date= 22 August 2017 |url= http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/21/entertainment/bonnie-tyler-sings-total-eclipse-cnntv/index.html}}{{cite news|first= Ryan |last= Reed |title= Bonnie Tyler Will Sing 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' During Solar Eclipse |magazine= Rolling Stone |date= 16 August 2017 |access-date= 18 August 2017 |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/bonnie-tyler-to-sing-total-eclipse-of-the-heart-on-eclipse-w498094}}

Live recordings of Tyler performing the song have been released on her albums Bonnie Tyler Live (2006) and Live in Germany 1993 (2011). Video performances have also been released on Tyler's DVDs, Bonnie on Tour (2006) and the DVD edition of Live in Germany 1993.

Mike DeGagne from AllMusic retrospectively 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."{{cite web|first= Mike |last= DeGagne |title= Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse of the Heart – Song Review |website= AllMusic |access-date= 12 January 2014 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/song/total-eclipse-of-the-heart-mt0048045343}} Donald A. Guarisco, also from AllMusic, retrospectively 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."{{cite web|first= Donald A. |last= Guarisco |title= Bonnie Tyler – Faster Than the Speed of Night – Album Review |website= AllMusic |access-date= 13 January 2014 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/faster-than-the-speed-of-night-mw0000196124}} 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.

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.{{cite news|title= Bonnie Tyler power ballad takes top spot in shower singing survey |newspaper= Western Mail |date= 23 May 2013 |access-date= 29 May 2013 |url= http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/showbiz/bonnie-tylers-total-eclipse-heart-4005161}} In 2015, the song was voted by the British public as the nation's third-favourite 1980s number one in a poll for ITV.{{cite news|first= Caroline |last= Westbrook |title= The Nation's Favourite 80s Number One: 12 more classic 80s chart-toppers which didn't make the cut |newspaper= Metro |date= 25 July 2015 |access-date= 27 July 2015 |url= http://metro.co.uk/2015/07/25/the-nations-favourite-80s-number-one-12-more-classic-80s-chart-toppers-which-didnt-make-the-cut-5312786/}}

Due to the song's lyrics comparing an ended romance with an eclipse,{{cite news|first= Jim |last= Farber |title= Songs for the eclipse – 10 of the best |newspaper= The Guardian |date= 20 August 2017 |access-date= 3 July 2021 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/aug/20/solar-eclipse-america-songs-bonnie-tyler}} it often receives attention during solar and lunar eclipses.{{cite magazine|first= Raisa |last= Bruner |title= Bonnie Tyler Will Sing 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' During the Actual Eclipse |magazine= Time |date= 16 August 2017 |access-date= 2 July 2021 |url= https://time.com/4902109/total-eclipse-of-the-heart-bonnie-tyler-cruise/}} During the solar eclipse of 20 March 2015, Tyler's version received a 214% increase of Spotify streams throughout the day.{{cite news|first= Jess |last= Wilson |title= Solar Eclipse: Spotify reveals streaming of Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart is up 214 per cent |newspaper= Daily Mirror |date= 20 March 2015 |access-date= 2 April 2015 |url= https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/solar-eclipse-spotify-reveals-streaming-5372156}} A similar impact was experienced during the solar eclipse of 21 August 2017, when Nielsen Music reported a 503% increase in record sales.{{cite magazine|first= Keith |last= Caulfield |title= 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' Sales Rise More Than 500% |magazine= Billboard |date= 21 August 2017 |access-date= 21 August 2017 |url= http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7934232/bonnie-tyler-total-eclipse-of-the-heart-sales-up-500-percent}} Around that time, the song hit number one on the iTunes chart.{{cite news|first= Nicole |last= Pelletiere |title= 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' hits no. 1 on iTunes for solar eclipse |publisher= ABC News |date= 21 August 2017 |access-date= 22 August 2017 |url= https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/total-eclipse-heart-hits-itunes-chart-surpassing-despacito/story?id=49342319}}

The song again reached No. 1 on the iTunes sales chart in the US during the solar eclipse of 8 April 2024.{{cite web|last=McIntyre|first=Hugh|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/04/08/total-eclipse-of-the-heart-hits-no-1during-the-actual-eclipse/?sh=4a75d7d53b95|title='Total Eclipse Of The Heart' Hits No. 1 During Solar Eclipse 2024|work=Forbes|date=8 April 2024|access-date=8 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408212432/https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/04/08/total-eclipse-of-the-heart-hits-no-1during-the-actual-eclipse/?sh=4a75d7d53b95|archive-date=8 April 2024|url-status=live}} In the following week, Tyler re-entered the Billboard Artist 100 chart at No. 79,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/artist-100/2024-04-20|title=Billboard Artist 100 – April 20, 2024|magazine=Billboard|access-date=17 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418004449/https://www.billboard.com/charts/artist-100/2024-04-20|archive-date=18 April 2024|url-status=live}} and "Total Eclipse of the Heart" entered the LyricFind Global chart at No. 25,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/lyricfind-global/2024-04-20|title=LyricFind Global – April 20, 2024|magazine=Billboard|access-date=17 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418004116/https://www.billboard.com/charts/lyricfind-global/2024-04-20|archive-date=18 April 2024|url-status=live}} the Canadian Digital Song Sales chart at No. 9,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-canada-digital-song-sales/2024-04-20|title=Canadian Digital Song Sales – April 20, 2024|magazine=Billboard|access-date=17 April 2022|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418005304/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-canada-digital-song-sales/2024-04-20|archive-date=18 April 2024|url-status=live}} and the US Digital Song Sales Chart at No. 5.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/digital-song-sales/2024-04-20|title=Digital Song Sales – April 20, 2024|magazine=Billboard|access-date=17 April 2022|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418004935/https://www.billboard.com/charts/digital-song-sales/2024-04-20|archive-date=18 April 2024|url-status=live}}

• UK 7-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title= Total Eclipse of the Heart |others= Bonnie Tyler |year= 1983 |type= 7-inch single |publisher= CBS Records |id= LC0149}}

1. "Total Eclipse of the Heart" – 4:29
2. "Take Me Back" – 5:05

• US 7-inch single

1. "Total Eclipse of the Heart" – 4:29
2. "Straight from the Heart" – 3:38

• UK 12-inch single

1. "Total Eclipse of the Heart" – 6:59
2. "Take Me Back" – 5:22

Credits are adapted from AllMusic.{{cite web|title= Faster Than the Speed of Night – Credits |website= AllMusic |access-date= 22 August 2014 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/faster-than-the-speed-of-night-mw0000196124/credits}}

• Bonnie Tyler – lead vocals
• Rick Derringer – guitar
• Steve Buslowe – bass guitar
• Roy Bittan – piano
• Larry Fast – synthesizers
• Steve Margoshes – additional synthesizers
• Max Weinberg – drums
• Jimmy Maelen – percussion
• Rory Dodd – featured and backing vocals
• Eric Troyer, Holly Sherwood – backing vocals

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Since the original release in 1983, Tyler has re-recorded the song numerous times. In 2004, she released a duet version of the song with Peter Brocklehurst on his album For You.{{cite web|title= For You by Peter Brocklehurst |date= January 2004 |publisher= iTunes Store. Apple, Inc. |access-date= 19 August 2014 |url= https://music.apple.com/gb/album/for-you/358291835}} A solo version of the recording was released on her own studio album, Wings, the following year.

In January 2007, Tyler released another version of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in collaboration with British punk-electronic group BabyPinkStar.{{cite web|title= Bonnie Tyler biography |publisher= BBC Wales |date= 17 November 2008 |access-date= 12 January 2014 |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/bonnie-tyler/pages/biography.shtml}} It peaked at no. 40 on the UK Independent Singles chart.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/independent-singles-chart/20070211/130|title=Official Independent Singles Chart - 11 February 2007 - 17 February 2007|work=Official Charts Company|access-date=29 June 2023}} In 2009, Tyler released a version of the song with Welsh choral group Only Men Aloud!. In 2011, Tyler re-recorded the song on an EP named after the song, released by Cleopatra Records.{{cite web|title= Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler |date= January 1989 |publisher= iTunes Store. Apple, Inc. |access-date= 26 August 2014 |url= https://music.apple.com/gb/album/total-eclipse-of-the-heart/433069115}} In 2013, another version of the song was released as a bonus track from her album Rocks and Honey, available exclusively on the UK iTunes Store.

In 2021, Tyler released a classical-dance version of the song on Classical 80s Dance, an album by German producer Alex Christensen and the Berlin Orchestra.{{cite news|title= Musik-Produzent Alex Christensen im Interview |newspaper= Westfälische Nachrichten |date= 7 September 2021 |access-date= 14 October 2021 |url= https://www.wn.de/welt/kultur/musik/in-einem-boot-mit-den-80ern-2418300?pid=true |language= de}}

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English singer Nicki French released a hi-NRG remake of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in October 1994 that was also a worldwide hit. It was included on her debut album, Secrets (1995). The song originally peaked at No. 54 on the UK Singles Chart in 1994 but reached No. 5 after being re-issued in January 1995.{{cite magazine|title= New Releases: Singles |magazine= Music Week |page= 31 |date= 24 December 1994}} In the United States, French's version peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, and it garnered frequent airplay on AC radio. It enjoyed greater success in Australia, spending four nonconsecutive weeks at No. 2. Elsewhere, the cover reached number 13 in New Zealand, number 16 in Canada, and peaked within the top 10 of several European countries.

French had made her first dance version recording of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1994: she had purchased the Bonnie Tyler original as a teenager in 1983 and reacted negatively to the original suggestion that she (French) remake the song as a 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."{{cite web|title= It's Chart Rigger's Totally Amazing Interview With Nicki French! (Part One) |website= Chartrigger.blogspot.ca |date= 1 June 2006 |access-date= 8 November 2013 |url= http://chartrigger.blogspot.ca/2006/06/its-chart-riggers-totally-amazing.html}} The singer had been performing in London bands since the age of 12 and was given the chance to record a version when she received a phone call from a fellow British musician.{{cite news|first= James |last= Richliano |title= French Eclipse |newspaper= In Newsweekly |date= 11 June 1995}}{{COI source|sure=yes|date=August 2019}} 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."{{cite interview|first= Nicki |last= French |subject-link= Nicki French |title= Nicki French interview |interviewer= Dave O' |work= Round Trip with Dave O' |date= 19 April 2013}}

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." The single earned French two awards at the 1995 Hi-NRG Music Awards, in the categories for "Single of the Year" and "Best Female Vocal Performance".{{cite magazine|first= Larry |last= Flick |author-link= Larry Flick |title= Morales Works His Magic on Londonbeat's Latest |magazine= Billboard |volume= 107 |issue= 24 |page= 28 |date= 17 June 1995 |access-date= 12 October 2020 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1995/BB-1995-06-17.pdf}} In 1996, the song was named "Best Hi-NRG 12-inch of the Year" at the International Dance Music Awards in Miami.{{cite magazine|title= Euro-focused Miami Gets Thumbs Up |magazine= Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert) |page= 1 |date= 30 March 1996 |access-date= 17 August 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1996/Music-Week-1996-03-30.pdf}}

The song's accompanying music video features French performing on a stage, in front of a giant, circular "moon" that occasionally draws up to eclipse itself. Smoke appear as "clouds" and she is backed up by a band and two female backup singers. Sometimes a dancer also performs in front of the "moon".{{cite web|title= Reviews -- July 28, 2000 |work= eMpTyV |date= 28 July 2000 |access-date= 16 September 2021 |url= https://emptyv.multimedia.cx/eMpTyV/2000/mtv-0728.html}} An alternate video also exists, set to the slower version of the song.{{cite web|title= Nicki French - Total Eclipse Of The Heart |work= YouTube |date= 31 January 2016 |access-date= 26 March 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2nLYE6Ve5s}}

AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine remarked that French "had a unexpected hit single with her dance-club, house-inflected cover" of "Total Eclipse of the Heart". 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."{{cite web|first= Stephen Thomas |last= Erlewine |author-link= Stephen Thomas Erlewine |title= Nicki French – Secrets |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= 20 March 2020 |url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/secrets-mw0000173576}} Larry Flick from Billboard stated that the singer "does a fair imitation of Bonnie Tyler on this bouncy hi-NRG/disco interpretation of the bombastic power ballad. U.K. and European punters already have warmly embraced this twirler, and odds are an even 50-50 for similar success here."{{cite magazine|first= Larry |last= Flick |author-link= Larry Flick |title= Single Reviews |magazine= Billboard |volume= 107 |issue= 12 |page= 57 |issn= 0006-2510 |date= 25 February 1995 |access-date= 3 February 2020 |url= https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1995/BB-1995-03-25.pdf}} American entertainment company BuzzFeed ranked French's version number 26 in their "The 101 Greatest Dance Songs of the '90s" list in 2017.{{cite web|first1= Matt |last1= Stopera |first2= Brian |last2= Galindo |title= The 101 Greatest Dance Songs of the '90s |website= BuzzFeed |date= 11 March 2017 |access-date= 31 March 2020 |url= https://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/jump-to-the-rhythm-jump-jump-to-the-rhythm-jump |author-link= Matt Stopera}} Steve Baltin from Cash Box felt that in the new version, "only the radio edit retains the syrupy feel that made Tyler's song such a smash. 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' seems like it would be an odd choice for a dance cover, and this version confirms that suspicion... but it's still a hit."{{cite magazine|first=Steve|last=Baltin|title=Pop Singles|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1995/CB-1995-03-18.pdf|magazine=Cash Box|date=18 March 1995|page=7|accessdate=14 October 2022}} Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report named it Record To Watch, writing, "The song that never dies gets a '90s facelift and a tempo injection. Ten more believers."{{cite magazine|first=Dave|last=Sholin|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Gavin-Report/90/95/Gavin-1995-03-25.pdf|title=Gavin Top 40: Record To Watch|magazine=Gavin Report|date=25 March 1995|page=14|access-date=20 January 2023}} Robbie Daw from Idolator described it as a "simmering dance rendition", including it in their "The 50 Best Pop Singles of 1995" list in 2015.{{cite web|first= Robbie |last= Daw |title= The 50 Best Pop Singles of 1995 (Featuring New Interviews with Alanis Morissette, Garbage, Kylie Minogue, Monica, Ace of Base & More!) |website= Idolator |date= 9 December 2015 |access-date= 8 April 2020 |url= https://www.idolator.com/7615149/the-50-best-pop-singles-of-1995-alanis-morissette-garbage-kylie-minogue-monica-ace-of-base-interview}}{{Dead link|date=July 2024|fix-attempted=yes}} In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton said it "suffers from the inevitable dance beat tacked on and also the lack of Jim Steinman's bombastic production that made the track such an epic in the first place."{{cite web|first= James |last= Masterton |author-link= James Masterton |title= Week Ending January 14th 1995 |website= Chart Watch UK |date= 8 January 1995 |accessdate= 16 September 2021 |url= https://chart-watch.uk/archives/1995/week-ending-january-14th-1995}} Pan-European magazine Music & Media noted, "Away is the sandpaper vocal of Bonny Tyler {{sic}}, the edge now comes from the dance context put into the ballad. Needless to say it's an upbeat song anno 1995. Top 10 in the UK."{{cite magazine|title= New Releases: Singles |magazine= Music & Media |date= 4 February 1995 |volume= 11 |issue= 5 |page= 15 |access-date= 3 April 2018 |url= http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1995/MM-1995-02-04.pdf}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = Si demain... (Turn Around)

| cover = Si demain (Turn Around) - Bonnie Tyler and Kareen Antonn.png

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Kareen Antonn and Bonnie Tyler

| album = Simply Believe

| released = 19 December 2003

| recorded = 2003

| studio = Studio Pasteur, Paris

| venue =

| genre = Pop rock

| length =

• 4:10 (album version)
• 3:54 (radio version)

| label = Yanis

| writer =

• Jim Steinman
• Emmanuel Pribys

| producer =

• Lynda Ramdane
• Faouze Barkati
• Krem Barkati
• Wallid Barkati

| chronology = Bonnie Tyler

| prev_title = Learning to Fly

| prev_year = 2003

| next_title = Si tout s'arrête (It' a Heartache)

| next_year = 2004

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Kareen Antonn

| type = single

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| title = Si demain... (Turn Around)

| year = 2003

| next_title = Si tout s'arrête (It' a Heartache)

| next_year = 2004

}}

{{External music video|{{YouTube|ryjZjI-E024|"Si demain... (Turn Around)"}}}}

}}

In 2003, Tyler re-recorded "Total Eclipse of the Heart" as a bilingual duet with French singer Kareen Antonn. Produced by Faouze Barkati, Krem Barkati and Wallid Barkati, the track was named "Si demain... (Turn Around)". It was released on 19 December 2003 by Yanis Records and appears on Tyler's 14th studio album, Simply Believe (2004). The single topped the charts in Belgium and France.

The release date for "Si demain... (Turn Around)" was brought forward by three weeks due to unprecendented demand after the track received pre-release radio airplay.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/3413937.stm|title=Tyler riding high in France|work=BBC News|access-date=7 December 2007|date=21 January 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040123040341/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/3413937.stm|archive-date=23 January 2004|url-status=live}} Tyler and Antonn filmed the music video in Québec, Canada. Behind-the-scenes footage was released on Tyler's concert film, Bonnie on Tour (2006).{{cite AV media|people=Tyler, Bonnie|date=2006|title=Bonnie on Tour|type=DVD|location=Paris, France|publisher=Stick Music|id=794881796793}}

Following the success of "Si demain... (Turn Around)", Tyler and Antonn released a second duet, "Si tout s'arrête (It's a Heartache)", on 7 June 2004.

Image:kareencigale.jpg and Kareen Antonn performing "Si demain... (Turn Around)" at La Cigale (Paris) on 8 June 2005.]]

In reviews, critics praised "Si demain... (Turn Around)" for its inventive approach at re-recording a pre-established hit song. Platine, a French magazine, attributed the track's success to an emerging trend of "transborder duets" in 2004.{{cite journal|journal=Platine|title=Platine|date=March 2004|page=73|language=fr}} Music charts analyst Elia Habib noted that "Si demain... (Turn Around)" is the first bilingual chart-topping single since "7 Seconds" by Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry in 1994.{{cite web|title=Chartoscopy of 13 February 2004|first=Elia|last=Habib|url=http://72.30.186.56/search/cache?ei=UTF-8&p=chartoscopie+si+demain...+%28turn+around%29&fr=ytff1-divx&u=www.paroles.net/muzhit/chartos.htm&w=chartoscopie+si+demain+turn+around&d=YiUIwrXiP3gJ&icp=1&.intl=fr|publisher=MuzHit|language=fr|access-date=5 December 2007}}{{dead link|date=May 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}} Music Actu stated the song was "among the most popular singles of French public" upon release, and noted its performance on the French singles chart.{{cite web|title=Kareen Antonn et Bonnie Tyler au sommet|publisher=Music Actu|first=Christophe|last=Vannier|date=26 February 2004|url=http://www.musicactu.com/actualite-musique/25201/kareen-antonn-et-bonnie-tyler-au-sommet|language=fr|access-date=20 June 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227233155/http://www.musicactu.com/actualite-musique/25201/kareen-antonn-et-bonnie-tyler-au-sommet|archive-date=27 December 2013}}

• Digital download (since 2005)

{{Track listing

| title1 = Si demain... (Turn Around)

| note1 = radio version

| length1= 3:54

| title2 = Si demain... (Turn Around)

| note2 = album version

| length2= 4:10

| title3 = Si demain... (Turn Around)

| note3 = music video

| length3= 3:47

| title4 = Si demain... (Turn Around)

| note4 = karaoke version

| length4= 3:54

| title5 = Si demain... (Turn Around)

| note5 = karaoke with song

| length5= 3:47

}}

• CD single (3 versions)

{{Track listing

| title1 = Si demain... (Turn Around)

| note1 = radio version

| length1= 3:54

| title2 = Si demain... (Turn Around)

| note2 = album version

| length2= 4:10

| title3 = Si demain... (Turn Around)

| note3 = by Kareen Antonn

| length3= 3:52

}}

On the French SNEP Singles Chart, the single debuted at number 25 on 21 December 2003.{{cite web |title=France Singles Top 100, week 51/2003 |url=http://acharts.us/france_singles_top_100/2003/51 |publisher=Acharts |access-date=9 December 2007}} It reached the top ten two weeks later and became number one in its fifth week. The single regained the number one spot on three occasions during the ten weeks at number one. It remained on the chart for 25 weeks,{{cite web |title="Si demain... (Turn Around)", French SNEP Singles Chart |url=http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=5963&cat=s |publisher=Lescharts |language=fr |access-date=5 December 2007}} achieved Platinum status for over 500,000 copies sold,{{cite web|title=Certifications Singles Platine – année 2004 |url=http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/monopage.xml?id=259165&year=2004&type=9 |publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique |language=fr |access-date=5 December 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307200037/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/monopage.xml?id=259165&year=2004&type=9 |archive-date=7 March 2012 }} and was the fourth best-selling single of 2004 in France.{{cite web|title=2004 French SNEP Singles Chart |url=http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/page-259376.xml?year=2004 |publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique |language=fr |access-date=8 December 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305062106/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/page-259376.xml?year=2004 |archive-date=5 March 2012 }} "Si demain... (Turn Around)" is the only female duet number one single since the creation of French Top 50.{{cite web|title=Chartoscopy of March 18, 2004 |first=Elia |last=Habib |url=http://www.muzhit.com/chartos_db_art.htm |publisher=Muzhit |language=fr |access-date=6 December 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021228234913/http://www.muzhit.com/chartos_db_art.htm |archive-date=28 December 2002 }} It is also the single which made the biggest drop from number one, dropping directly to number ten.{{cite web|title=French SNEP Singles Chart from 10 to 17 April 2004 |url=http://www.disqueenfrance.com/classements/singles/default.asp?j=6&date=213 |publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique |language=fr |access-date=5 December 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061201004234/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/classements/singles/default.asp?j=6&date=213 |archive-date=1 December 2006 }}{{cite web |title=About French Chart |url=http://www.eurohot20.com//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=545&Itemid=32 |publisher=Eurohot20 |language=fr |access-date=5 December 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061115041943/http://www.eurohot20.com//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=545&Itemid=32 |archive-date=15 November 2006 }} It also gave Bonnie Tyler the record of the longest time gap between top ten singles in France. Eighteen years passed between her hit "If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)" which reached number six in 1986{{cite web |title="If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)", French SNEP Singles Chart |url=http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Bonnie+Tyler&titel=If+You+Were+A+Woman+%28And+I+Was+A+Man%29&cat=s |publisher=Lescharts |language=fr |access-date=5 December 2007}} and of "Si demain... (Turn Around)", hitting number one. The previous record, by Marc Lavoine, was 17 years old.{{cite book |first=Elia |last=Habib |title=Muz hit.tubes |publisher=Alinéa Bis |year=2002 |page=570 |language=fr |isbn=2-9518832-0-X}}

In Belgium (Wallonia), the song went to number one two weeks after its debut at number 21, and remained number one from 21 February to 10 April 2004, i.e. eight weeks. It stayed in the top 40 for 24 weeks.{{cite web |title="Si demain... (Turn Around)", Belgian (Wallonia) Ultratop 40 Singles Chart |url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/174b/Kareen-Antonn-_-Bonnie-Tyler-Si-demain...-(Turn-Around) |publisher=Ultratop |language=fr |access-date=3 January 2007}} It was certified Platinum after eleven weeks on the chart. It was the second best-selling single of 2004 and totaled 31 weeks on the chart.{{cite web |title=2004 Belgian (Wallonia) Ultratop 40 Singles Chart |url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2004 |publisher=Ultratop |language=fr |access-date=3 January 2007}} In Switzerland, the single peaked at number seven for four weeks and remained on the chart for 34 weeks.{{cite web |title="Si demain... (Trun Around)", Swiss Singles Chart |url=http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?key=5963&cat=s |publisher=Hitparade |language=de |access-date=5 December 2007}} "Si demain... (Turn Around)" was also broadcast on radio in Russia and Poland where it reached number one on local radios as well as on the main chart.{{cite web |title=Polish Pip Paf Airplay Chart |url=http://www.pifpaf.com.pl/airplay/lista_23_2004.html |publisher=Pifpaf |language=pl |access-date=9 December 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071026110432/http://www.pifpaf.com.pl/airplay/lista_23_2004.html |archive-date = 26 October 2007}}
Successive positions: 24 25 27 27 10 7 4 4 1 1 1 4 13 10 10 5 8 9 17{{cite web |title=Polish RMF FM Radio Chart |url=http://www.rmf.fm/au/?a=poplista |publisher=rmf |language=pl |access-date=9 December 2007}}.
Successive positions (from 17 March to 17 June 2004) : 19 15 9 1 3 1 4 2 6 2 7 11 10 4 13 4 8 1 2 6 2 1 6 11 8 11 6 3 3 10 5 9 14 20 16 18 14 11 9 6 3 8 3 2 5 10 6 14 6 3 5 2 5 1 5 3 6 15 16 20 14 1 6 14 20 The song was number six on the 2004 International List of French-speaking Music, compiled in collaboration with 122 radio stations throughout the world.{{cite web |title=2004 International List of prize of the French-speaking Musics |url=http://www.radio-music.org/article.php?sid=1762&&thold=0 |publisher=Radio-music |language=fr |access-date=8 December 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104192903/http://www.radio-music.org/article.php?sid=1762 |archive-date=4 January 2017 }}

As of August 2014, the song was the 26th-best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 508,000 units sold.{{cite web |title=Top 100 des singles les plus vendus du millénaire en France, épisode 8 (30-21) |url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/actualite/news-93389.html |publisher=Chartsinfrance, PureCharts |date=30 August 2014 |access-date=17 March 2015}} However, when she participated in the French show La Méthode Cauet, Kareen Antonn affirmed that the single, then still ranked on the French Singles Chart, had exceeded the 700,000 sold copies. Worldwide, the song has sold more than 2 million copies (physical sales and digital downloads).{{Cite web|url=https://www.stickmusic.fr/artistes.php/pop-rock/bonnie-tyler/|title=artistes|website=www.stickmusic.fr}}{{cite web |title=BBC|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/eurovision/entries/509ebc6a-da4e-3f10-b8de-ab65482bca21 |date=21 March 2013 |access-date=25 January 2019}}

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• Producers : Faouze, Krem, Wallid Barkati
• Executive producer : Lynda Ramdane
• Artistic direction : Yanis Records

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• Chorus : F. Llado, J.-N. Sombrun, F. Godebout, D. Goury, M. Ducret, J. Stage, B. Bishop
• Guitar : S. Heurtault, K. Rustam
• Bass : J. Stage

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{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for "Si demain... (Turn Around)"}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|type=single|artist=Kareen Antonn / Bonnie Tyler|title=Si demain... (Turn Around)|award=Platinum|relyear=2003|certyear=2004|id=18310-1598-1|access-date=24 July 2023}}

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In 2004, Lucie and Sandy, two contestants of the French television show Star Academy 4, covered this song on one of the Friday weekly shows.Lucie and Sandy performing "Si demain... (Turn Around)" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GLKAm1CDg8 Youtube.com] (Retrieved 5 December 2007)

On 30 March 2004, on the Worldbest competition which brings together winners of various broadcasts of Star Academy, the two finalists, Wilfred Le Bouthillier and Marie-Élaine Thibert, performed "Si demain... (Turn Around)","Pas de Worldbest sur la chaîne TVA" [http://www.toutelatele.com/article.php3?id_article=3365 Toute La Télé.com] (Retrieved 5 December 2007) gaining the second place.CD simple de la chanson "Et si demain" [http://cyberjournalwilfred.blogspot.com/2005/09/cd-simple-de-la-chanson-et-si-demain.html cyberjournalwilfred.blogspot.com] (Retrieved 5 December 2007) In 2005, they released the single in Canada under the title "Et si demain";Wilfred Le Bouthillier discography [http://www.wilfred-lebouthillier.net/disco.htm wilfred-lebouthillier.net] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013125404/http://wilfred-lebouthillier.net/disco.htm |date=13 October 2007 }} (Retrieved 5 December 2007) their version differs from "Si demain... (Turn Around)" as a verse was removed and there are more refrains toward the end of the song. They also performed "Et si demain" on 18 September 2004, on the show La Fureur on SRC, and on 19 April 2004 on TVA.Wilfred Le Bouthillier in 2004 media [http://www.wilfred-lebouthillier.net/media2004.htm wilfred-lebouthillier.net] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721195138/http://www.wilfred-lebouthillier.net/media2004.htm |date=21 July 2011 }} (Retrieved 5 December 2007) Le Bouthillier and Thibert's version was in turn covered by K4T and Luc St-Pierre on the Canadian TV show Heure de Gloire.Performance by K4T and Luc St-Pierre [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG_YtQul_gA Youtube.com] (Retrieved 5 October 2008)

In 2007, Isabelle Delobel and Olivier Schoenfelder, two French professional figure skaters, carried out their performance to "Si demain...(Turn Around)" in "Stars sur glace", at the Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy, broadcast on Paris PremièreIsabelle Delobel & Olivier Schoenfelder, in "Stars sur glace" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFdHtnLIlvk Youtube.com] (Retrieved 11 December 2007) (the song features on the programme of their 2006–2007 figure skating season).Delobel and Schoenfelder, 2006–2007 season [http://ice.spirit.free.fr/news.php?page=0607 Ice.spirit.free.fr] (Retrieved 11 December 2007)

Cuban-American singer Lissette covered the song in Spanish as "Eclipse Total del Amor" in 1984, from her album Caricatura, being her best hit in the Latin American charts.{{cite news |first= Javier |last= Santiago |title= Lissette |publisher= Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular |access-date= 27 March 2020 |url= http://www.prpop.org/biografias/l_bios/lissette.shtml |language= es |archive-date= 7 December 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131207122210/http://www.prpop.org/biografias/l_bios/lissette.shtml |url-status= dead }} The secondary male voice was sung by Cuban-American singer Jon Secada.{{cite book|first= Jon |last= Secada |year= 2014 |title= Un Día Nuevo |publisher= Penguin |page= 33 |isbn= 978-0-451-46936-6 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=DR10AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT33 |language= es}}

German electronic dance music producer Jan Wayne released his version in 2001. It peaked at No. 28 on the UK Singles Chart in 2003.{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/140/jan-wayne/|title=JAN WAYNE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company|website=Official Charts}}

Mexican singer Yuridia covered the song in Spanish as "Eclipse Total del Amor" from her second studio album Habla El Corazón in 2006. The single peaked at number 36 on the Billboard Latin Pop Songs chart.{{cite web|title= Yuridia – Awards |website= AllMusic |access-date= 29 May 2015 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/yuridia-mn0000338585/awards}}

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| name = Total Eclipse of the Heart

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| artist = Westlife

| album = The Love Album

| released = 2007{{cite web|title= Westlife Total Eclipse of the Heart |website= Eil.com |access-date= 20 April 2014 |url= http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=430459}}

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| length = 4:40

| label = Sony BMG

| writer = Jim Steinman

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Irish boy band Westlife recorded a cover of the song on their 2006 album The Love Album.{{cite web|first= Sharon |last= Mawer |title= Westlife – The Love Album |website= AllMusic |access-date= 12 January 2014 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-love-album-mw0000457703}} The song was to be released as the album's second single but was cancelled due to their Love Tour conflicts. Three official remixes were produced for their version as well as a remix done by Jim Steinman, which was ultimately rejected by the record label but has since surfaced on the Internet. The song was released as a promotional single in 2007. The Sunset Strippers Radio Mix version of the song charted at number 210 on the Official Russian Top Radio Hits Chart on 26 February 2007.{{cite web|title= Westlife – Total Eclipse of the Heart |publisher= Tophit |access-date= 18 February 2019 |url= https://tophit.ru/ru/tracks/7615/}} It was composed in the traditional verse–chorus form in Bb major, with Filan and Feehily's vocal ranging from the chords of C₄ to C₆.{{cite web|title= Total Eclipse of the Heart by Westlife – Digital Sheet Music |website= Musicnotes |date= 28 April 2008 |access-date= 12 August 2019 |url= https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0064897}}

Promotional CD single{{cite web|title= Total Eclipse of the Heart (Sunset Strippers Remixes) – EP |publisher= iTunes. Apple Inc. |access-date= 16 December 2020 |url= https://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/total-eclipse-heart-sunset/id216333252 |archive-date= 12 December 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151212055916/https://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/total-eclipse-heart-sunset/id216333252}}

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)

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. One year later, a new version of the song, now a duet with fellow Italian singer Nek was officially released as a single, this duet peaking at number 6 on the Italian charts.{{cite web|title= Database Top of the music: L'Aura |publisher= Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana |access-date= 11 June 2018 |url= http://www.fimi.it/ricerca#/type:artists/show:charts/keyword:L'aura/page:0}}

The hit musical comedy-drama series Glee reworked the song for its season one episode "Bad Reputation," recorded by cast members Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Mark Salling, and special guest star Jonathan Groff as their characters Rachel Berry, Finn Hudson, Noah Puckerman, and Jesse St. James respectively.{{cite web|url=http://www.fox.com/glee/recaps/season-1/episode-17/|title=Bad Reputation|publisher=Fox|access-date=15 November 2010|archive-date=26 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026132306/http://www.fox.com/glee/recaps/season-1/episode-17/|url-status=dead}} It was released as a single{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/glee-cast/315816847 |title='Glee' Cast Songs on iTunes|publisher=iTunes|access-date=5 December 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091117081915/http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/glee-cast/id315816847| archive-date= 17 November 2009 | url-status= live}} and reached number 17 in Canada,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jonathan-groff/ |title=Jonathan Groff Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=28 February 2022}} 28 in Australia,{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Glee+Cast|title=Discography Glee Cast|publisher=australian-charts.com. Hung Medien|access-date=17 October 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101030003255/http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Glee+Cast|archive-date=30 October 2010}} 9 in the UK,{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/5980/glee-cast/|title=The Official Charts Company – Glee Cast|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=25 February 2010}} and 16 in the US.{{Cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=glee|chart=Hot 100}}|title=Glee Cast Album & Song Chart History|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|access-date=10 October 2010}} It appears in the soundtrack album Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers.{{cite web|url=http://music.barnesandnoble.com/Glee-The-Music-Vol-3-Showstoppers/Glee-Cast/e/886977209321/?itm=2&USRI=glee+volume+3|title=Glee: The Music, Vol. 3 Showstoppers (Deluxe Ed.)|publisher=Barnes & Noble|access-date=21 April 2010|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630175958/http://music.barnesandnoble.com/Glee-The-Music-Vol-3-Showstoppers/Glee-Cast/e/886977209321/?itm=2&USRI=glee+volume+3|archive-date=30 June 2012|url-status=dead}}

On October 27, 2023, Doro Pesch released a cover featuring Rob Halford of Judas Priest from her album Conqueress – Forever Strong And Proud.{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2023-10-27 |title=ROB HALFORD Joins DORO For Cover Of 'Total Eclipse Of The Heart'; Official Music Video Released |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/rob-halford-joins-doro-for-cover-of-total-eclipse-of-the-heart-official-music-video-released |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}

A parody of the song and music video were published in 2009, in what the fans and makers call a "literal video version", which is a type of video that 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.{{cite magazine|title= The Top 10 Viral Videos of 2009 |magazine= Time |access-date= 17 August 2010 |url= http://www.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,59392900001_1950326,00.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 2 January 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100102055324/http://www.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,59392900001_1950326,00.html}} This was also the 6th literal video produced by professional video editor David A. Scott Jr.; the singer who performed for this re-dub was Scott's friend Felisha Noble using the pseudonym Persephone Maewyn.{{cite book|first1= David |last1= Laderman |first2= Laurel |last2= Westrup |year= 2014 |title= Sampling Media |publisher= Oxford University Press |page= 230 |isbn= 978-0-19-994933-5 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=CkakAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA230}}

In 2010, Tyler appeared in an advertisement for MasterCard, performing a short parody of the song with its noted new lyric "Turn around, Neville."{{cite news|first= Leo |last= Benedictus |title= A word on our sponsors: Total eclipse of the card |newspaper= The Guardian |date= 21 April 2010 |access-date= 20 August 2014 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2010/apr/21/total-eclipse-card}} She performed the original song in a similar advertisement for Westpac in 2012.{{cite news|title= Westpac brings in Bonnie Tyler to sing at couple's fantasy wedding |work= mUmBRELLA |date= 21 November 2012 |access-date= 22 August 2014 |url= http://mumbrella.com.au/westpac-brings-in-bonnie-tyler-to-sing-at-couples-fantasy-wedding-126552}}

Warby Parker produced a parody video in anticipation of the solar eclipse of 21 August 2017.{{cite web|first= Samantha |last= Matthewson |title= This 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' Parody Video for the 2017 Solar Eclipse Is Just Awesome |website= Space.com |date= 1 August 2017 |access-date= 3 August 2017 |url= https://www.space.com/37675-warby-parker-total-solar-eclipse-parody.html}}

The Marsh Family, a couple with four children in Faversham, Kent, produced a parody titled "Totally Fixed Where We Are" expressing the feelings of people under a third lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, which went viral in February 2021.{{cite news|first= Christy |last= Somos |title= U.K. family covers 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' in pandemic parody video |publisher= CTV News |date= 6 February 2021 |access-date= 8 February 2021 |url= https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/u-k-family-covers-total-eclipse-of-the-heart-in-pandemic-parody-video-1.5298688}}{{cite news|first= Jenny |last= Eclair |title= I have never known how to listen to music, but I envy those like the Marsh family who find solace in it |newspaper= The Independent |date= 8 February 2021 |access-date= 19 February 2021 |url= https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/voices/music-marsh-family-lockdown-coronavirus-b1799048.html}}

In 2019, in the Canta Uma Para Mim segment on Brazilian television program Alerta Amazonas, the song was performed by contestant Priscila Munhoes, who did not know how to speak English, and instead substituted her own "gibberish" lyrics. Munhoes was eliminated from the program, but the video of her performance went viral on the internet.Nery, E. M. (2022) Programa de Sikêra Jr. virou piada na Argentina com The Voice fake; entenda.(in Portuguese). Noticias Da TV. (online) Available at: https://noticiasdatv.uol.com.br/noticia/televisao/programa-de-sikera-jr-virou-piada-na-argentina-com-voice-fake-entenda-82704 (Accessed: February 24, 2024).

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