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"Total Eclipse of the Heart" is a Power Ballad written, edited, composed, and produced by Jim Steinman . It was originally performed by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler in 1983. It has been covered several times, and rewritten (with Michael Kunze ) for the musical '' Tanz Der Vampire '' as "Totale Finsternis". CHARTS It is probably Steinman's most successful commercial composition to date and Bonnie Tyler's most successful song, going to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States and number one in Canada , Australia and the UK Singles Chart . At its peak, it sold 60,000 copies per day, and approximately 5-6 Million copies in total, and was number one throughout (almost) the entire world charts according to Bonnie Tyler's Greatest Hits manual. Tyler's career reached new heights with this release and put her in the history books as the only Welsh artist to hit the number-one slot in the U.S '' Billboard Magazine '' charts. Steinman had given the song, along with " Making Love (Out Of Nothing At All) ", to Meat Loaf for his '' Midnight At The Lost And Found '' album. However, Meat's record company refused to pay for Steinman and he wrote the songs himself. Steinman's songs were then given to Bonnie Tyler and Air Supply .1 Chart positions of cover versions ''See infobox (right) for the positions of the original)
UK #54.
Australia #2, {Link without Title} Spain #1, Brazil #1, Hong Kong #1, Canada #1, Israel #1, Japan #1, United States #2, United Kingdom #5, The Netherlands #10, Ireland #15, Germany #65.
UK #28.
France #25
France #1, Belgium #1, Poland #1, Swiss #7, Russia #155, Eurocharts #3, World Singles Charts #9.
UK #168 LENGTH The song appears on Tyler's 1983 version is about one minute longer than the radio version. The video mix of the song was released on the ''Billboard magazine'' compilation album for 1983 . MUSIC VIDEO The video was directed by Russell Mulcahy . The video opens in a room decorated to resemble the set of a stereotypical 1980s Soap Opera , with rows of burning candles and dramatic white lighting. Bonnie Tyler herself is dressed like a stereotypical Soap Opera actress. For the first several moments of the video Tyler stares out a window into the night; the image of a teenage boy with glowing white orbs in place of his eyes entering her bedroom prompts her to run into the hall. As Tyler progresses through the building, her surroundings become increasingly surreal:
When the instrumental portion begins halfway through the song, the focus of the video switches from Tyler to a series of shots of the building's hallways, as doors burst open to reveal white light flooding out and red, filmy curtains blowing in the wind. These shots are intercut with a variety of other images including:
When the instrumental segment ends, Bonnie Tyler is shown entering a fog-filled room; dozens of Choir Boy s with glowing white eyes rise up from the floor like Zombies and begin singing in unison while beckoning to Tyler. After a few lines, one of them levitates and flies towards Tyler. When he lands in front of her, the image abruptly cuts to a child in a business suit staring at the camera, followed by a shot of numerous boys dressed as Tarzan running up a flight of stairs to meet and dance around Bonnie Tyler. The remainder of the video comprises montages of the boys dressed like Tarzan (who are later joined by a few teenage boys in S&M gear) gyrating around Tyler, intercut with shots of the glowing-eyed choir boys levitating and spinning around Tyler, and close-up shots of boys in neckties and dress shirts singing. At the conclusion of the song, an angel—a teenage boy in briefs with giant wings growing out of his back—wraps his arms around a crying Tyler. The video ultimately concludes in a largely non-surrealist scene on the steps of a Private School , in a denouement indicating that Tyler's character is one of the teachers. As Tyler and her husband inspect the graduating class, Tyler and several boys exchange glances; the last boy she approaches takes her hand and refuses to let go, and sings the song's final line ("Turn around, bright eyes"), revealing that his eyes have been replaced with glowing white orbs. Tyler remains in place while the boys make their way past her into the school. She eventually follows them into the school The meaning behind the video is that Tyler's character is fantasizing about her students, which is the reason for the numerous Beefcake images. It so happens that last night's fantasies were, in fact real. Pop-Up Video MUSICIANS
RECEPTION In November 2002, it was voted the #72 in "The Greatest Number Ones Of All Time" in UK. Also in the UK, the video was voted #94 in "Greatest Music Video Of All Time" poll held by aired a 4 episode series in 2006 titled Top 50 Guilty Pleasures and listed it at #9. COVER VERSIONS Versions with Bonnie Tyler or Jim Steinman involvement
Versions by Nicki French Nicki French released a dance remake of the song in 1994, which was also a worldwide hit. In the U.S., French's version was a number two Hot 100 hit and garnered frequent airplay on CHR and AC radio. In June 2006 Nicki French released an updated version of the track along with the Diva DJs, the track not charted in the UK top 75, but is due for release in USA, Germany and Austria. Talent TV show versions The song has been performed numerous times on television talent contest shows. ''. The Conway Sisters performed a rendition of this song on the UK show '' The X Factor ''. Nathalie Schmeikal performed the song in '' Idol 2004 ''. She later recorded the song for the compilation CD '' Det Bästa Från Idol 2004 ''. Other versions
AWARDS RIAA - USA. Bonnie Tyler
Nicki French
British Phonographic Industry BPI - UK. Bonnie Tyler
Nicki French
SNEP {Link without Title} Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique - France. Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyler & Kareen Antonn (french version). Si Demain (turn around)
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