Time After Time (4:01)
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“Time After Time” was a single by singer Cyndi Lauper, the second from her album, She’s So Unusual. It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 9, 1984, and remained there for two weeks. Worldwide, the song is her most commercially successful single after “
Girls Just Want To Have Fun”, and reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart and number 6 on the RIAA Singles Chart.
“Time After Time” was nominated for “Song of the Year” at the 1985 Grammy Awards. The ballad is considered a classic of the 1980s and is still played frequently on adult contemporary radio. It has been covered by numerous artists.
Writing
Lauper co-wrote “Time After Time” with Philadelphia rocker Rob Hyman of The Hooters, who also supplied backup vocals to the song. In a 2006 interview with Sound Off with Matt Pinfield (episode 212) on HDNet, Lauper related how the song was written. She indicated much of the lyrics were written about occurrences in the studio and her life at the time. The line “the second hand unwinds” referred to producer Rick Chertoff’s watch which was winding backwards.
Hyman explained in an interview with Songfacts that he and Lauper stayed in the studio after the sessions composing the song.
Music video
The video for “Time After Time” was about a runaway leaving her lover behind. The video opens with Lauper watching the 1936 film The Garden of Allah. Lauper signs the title of the song to the deaf as she is leaving the train station. The video was played in heavy rotation on MTV.
Girls Just Want To Have Fun”, and reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart and number 6 on the RIAA Singles Chart.“Time After Time” was nominated for “Song of the Year” at the 1985 Grammy Awards. The ballad is considered a classic of the 1980s and is still played frequently on adult contemporary radio. It has been covered by numerous artists.
Writing
Lauper co-wrote “Time After Time” with Philadelphia rocker Rob Hyman of The Hooters, who also supplied backup vocals to the song. In a 2006 interview with Sound Off with Matt Pinfield (episode 212) on HDNet, Lauper related how the song was written. She indicated much of the lyrics were written about occurrences in the studio and her life at the time. The line “the second hand unwinds” referred to producer Rick Chertoff’s watch which was winding backwards.
Hyman explained in an interview with Songfacts that he and Lauper stayed in the studio after the sessions composing the song.
Music video
The video for “Time After Time” was about a runaway leaving her lover behind. The video opens with Lauper watching the 1936 film The Garden of Allah. Lauper signs the title of the song to the deaf as she is leaving the train station. The video was played in heavy rotation on MTV.
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DircePilotoVare wrote:
each time new emotions...
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PAGANBABY25 wrote:
Love Cyndi Lauper.......good child hood memories!!
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GroovyGal77 wrote:
Amazing song from an amazing artist....
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Cherisse86 wrote:
Wonderful song.
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CA_Finest wrote:
i love this song =)
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bicknor wrote:
Ich liebe dieses Lied? What does this mean?
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line_genrou wrote:
This song is so 80s.
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Engelsrose wrote:
Ich liebe dieses Lied..............
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micktosin wrote:
one of the best ever
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CoconutWarrior wrote:
the more I listen to this song, the more I like it
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elciscokid wrote:
Douchebaguette is indeed correct. Alfromhell needs to go home!
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Douchebaguette wrote:
This song gets better and better with each listen!
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alfromhell wrote:
this song sucked from the beginning. and its getting worse... BANNED.
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madzag wrote:
Love this crazy girl! Some people just never get boring :-)
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smilesunshinex3 wrote:
I LOVE this song.
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loadminik88 wrote:
einer meiner absoluten lieblinge! =) wunderschön
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Fiber7 wrote:
Considering that I am somewhat of a grunge lover and that this is outside my usual music taste, the fact that i think this song is amazing means that it most definitely is.
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:):):):):):) love it
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♥ It!
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