I Don't Want to Miss a Thing

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"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"
Single by Aerosmith
from the album Armageddon: The Album
B-side "Animal Crackers"/"Taste of India"
Released August 18, 1998
Format Cassette single, CD single
Recorded 1997
Genre Pop rock
Length 4:58
Label Columbia, Hollywood, Epic
Writer(s) Diane Warren[1]
Producer(s) Matt Serletic
Certification Platinum (RIAA)
Aerosmith singles chronology
"Full Circle"
(1998)		 "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"
(1998)		 "What Kind of Love Are You On"
(1998)
Music sample
"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"

"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" is a power ballad performed by American hard rock band Aerosmith for the 1998 film Armageddon. Written by Diane Warren, the song debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 (the first #1 for the band after 28 years together). It is one of three songs performed by the band for the film, the other two being "What Kind of Love Are You On" and "Sweet Emotion." The song stayed at number one for four weeks from September 5 to September 26, 1998. The song also stayed at number 1 for several weeks in several other countries. In the UK, the song peaked at number four, becoming Aerosmith's highest charting song in the UK, where it was the 17th best-selling single of 1998, and has sold over a million copies.[2]

This song was also featured in the 2013 video game Saints Row IV.

Reception

This song was Aerosmith's biggest hit, debuting at number 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, where it stayed for four weeks in September, and reaching number 1 in many countries around the world, including Australia, the Philippines, Germany, Ireland, Austria, Norway, Italy, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.

The chorus of the song is highly reminiscent of an earlier song Diane Warren co-wrote, "Just Like Jesse James", which appeared on Cher's 1989 album Heart of Stone.

The song helped open up Aerosmith to a new generation[3] and remains a slow dance staple.[4]

It was one of many songs written by Diane Warren in that time period. The original version was a collaboration between Chicago musician Phil Kosch of Treaty of Paris and Super Happy Fun club, and nephew of chart topping writer Lou Bega. Lou introduced the two and they penned the initial track, but ultimately Kosch was left uncredited.

Track listing

CD single
  1. "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" – 4:57
  2. "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Rock Mix) – 4:30
  3. "Taste of India" (Rock Remix) – 5:52
  4. "Animal Crackers" – 2:35

The song appeared on the Argentine version and a European re-released version of the album Nine Lives. It also appeared on the Japanese version of Just Push Play.

CD single 2
  1. "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Pop Mix) – 5:03
  2. "Pink" (live) – 3:48
  3. "Crash" – 4:30

Crash and the original Pink appeared as tracks 9 and 11, respectively, on all versions of the album Nine Lives.

CD single 3
  1. "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" – 4:57
  2. "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Rock Mix) – 4:30
  3. "Crash" – 4:30
  4. "Animal Crackers" – 2:35

Music video

The music video for this song was shot at the Minneapolis Armory in 1998 and was directed by Francis Lawrence.[5] It features the band playing the song intertwined with scenes from the film Armageddon. It features an appearance by Steven Tyler's daughter Liv, who plays Grace Stamper in the film. Steven Tyler injured his knee the day before the shoot, so they used a lot of close-ups because his movement was limited.

The video begins with shots of the moon in orbit and several meteorites passing by and then a view of earth before zooming in to show Steven Tyler singing. The shots interchange between the band and Mission Control viewing the band singing via their monitors. As the video progresses it reveals that the band is playing in front of what appears to be the fictional Space Shuttle Freedom. Along with Aerosmith, a full hand orchestra plays in sync with the melody. Smoke surrounds the orchestra and Aerosmith as Freedom takes off from the launch pad. Finally, the screen goes out as a tearful Grace touches one of the monitors to reach out to her father (real life father Steven Tyler in the video; on-screen father Harry Stamper, played by Bruce Willis, in the film).

The video was highly successful and greatly contributed to the song's success, receiving heavy airplay on MTV and went on to become the 2nd most popular video of 1998 only behind Brandy and Monica's "The Boy is Mine". It also won awards for MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film, and Best Video at Boston Music Awards.

Charts

Preceded by Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
September 5, 1998 – September 26, 1998		 Succeeded by
"The First Night" by Monica
Preceded by Australia ARIA Singles Chart
number-one single
September 13, 1998 – November 22, 1998		 Succeeded by
"Rollercoaster" by B*Witched
Preceded by Irish Singles Chart number-one single
October 10, 1998 – October 17, 1998		 Succeeded by
"Sweetest Thing" by U2

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[37] 2× Platinum 140,000
Austria (IFPI)[38] Gold 25,000
France (SNEP)[39] Silver 125,000
Germany (BVMI)[40] Platinum 500,000
Italy (FIMI)[41] Gold 25,000
Norway (IFPI)[42] Platinum 7,500
Sweden (IFPI)[43] 2× Platinum 60,000
Switzerland (IFPI)[44] Platinum 50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[45] 2× Platinum 1,200,000
United States (RIAA)[46] Platinum 1,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales/streaming figures based on certification alone

Mark Chesnutt version

"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"
Single by Mark Chesnutt
from the album I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
B-side "Wherever You Are"[47]
Released February 9, 1999 (1999-02-09)[48]
Format CD single
Recorded 1998
Genre Country
Length 4:10
Label Decca
Writer(s) Diane Warren
Producer(s) Mark Wright
Mark Chesnutt singles chronology
"Wherever You Are"
(1998)		 "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"
(1999)		 "This Heartache Never Sleeps"
(1999)

In late 1998, country music artist Mark Chesnutt recorded a cover version of the song. His rendition is the first single and title track from his 1999 album of the same name.[49] Chesnutt's cover spent two weeks at number one on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in early 1999, and is the last of his eight number ones on that chart. It is also the first of only two singles in his career to reach the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number 17 in early 1999.

Preceded by Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks
number-one single
February 20–27, 1999		 Succeeded by
"No Place That Far"
by Sara Evans
Preceded by RPM Country Tracks
number-one single
March 8–15, 1999		 Succeeded by
"You Were Mine"
by Dixie Chicks

Other appearances

  • The chorus is sampled in the song "Sin Ti (I Don't Want To Miss A Thing)" performed by Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Dyland & Lenny featuring rapper Pitbull and singer Beatriz Luengo. Luengo is the one singing the chorus.
  • In the 2012 song "We'll Be Coming Back" by Calvin Harris and Example, the repeated hook "We didn't wanna call it too early / Now it seems a world away, but I miss that day / Are we ever gonna feel the same?" borrows its notes from the chorus of "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing".[56]
  • A remix appears in Homestuck Volume 6 album and in the Homestuck page Terry:Fast Forward to Liv, where the stuffed bunny's (named by two different characters Terry Kiser and Liv Tyler) lifespan is shown.[57][58]
  • In 2014 Maltese child singer, Veronica Rotin, covered this on her debut album, Veronica Rotin.[59]
  • In Saints Row IV, the song plays near the end of the introductory mission when the player character climbs and dismantles a launching nuclear missile.

References

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