One Moment in Time
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| "One Moment in Time" | ||
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| Single by Whitney Houston | ||
| from the album One Moment in Time: 1988 Summer Olympics Album | ||
| Released | September 1988 | |
| Format | CD single Cassette single 7" single |
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| Genre | Pop/Soul/R&B | |
| Length | 4:44 | |
| Label | Arista Records | |
| Writer(s) | Albert Hammond, John Bettis | |
| Producer(s) | Narada Michael Walden | |
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| Whitney Houston singles chronology | ||
| "Love Will Save the Day" 1988 |
"One Moment in Time" 1988 |
"It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" 1989 |
"One Moment in Time" is a song recorded by American singer Whitney Houston for the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea.
The song was written to be included on the 1988 Summer Olympics Tribute Compilation Album, featuring artists such as The Four Tops, The Bee Gees, Eric Carmen, and others in addition to Houston. The song was ultimately released as the first single to further Houston's career. The track is an anthem for believing in yourself against all odds as Houston asks for "One moment in time/when I'm racing with destiny/Then, in that one moment of time, I will feel eternity".
The video for the song is a basic collage of clips from previous Olympic ceremonies.
[edit] Chart information
"One Moment in Time" became another hit for Houston, reaching number five on the Billboard Hot 100, and stayed in the top forty for eleven weeks. On other Billboard charts, the song was a moderate success, reaching number three on the Hot 100 Single Sales and number seven on the Hot 100 Airplay. The song did reach number one on the Adult Contemporary charts for two weeks, and number five on the R&B Charts.
However, the song surprisingly performed better outside the U.S (where Houston was viewed as more popular in her home country). Her previous four releases having failed in many countries, "One Moment in Time" revived Houston's career, topping the charts in both the United Kingdom and Germany. The song also reached number four in Switzerland, and number eight in France, but only fifty-four in Australia. It was a #1 hit in the Philippines, after then teen-megasuperstar Kristina Paner made popular Whitney's version.
[edit] Single track-listing
- "One Moment in Time" (radio edit)
- "One Moment in Time" (instrumental)
- "Olympic Joy" — Kashif
- "Rise to the Occasion" — Jermaine Jackson and LaLa
- "Midnight Wind" — Tony Carey
- "Love Will Save the Day" (remix)
[edit] Charts
"One Moment in Time" was ranked eighty-ninth on the Billboard Hot 100 year-end charts (1988), and stayed in the Billboard Hot 100 for fifteen weeks. It was Houston's seventh number-one single on The Billboard Adult Contemporary.
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1988 | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #5 |
| 1988 | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales | #3 |
| 1988 | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay | #7 |
| 1988 | U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | #5 |
| 1985 | U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | #1 (2 weeks) |
| 1988 | U.K. Singles Chart | #1 (2 weeks) |
| 1988 | Australian Singles Chart | #77 |
| 1988 | Germany Singles Chart | #1 (2 weeks) |
| 1988 | France Top 100 Singles | #8 |
| 1988 | Switzerland Top 100 Singles | #4 |
| Preceded by "Desire" by U2 |
UK number one single October 9, 1988 |
Succeeded by "Orinoco Flow" by Enya |
