(I've Had) The Time of My Life
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| "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" | ||
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| Single by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes | ||
| from the album Dirty Dancing (soundtrack) | ||
| Released | 1987 | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 4:50 | |
| Writer(s) | Franke Previte | |
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"(I've Had) The Time of My Life" is a song composed by Franke Previte and recorded by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes.
[edit] Chart Results
The song was included on the Dirty Dancing motion picture soundtrack album and the single hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 28, 1987. The song also won a 1988 Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and an Academy Award for Best Original Song.
In the United Kingdom the song had two chart outings. Firstly, in November 1987 after the film's initial release the song peaked at #6, and again when the film was shown on mainstream television the song reached as high as number 8 (January 1991).
[edit] On Television and Elsewhere
The song is part of Karaoke Revolution.
It was covered in 2006 by Taylor Hicks and Katharine McPhee for their final duet during the fifth season of American Idol
This was played in The Office episode called The Dundies
Sung by the last four contestants on Grease: You're The One That I Want
| Preceded by "Mony Mony 'Live'" by Billy Idol |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single November 28, 1987 |
Succeeded by "Heaven is a Place on Earth" by Belinda Carlisle |
| Preceded by "Take My Breath Away" from Top Gun |
Academy Award for Best Original Song 1987 |
Succeeded by "Let the River Run" from Working Girl |
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