(I Just) Died in Your Arms

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"(I Just) Died in Your Arms"
Single by Cutting Crew
from the album Broadcast
Released	1986
Format	7" single
Genre	Pop, Soft rock, Adult Contemporary
Length	4:41
Label	Virgin
Writer(s)	Nick Van Eede
Producer(s)	Terry Brown John Jansen Cutting Crew
Chart positions
#1 (USA) #4 (UK)
Cutting Crew singles chronology
–	"(I Just) Died in Your Arms" (1987)	"I've Been In Love Before" (1987)

(I Just) Died in Your Arms is a power ballad written by Nick Van Eade and performed by his band Cutting Crew. It was their biggest hit, peaking at #1 in the United States, and reaching the Top Five in the United Kingdom. Subsquent releases failed to match the success of the song. It appears in the 2002 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

Contents 1 Background and writing 2 Chart performance 3 Covers and samples 4 Charts 5 Notes 6 References

[edit] Background and writing

The words "I just died in your arms tonight" originally came to Van Eede while he was making love to his girlfriend. ^[1] Writing down the phrase, Van Eede later used it as the hook to "(I Just) Died In Your Arms."

[edit] Chart performance

First released in Britain, the song peaked at #4 on the UK charts in August 1986. Upon its release in the United States, it shot to number one on May 2, 1987, and stayed there for two weeks.

[edit] Covers and samples

The song was covered by Finnish Gothic Metal band To/Die/For, and its melody is sampled in Mika's "Relax, Take It Easy".

[edit] Charts

Chart (1961)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	1 (2 weeks)
U.K. Singles Chart	4

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

Preceded by "I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me)" by George Michael and Aretha Franklin

Billboard Hot 100 number one single May 2, 1987- May 9, 1987

Succeeded by "With or Without You" by U2