Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now

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“Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now”
“Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now” cover
Single by Starship
from the album No Protection
B-side "Layin' It on the Line"
Released 1987
Format 7" single
Recorded 1986
Genre Pop/Rock
Length 4:29
Label Grunt
Writer(s) Albert Hammond/Diane Warren
Producer Narada Michael Walden
Starship singles chronology
"Before I Go"
(1986)
"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
(1987)
"It's Not Over Til It's Over"
(1987)

"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" is a song co-written by Albert Hammond and Diane Warren, recorded by Starship. Featured as the theme to the romantic comedy film Mannequin, it hit #1 in the Billboard Hot 100 on April 4, 1987 and reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart for four weeks the following month. At the time, it made Grace Slick the oldest female artist to have a number one single in the United States (though the record was later broken by Cher's "Believe" in 1999). The song also received an Oscar nomination for "Best Original Song" at the 60th Academy Awards. It was released in the album No Protection in 1987. It is also the main theme for the Bath and District Scout and Guide Gang Show in England.

Contents

[edit] Cover versions

[edit] Track listing

7" single
  1. "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" (4:29)
  2. "Layin' It on the Line" (live at Stopher Gym, Louisiana State University) (4:15)

[edit] Charts

Chart (1987)[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 16
U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 1
Austrian Singles Chart 3
French Singles Chart 16
German Singles Chart 3
Irish Singles Chart 1
Norwegian Singles Chart 2
Swedish Singles Chart 2
Swiss Singles Chart 4
UK Singles Chart 1
United World Chart 2
Preceded by
"Lean on Me" by Club Nouveau
ARC Weekly Top 40 number one single
April 4, 1987- April 11, 1987
Succeeded by
"I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me)"
by George Michael and Aretha Franklin
Billboard Hot 100 number one single
April 4, 1987- April 18, 1987
Preceded by
"La Isla Bonita" by Madonna
UK number one single
May 3, 1987
Succeeded by
"I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
by Whitney Houston


[edit] References

  1. ^ Performance on YouTube
  2. ^ "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  3. ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  4. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  5. ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  6. ^ Billboard Billboard.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
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