One Moment in Time

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"One Moment in Time"
Single by Whitney Houston
from the album One Moment in Time: 1988 Summer Olympics Album
Released August 27, 1988
Format CD single, Cassette single, 7" single
Recorded July 1988
Genre R&B, Soul, Gospel
Length 4:36
Label Arista
Writer(s) Albert Hammond, John Bettis
Producer Narada Michael Walden
Whitney Houston singles chronology
"Love Will Save the Day"
(1988)		 "One Moment in Time"
(1989)		 "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be"
(1989)
Music video
"One Moment in Time" on YouTube

"One Moment in Time" is an Emmy Award winning[1] song written by Albert Hammond and John Bettis, and recorded by American singer Whitney Houston for the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Paralympics held in Seoul, South Korea.

Contents

History

The song's melody was inspired by the timeless figure of Elvis Presley, with Hammond imagining it as being sung by Presley at the opening of the Olympics. It appeared on the album 1988 Summer Olympics Album: One Moment in Time, produced in conjunction with NBC Sports' coverage of the Seoul games and which, in addition to Whitney Houston who sang it live at the main ceremony, also featured artists such as: The Four Tops, The Bee Gees, Eric Carmen, Taylor Dayne and the film composer John Williams. 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.

Reception

Chart performance

"One Moment in Time" was released by Arista Records in August 1988 as the first single from The 1988 Summer Olympics Album: One Moment in Time, the soundtrack to the Games in Seoul, South Korea.[2] The song debuted at number fifty-seven on the Billboard Hot 100, the issue dated September 10, 1988.[3] Nine weeks later, it peaked at number five on the chart, the issue date of November 12, 1988, becoming Houston's tenth top 10 hit on the Hot 100, and spent seventeen weeks on the chart.[4] It also debuted on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (formerly "Hot Black Singles") at number seventy-eight, the issue dated September 17, 1988, and six weeks later reached a peak of twenty-two, her lowest position on the R&B chart at the time.[5] On the issue date of November 5, 1988, the single peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary chart, making it her seventh number-one single of the chart, and stayed on the top for two weeks.[6][7] It ranked number eighty-nine on the Billboard Hot 100 Year-End chart of 1988.[8]

Worldwide, it was a big hit. In the United Kingdom, the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number twenty-four, the week ending date of September 24, 1988, and within four weeks of its rerease reached the top position, a peak it maintained for two weeks, becoming Houston's third UK number-one single.[9][10] The single was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipments of 200,000 copies on October 1, 1988.[11] According to The Official Charts Company, the single has sold 400,000 copies in the country.[12] In Germany, it debuted at number fifty-eight on the Media Control Top 100 Singles chart, the week dated September 26, 1988, and the following week went straight into the top ten.[13] On October 24, 1988, the fifth week of its release, the song reached number one on the chart and stayed there for two weeks, making it her second German number-one hit.[14] The single was certified Gold for shipments of 250,000 copies or more by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) in 1988.[15] Across Europe, "One Moment in Time" was successful, topping the European Hot 100 Singles chart for five weeks. It peaked inside the top five in Austria,[16] Belgium,[17] Italy,[18] Norway,[19] Sweden,[20] and Switzerland,[21] and reached top ten in France[22] and the Netherlands.[23] But the single became a minor hit in Oceania region, peaking at number forty-nine and thirty-four on the singles chart, in Australia and New Zealand, respectively.[24][25]

Track listing and formats

  • GER 12" Maxi-Vinyl / Maxi-CD Single / UK 12" Vinyl Single (Version 1)[26][27]
  1. "One Moment in Time" by Whitney Houston ― 4:42
  2. "Midnight Wind" by Tony Carey ― 5:03
  3. "Olympic Joy" (Instrumental) by Kashif ― 4:03
  • UK 12" Vinyl Single (Version 2)[28]
  1. "One Moment in Time" by Whitney Houston ― 4:42
  2. "Olympic Joy" (Instrumental) by Kashif ― 4:03
  3. "Rise to the Occasion" by Jermaine Jackson & Lala ― 4:43
  • UK 12" Vinyl Single (Version 3)[29]
  1. "One Moment in Time" by Whitney Houston ― 4:42
  2. "Love Will Save the Day" (Jellybean Remix)
  3. "Olympic Joy" (Instrumental) by Kashif ― 4:03
  1. "One Moment in Time" by Whitney Houston ― 4:42
  2. "Olympic Joy" (Instrumental) by Kashif ― 4:03
  • US 7" Vinyl Single[32]
  1. "One Moment in Time" ― 4:42
  2. "Love Is A Contact Sport" ― 4:16
  • GER 5" Maxi-CD Single[33]
  1. "One Moment In Time" by Whitney Houston ― 4:42
  2. "Olympic Joy" (Instrumental) by Kashif ― 4:03
  3. "Rise to the Occasion" by Jermaine Jackson & Lala ― 4:43
  4. "One Moment In Time" (Instrumental) ― 4:42
  • JPN 3" CD Single[34]
  1. "One Moment in Time" by Whitney Houston ― 4:42
  2. "Olympic Joy" (Instrumental) by Kashif ― 4:03

Live performances

On February 22, 1989, Houston performed the song at the opening of the 31st Grammy Awards, where she was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female.[35] This performance was broadcast live on CBS and released on the videos and CD: Grammy's Greatest Moments, Vol II (1994),[36][37] and Whitney: The Greatest Hits (2000).[38] She also performed the song during Sammy Davis Jr.'s 60th Anniversary Celebration in Show Business, taped at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on November 13, 1989 and broadcast on ABC, February 4, 1990.[39][40] "One Moment in Time" was performed once more by Houston on the 1997 U.S. Open Tennis Championships: the Arthur Ashe Stadium Inauguration Ceremonies on August 25, 1997. While the past US Open tennis champions appeared on screen, she dedicated the song to the legendary tennis players and about 23,000 audience.[41]

Other versions

A British pop group, The Shadows did an instrumental version on their 1989 album, Steppin' to the Shadows: 16 Great Tracks As Only the Shadows Can Play Them.[42] Niki Evans performed a rendition of this song in week 8 of The X Factor UK 2007. This followed her subsequent elimination in the semi-final. The song was also performed by Lucie Jones in week 5 of The X Factor UK 2009 as her bottom 2 song. She was controversially eliminated. In 2010, Leapy Lee released a new version of "One Moment in Time" on Little Arrows II, his first recording since 1970.[43]

Use in popular culture

The song was played during a montage of highlights at the end of NBC Sports' coverage of the 1988 World Series after the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Oakland Athletics four games to one. The song was also played during the Baltimore Orioles game when Cal Ripken broke Lou Gherig's consecutive played games record.

Charts and certifications

Chart positions

Chart (1988–1989) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[24] 49
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[16] 5
Belgium (VRT Top 30)[17] 3
Canada (RPM 100 Singles)[44] 22
France (SNEP)[22] 8
Germany (Media Control Top 100)[14] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[45] 2
Italy (Musica e Dischi)[18] 5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[23] 6
New Zealand (RIANZ)[25] 34
Norway (VG-lista)[19] 3
Spain (AFYVE)[46] 7
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 4
U.K (The Official Charts Company)[10] 1
U.S Billboard Hot 100[4] 5
U.S R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[5] 22
U.S Adult Contemporary Singles[6] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1988) Position
Dutch Singles Chart[47] 53
U.S Billboard Hot 100[8] 89
U.S Adult Contemporary Singles[48] 50
U.S Pop Singles[49] 89

Certifications

Region Certifications
Germany (BVMI)[15] Gold
United Kingdom (BPI)[11] Silver

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by
"A Groovy Kind Of Love" by Phil Collins		 European Hot 100 number-one single
October 8 – November 5, 1988 (5 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Girl You Know It's True" by Milli Vanilli
Preceded by
"Hand in Hand" by Koreana		 German Media Control Top 100 Singles number-one single
October 24 - November 6, 1988 (2 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Don't Worry, Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin
Preceded by
"Desire" by U2		 UK Singles Chart number-one single
October 15–28, 1988 (2 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Orinoco Flow" by Enya
Preceded by
"A Groovy Kind of Love" by Phil Collins		 Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary number-one single
October 29 - November 11, 1988 (2 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"How Can I Fall?" by Breathe

See also

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