Total Eclipse of the Heart

"Total Eclipse of the Heart" is a power ballad written and produced by Jim Steinman. It was originally performed by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler in 1983.

Trivia

• Bonnie?s career reached new heights with the release of ?Total Eclipse of the Heart,? and put her in the history books as the only Welsh artist to hit the number-one slot in the U.K. and the U.S Billboard charts.
• Total Eclipse of the Heart is usually considered to be one of Steinman's greatest songs, however, opinions on that differ sometimes. http://www.neverlandhotel.dk/toplist.php Commercially though, it most likely is.
• Nicki French released a remix in the 1990s. It has also been rewritten for the musical Tanz der Vampire.
• At the end of 2001 was a euro dance hit for Jan Wayne.
• In 2003, the song was lampooned as a parody version by The Dan Band in the movie Old School that featured Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn, and Luke Wilson.
• There is a popular anti-drug skit based on this song, called the "Turnaround Skit." (See External Links)
• In December of 2003, a re-recorded duet version of "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" called "Si Demain (Turn Around)" was released. It was sung by Bonnie Tyler and Kareen Antonn, and went to No.1 in France, Belgium and Poland, selling one million copies in Europe.
• In October of 2004, Peter Brocklehurst, recorded a duet with Bonnie Tyler on her '80s smash Total Eclipse Of The Heart in one classic version, for album "For You". http://www.sonymusic.com.au/news/details.do?newsId=20030829001219
• 2005, Bonnie Tyler recorded Total Eclipse of the Heart in an edited version for the album Wings.