I Don't Want to Miss a Thing

"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"
Single by Aerosmith
from the album Armageddon: The Album
B-side	"Animal Crackers"/"Taste of India"
Released	August 18, 1998 (U.S.) August 31, 1998 (UK)
Format	Cassette single, CD single
Recorded	1997
Genre	Hard rock, symphonic rock
Length	4:58
Label	Columbia, Hollywood, Epic
Writer(s)	Diane Warren[1]
Producer(s)	Matt Serletic
Certification	Platinum (RIAA)
Aerosmith singles chronology
"Full Circle" (1998) "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (1998) "What Kind of Love Are You On" (1998)
Music sample "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"

"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" is a power ballad performed by American hard rock band Aerosmith for the 1998 film Armageddon which Steven Tyler's daughter Liv Tyler starred in. Written by Diane Warren, the song debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 (the first #1 for the band after 28 years together). It is one of three songs performed by the band for the film, the other two being "What Kind of Love Are You On" and "Sweet Emotion". The song stayed at number one for five weeks, starting from September 1st to October 5th, 1998. The song also stayed at number 1 for several weeks in several other countries. This song was also featured in the 2013 video game Saints Row IV. The track was also heard in an episode of "Jewelpet Sunshine" which is the third season of the Jewelpet franchise.

Reception

This song was Aerosmith's biggest hit, debuting at number 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, where it stayed for four weeks in September, and reaching number 1 in many countries around the world, including Australia, the Philippines, Germany, Ireland, Austria, Norway, Italy, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.

The chorus of the song is highly reminiscent of an earlier song Diane Warren co-wrote, "Just Like Jesse James", which appeared on Cher's 1989 album Heart of Stone.

The song helped open up Aerosmith to a new generation^[2] and remains a slow dance staple.^[3]

It was one of many songs written by Warren in that time period. The original version was a collaboration between Chicago musician Phil Kosch of Treaty of Paris and Super Happy Fun Club, and nephew of chart topping writer Lou Bega. Bega introduced the two and they penned the initial track, but ultimately Kosch was left uncredited.

The song is notable for having been nominated for both an Academy Award for Best Original Song and a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song.

Track listing

CD single

1. "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" – 4:57
2. "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Rock Mix) – 4:30
3. "Taste of India" (Rock Remix) – 5:52
4. "Animal Crackers" – 2:35

The song appeared on the Argentine version and a European re-released version of the album Nine Lives. It also appeared on the Japanese version of Just Push Play.

CD single 2

1. "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Pop Mix) – 5:03
2. "Pink" (live) – 3:48
3. "Crash" – 4:30

"Crash" and the original "Pink" appeared as tracks 9 and 11, respectively, on all versions of Nine Lives.

CD single 3

1. "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" – 4:57
2. "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Rock Mix) – 4:30
3. "Crash" – 4:30
4. "Animal Crackers" – 2:35

Music video

The music video for this song was shot at the Minneapolis Armory in 1998 and was directed by Francis Lawrence.^[4] It features the band playing the song intertwined with scenes from the film Armageddon. It features an appearance by Steven Tyler's daughter Liv, who plays Grace Stamper in the film. Steven Tyler injured his knee the day before the shoot, so they used a lot of close-ups because his movement was limited.

The video begins with shots of the moon in orbit and several asteroids passing by safely and then a view of Earth before zooming in to show Steven Tyler singing. The shots interchange between the band and Mission Control viewing the band singing via their monitors. As the video progresses it reveals that the band is playing in front of what appears to be the fictional Space Shuttle Freedom. Along with Aerosmith, a full hand orchestra plays in sync with the melody. Smoke surrounds the orchestra and Aerosmith as Freedom takes off from the launch pad. Finally, the screen goes out as a tearful Grace touches one of the monitors to reach out to her father (real life father Steven Tyler in the video; on-screen father Harry Stamper, played by Bruce Willis, in the film).

The video was highly successful and greatly contributed to the song's success, receiving heavy airplay on MTV and went on to become the second most popular video of 1998, only behind Brandy and Monica's "The Boy is Mine". It also won awards for MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film, and Best Video at Boston Music Awards.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1998) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[5] 1 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 3 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[8] 4 Canada (RPM)[9] 2 Europe (Music & Media)[10] 1 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 3 France (SNEP)[12] 8 Germany (Official German Charts)[13] 1 Ireland (IRMA)[10] 1 Italy (FIMI)[10] 1 Japan (Japan Hot 100)[14] 96 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 3 Norway (VG-lista)[16] 1 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[17] 45 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 2 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 1 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[20] 4 US Billboard Hot 100[21] 1 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[22] 13 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[23] 2 US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[24] 14 US Latin Pop Songs (Billboard)[25] 5 US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[26] 4 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[27] 1 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[28] 25

Year-end charts Chart (1998) Position Australian Singles Chart[29] 4 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[30] 13 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[31] 27 Dutch Singles Chart[32] 23 Swiss Singles Chart[33] 5 US Billboard Hot 100[34] 23 Decade-end charts Chart (1990–1999) Position US Billboard Hot 100[35] 73

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[36]	2× Platinum	140,000
Austria (IFPI)[37]	Gold	25,000
France (SNEP)[38]	Silver	125,000
Germany (BVMI)[39]	Platinum	500,000
Italy (FIMI)[40]	Gold	25,000
Japan (RIAJ)[41]	Gold	100,000^^
Norway (IFPI)[42]	Platinum	7,500
Sweden (IFPI)[43]	2× Platinum	60,000
Switzerland (IFPI)[44]	Platinum	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[45]	2× Platinum	1,200,000
United States (RIAA)[46]	Platinum	1,000,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Mark Chesnutt version

"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"
Single by Mark Chesnutt
from the album I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
B-side	"Wherever You Are"[47]
Released	February 9, 1999[48]
Format	CD single
Recorded	1998
Genre	Country
Length	4:10
Label	Decca
Writer(s)	Diane Warren
Producer(s)	Mark Wright
Mark Chesnutt singles chronology
"Wherever You Are" (1998) "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (1999) "This Heartache Never Sleeps" (1999)

In late 1998, country music artist Mark Chesnutt recorded a cover version of the song. His rendition is the first single and title track from his 1999 album of the same name.^[49] Chesnutt's cover spent two weeks at number one on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in early 1999, and is the last of his eight number ones on that chart. It is also the first of only two singles in his career to reach the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number 17 in early 1999.

Weekly charts Chart (1998–1999) Peak position Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[50] 1 US Billboard Hot 100[51] 17 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[52] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[53] 21 US Billboard Hot 100[54] 67 US Country Songs (Billboard)[55] 9

Other appearances

• In 2011 Michael Guy Bowman covered the song for the webcomic Homestuck.^[56] It appeared in a flash animation on the webcomic in June 2012.^[57] The song was released on Homestuck Vol. 6: Heir Transparent in January 2011.^[58]
• In 2014 Maltese child singer Veronica Rotin covered this on her debut album, Veronica Rotin.^[59]

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External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
• Aerosmith - I Don't Want to Miss a Thing. AerosmithVEVO's channel on YouTube. June 29, 2014. External link in |publisher= (help)