I Don't Want to Miss a Thing

"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"
Single by Aerosmith
from the album Armageddon Soundtrack
B-side	"Animal Crackers"/"Taste of India"
Released	August 18, 1998
Format	Cassette, CD
Recorded	1997
Genre	Rock
Length	4:56 (album version) 4:24 (single version)
Label	Columbia/Hollywood/Epic
Writer(s)	Diane Warren[1]
Producer	Mark Wright
Certification	Gold (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 song performed by American rock band Aerosmith for the 1998 film Armageddon. Written by Diane Warren, the song debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 (a first for the band after 28 years together). The song stayed at number one for four weeks from September 5 to September 26, 1998. The song also stayed at #1 for several weeks in several other countries. In the United Kingdom, the song peaked at number four in November 1998, becoming Aerosmith's highest charting song in the UK to date.

Music video

The music video for this song was shot in the Minneapolis Armory in 1998 and was directed by Francis Lawrence.^[2] It features the band playing the song intertwined with scenes from Armageddon. It features a cameo appearance by Steven Tyler's daughter Liv, who plays Grace Stamper in the film. Steven Tyler hurt 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 and several meteorites passing by 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 won awards for MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film, and Best Video at Boston Music Awards.

Reception

This song was Aerosmith's biggest hit, debuting at #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, where it stayed for four weeks in September, and reaching #1 in many countries around the world, including Australia, Germany, Ireland, Austria, Norway, Italy, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" remains the only song by a rock band to debut at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song, but lost to "When You Believe" from the film The Prince of Egypt.^[3] The song was also nominated for the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song, "losing" to "I Wanna Be Mike Ovitz!" from An Alan Smithee Film Burn Hollywood Burn.^[4] It is one of only three songs to be nominated for both awards, the others being "How Do I Live", from Con Air (also by Warren) and "Life in a Looking Glass", from That's Life! (music by Henry Mancini, lyrics by Leslie Bricusse). None of these songs won either award.

The song helped open up Aerosmith to a new generation^[5] and remains a slow dance staple.^[6] Former American Idol judge Simon Cowell labeled the song "one of the great songs of all time" during the show's seventh season.

Charts

Charts (1998)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart	1
Austrian Singles Chart[7]	1
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[8]	3
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[8]	4
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary[9]	6
Canadian RPM Singles Chart[10]	2
Dutch Singles Chart[7]	1
Finnish Singles Chart[7]	3
French Singles Chart[7]	8
German Singles Chart	1
Irish Singles Chart	1
Italian Singles Chart[7]	1
Japan Oricon Chart	11
Norwegian Singles Chart[7]	1
Swedish Singles Chart[7]	2
Swiss Singles Chart[7]	1
UK Singles Chart	4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	4
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	13
U.S. Hot Latin Tracks	14

End of year charts

End of year chart (1998)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[11]	23

End of decade charts

Chart (1990–1999)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[12]	73

Certifications

Country	Provider	Certification (sales thresholds)
Australia[13]	ARIA	2× Platinum
Austria[14]	IFPI	Gold
France[15]	SNEP	Silver
Germany[16]	BVMI	Platinum
Norway[17]	IFPI	Platinum
Sweden[18]	IFPI	2× Platinum
United Kingdom[19]	BPI	Gold
United States[20]	RIAA	Gold

Track listing

CD single

1. "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" – 4:58
2. "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Rock Mix) – 4:58
3. "Taste of India" (Rock Remix) – 5:52
4. "Animal Crackers" – 2:36

The song appeared on the Argentine 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) – 4:58
2. "Pink" (live) – 3:45
3. "Crash" – 4:26

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

Preceded by "The Boy Is Mine" by Brandy and Monica	Billboard Hot 100 number-one single September 5, 1998 – September 26, 1998	Succeeded by "The First Night" by Monica
Preceded by "High" by Lighthouse Family	Australia ARIA Singles Chart number-one single September 13, 1998 – November 22, 1998	Succeeded by "Rollercoaster" by B*Witched
Preceded by "Millennium" by Robbie Williams	Irish Singles Chart number-one single October 10, 1998 – October 17, 1998	Succeeded by "Sweetest Thing" by U2

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"[21]
Released	December 1, 1998
Format	CD single
Genre	Country
Length	4:06
Label	Decca
Producer	Mark Wright
Mark Chesnutt singles chronology
"Wherever You Are" (1998) "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (1998) "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 from, and title track to, his 1999 album I Don't Want to Miss a Thing.^[22] Chesnutt's cover spent two weeks at number one on the U.S. 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 #17 in early 1999.

Chart positions

Chart (1999)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	17
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

Preceded by "Stand Beside Me" by Jo Dee Messina	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single February 20–27, 1999	Succeeded by "No Place That Far" by Sara Evans
Preceded by "For a Little While" by Tim McGraw	RPM Country Tracks number-one single March 8–15, 1999	Succeeded by "You Were Mine" by Dixie Chicks

Other versions

• Indie band Pomplamoose recorded a cover and released it in their 2010 album, Tribute to Famous People.
• American pop punk band New Found Glory recorded a cover version in 2000, which was released on their cover album From the Screen to Your Stereo. It is available as an Easter egg on some DVD copies of the 2003 film I'll Be There, where it can be heard playing over the end of the closing credits.
• Filipino pop/R&B singer, Nina covered the song in 2008 for her fourth studio album, Nina Sings the Hits of Diane Warren. It was also early covered in 1999 by Regine Velasquez, dubbed "Asia's Songbird", who released it as a single from her album R2K.
• The Japanese-American pop singer Yuna Ito covered this song for her album, Love: Singles Best 2005—2010 in 2010, alongside other covers from other famous artists.

References

1. ^ Armageddon Soundtrack at IMDb
2. ^ I Don't Want to Miss a Thing at the Internet Movie Database: Filming location
3. ^ Academy Awards Database: Best Song Nominees for Diane Warren
4. ^ 1998 RAZZIE® Nominees & "Winners"
5. ^ "Aerosmith — I Don't Want to Miss a Thing' - The Vault on EN". EntertainmentNutz.com. http://www.entertainmentnutz.com/music/vault/aerosmith/i_dont_want_to_miss_a_thing.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-05. 
6. ^ "Rolling Stone: Rock List: The 25 Greatest Slow Dance Songs Ever". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/06/04/rock-list-the-25-greatest-slow-dance-songs-ever/. Retrieved 2008-04-05. 
7. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} Euro Peakpositions
8. ^ ^{a b} ultratop.be - Aerosmith - I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
9. ^ "Adult Contemporary - Volume 68, No. 5, October 26, 1998". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.7059&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. Retrieved 2011-02-14. 
10. ^ "Top Singles - Volume 68, No. 1, September 28, 1998". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.7054&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. Retrieved 2011-02-14. 
11. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1998". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1998.php. Retrieved 2011-02-09. 
12. ^ Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s. Billboard. http://books.google.co.kr/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&lr&rview=1&pg=RA1-PA4#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved October 15, 2010. 
13. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Singles" (HTM). Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-1998.htm. Retrieved July 8, 2011. 
14. ^ "Gold & Platin" (in German). IFPI Austria. http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin.  Type "Aerosmith" under Interpret to see search results.
15. ^ "Les Certifications depuis 1973" (in French) (PHP). InfoDisc. Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. http://www.infodisc.fr/Single_Certif.php.  Find "AEROSMITH" on the drop-down menu to see certifications.
16. ^ "Gold- /Platin-Datenbank [Gold- /Platinum-Database]" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/.  Type "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" under Titel to see search results.
17. ^ "IFPI Norsk Platebransje" (in Norwegian) (HTM). IFPI Norway. http://www.ifpi.no/sok/index_trofe.htm.  "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" was certified platinum in 1998.
18. ^ "Guld & Platinum 1987–1998" (in Swedish) (PDF). IFPI Sweden. p. 29. http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/guld-platina-1987-1998.pdf. Retrieved July 8, 2011. 
19. ^ "Certified Awards Search" (ASPX). British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx. 
20. ^ "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database" (PHP). Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database. 
21. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 93. ISBN 0-89820-177-2. 
22. ^ Monkman, Martin. "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r388412. Retrieved 2009-06-13.