(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life – Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes

“(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” is a single by Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes.
Released: July 10, 1987
Recorded: 1986

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(I've Had) The Time of My Life - Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes

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“(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” is a 1987 song composed by Franke Previte, John DeNicola, and Donald Markowitz.[2] It was recorded by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, and used as the theme song for the 1987 film Dirty Dancing.] The song has won a number of awards, including the Academy Award for Best Original Song, the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, and the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.

Most pop songs don’t start with the chorus, but this song had to fit some specific criteria for the movie: it had to start slow, finish fast, and have a mambo beat. Previte added in an interview: “The scene was seven minutes long. They needed the song to be just as long. So we started the track with the chorus up front in half time to create a slow mood before the downbeat of the verse.”

Early on, a Lionel Richie song was slated for the big dance scene in the movie, but the film’s choreographer, Kenny Ortega, bumped it in favor of “(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life.” Says Previte, “It was the last song on the last tape submitted on the last day for the movie’s final scene. But, everyone loved it!”

When he was told that Ienner was planning to have Bill Medley sing this, Previte had mixed emotions. He wanted to sing it himself in the movie, but Medley, who was a member of The Righteous Brothers, was one of his all-time favorite singers. Previte didn’t get a chance to sing “Hungry Eyes” in the movie, either – it was recorded by Eric Carmen and became his first Top 5 hit in 12 years.

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