You Take My Breath Away (Rex Smith song)
"You Take My Breath Away" | ||||
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Single by Rex Smith | ||||
from the album Sooner or Later | ||||
B-side | "You're Never Too Old to Rock & Roll" | |||
Released | April 1979 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:19 | |||
Label | CBS | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) |
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Rex Smith singles chronology | ||||
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"You Take My Breath Away" is the ballad perfomed by American singer-actor Rex Smith, released from the lead single from his third studio album Sooner or Later (1979). The track which is also featured in the 1979 made-for-television film of the same title starring Smith and Denise Miller. It was produced by Charles Calello and Stephen Lawrence, and written by Lawrence and Bruce Hart.
Charts[edit]
The song reached number ten on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1979 for two weeks (dated on June 23)[1] and spent two weeks at number seven on the Cash Box Top 100.[2] It also peaked at number 11 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[3] The song was certified Gold.[4] In Canada, "You Take My Breath Away" reached as high as number three on the Pop chart[5] and number one on the Adult Contemporary chart.[6] It peaked at #27 in New Zealand.[7]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (1979) | Position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] | 54 |
Year-end charts[edit]
Year-end chart (1979) | Rank |
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US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[9] | 86 |
Certifications[edit]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[10] | Gold | 75,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[11] | Gold | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References[edit]
- ^ Billboard.com
- ^ "Top 100 1979-06-30". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 222.
- ^ Ed Hogan. "Sooner or Later - Rex Smith | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- ^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- ^ "Image : RPM Weekly". Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013.
- ^ "Flavour of new zealand - Home".
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 279. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "1979 Talent in Action – Year End Charts : Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 51. December 22, 1979. p. TIA-10.
- ^ "Canadian single certifications – Rex Smith – You Take My Breath Away". Music Canada. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ "American single certifications – Rex Smith – You Take My Breathe Away". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 4, 2023.