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"Time After Time" is a single by singer Cyndi Lauper, the second from her album She's So Unusual. It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 9, 1984, and remained there for two weeks. Worldwide, the song is her most commercially successful single after "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", and reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart and number 6 on the ARIA Singles Chart.

"Time After Time" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 1985 Grammy Awards. The ballad is considered a classic of the 1980s and is still played frequently on adult contemporary radio. The song is known for its numerous covers by a wide range of artists, including an instrumental version by Miles Davis.

Writing
Lauper co-wrote "Time After Time" with Philadelphia rocker Rob Hyman of The Hooters, who also supplied backup vocals to the song. In a 2006 interview with Sound Off with Matt Pinfield (episode 212) on HDNet, Lauper related how the song was written. She indicated much of the lyrics were written about occurrences in the studio and her life at the time. The line "the second hand unwinds" referred to producer Rick Chertoff's watch which was winding backwards.

Hyman explained in an interview with Songfacts that he and Lauper stayed in the studio after the sessions composing the song.

Recording
Drums were provided by a Linn drum machine, particularly the "salt shaker" sound. The guitar was recorded with a Marshall 2x12 combo amp, where a rackmountable Publison DHM89 harmoniser was used in the effects loop, set to delay-pitch-shift up the signal on the left channel and delay-pitch-shift up the signal on the right channel, to create a rich and lush chorus-like effect.

Critical reception
Terry Atkinson from Los Angeles Times praised the song, calling it a "disarming gem". The song was nominated at the 27th Annual Grammy Awards for Record of the Year. The song was ranked at number 336 on the Blender's list "The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born."

Chart performance
"Time After Time" was released on January 27, 1984 and became a worlwide success. The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at 53 on the issue dated April 14, 1984. It topped the chart for two weeks on the issue dated June 09, 1984, for a total of twenty weeks spent in the chart. It had the same success in another charts, topping the Adult Contemporary chart on the issue dated June 2, 1984 The song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for the shipment of 500,000 copies across United States. In 1984, "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" achieved Lauper as the first female singer to generate four top 10 in Hot 100. The song placed at seventeen on year-end chart of 1984. In Canada, the song debuted at forty-four on the RPM issue dated April 28, 1984. After five weeks, it topped the chart, following three weeks , and spent a total of twenty weeks in the chart. The song was listed eight on RPM's year end chart, just in front of her single "Girls Just Want to Have Fun".

Music video


The video for "Time After Time" was about a runaway leaving her lover behind. The video opens with Lauper watching the 1936 film The Garden of Allah. Lauper sings (signs) the title of the song to the deaf as she is leaving the train station. The video was played in heavy rotation on MTV. Lauper's mother, brother, and then-boyfriend David Wolff appear in the video, and Lou Albano, who played her father in the "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" video, can be seen as a cook. The video was directed by Ed Griles. Portions of the video were filmed at the now closed Tom's Diner in Roxbury, the intersection of Central Avenue and Main Street in Wharton, New Jersey, and at the Morristown train station.

For the music video procution, Dave Wolff, the Lauper's manager, explained, "We nedded to come back with 'Time After Time' to show another side of her as relevant as the lighter side in 'Girls'."

Cover versions
"Time After Time" has been covered, either in live performance or on a recording, by at least 120 different artists across a broad spectrum of genres. A partial list includes:

The song was used as a main theme sung by Katie Cook in View from the Top (2003). Mark Williams and Tara Morice performed the song in the Strictly Ballroom soundtrack (in the scene where Scott and Fran dance on the rooftop). Eva Cassidy's version was featured in the TV series, Smallville, and it was added to the first Smallville soundtrack, The Talon Mix. The 2006 cover by Quietdrive appeared during the dance scene of the film John Tucker Must Die. It also contributed to a running gag in the second season of the TV series My Name Is Earl.

The song has been performed on American Idol three times. In 2005, Nadia Turner performed the song on Billboard #1 Hits week in the fourth season. In 2007, Brandon Rogers performed the song on the second week of the semi-finals in honor of his grandmother in the sixth season. In 2009, 4th place finisher Allison Iraheta performed it as a duet with Lauper in the eighth season finale. Season 7 Semi-Finalists Kady Malloy and Colton Berry released a video of their cover on YouTube.

On Channel 4's show Mobileact Unsigned, The Bad Robots performed a version of this track.

INOJ's cover version of "Time After Time" reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1998.

An uptempo dance remix sung by the artist listed as Vinylgroover was made for the 1998 compilation Dancemania Speed. Another uptempo dance version, remixed at 175 BPM by Sound Assassins, was included on the 2003 happy hardcore compilation Best of Hardcore.

The song is briefly sung by Anna Kendrick's character as a karaoke song in the film Up in the Air.

Quietdrive's version can be heard in the film, John Tucker Must Die, during the food fight at John's birthday party. The song was also used in the 2008 remake of the film Prom Night. It peaked at number two on Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart (the virtual equivalent of #102 on the Hot 100).

The song is featured numerous times in the film Romy and Michele's High School Reunion.

Elements of this song, mainly the guitar melody during the bridge, were used in the 2009 Black Eyed Peas song "Meet Me Halfway".

The song is featured in the film Ghosts of Girlfriends Past.

The Hooters performed the song at stage. Her concert in Philadelphia's Tower Theater was filmed and taped in videocassette.

Track listing

 * 7" Single
 * 1) "Time After Time" – 3:59
 * 2) "I'll Kiss You" – 4:05


 * 12" Single
 * 1) "Time After Time" – 3:59
 * 2) "I'll Kiss You" – 4:05
 * 3) "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" (Extended Version) – 6:08
 * 4) "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" (Instrumental) – 7:10

Personnel

 * Written by Cyndi Lauper, Rob Hyman
 * Produced by Rick Chertoff
 * Executive Producer: Lennie Petze
 * Associate Producer: William Wittman
 * Engineered by William Wittman
 * Arranged by Cyndi Lauper, Rick Chertoff, Rob Hyman, Eric Bazilian

Credits adapted from the album liner notes.