"The Time of My Life" debuted at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number two on the BillboardCanadian Hot 100. The song was a success at adult radio, peaking at number seven on the Adult Pop Songs chart and at number one on the Adult Contemporary, holding the latter position for 15 non-consecutive weeks. It has been certified Platinum by RIAA and has sold over 1.4 Million copies in the US as of October 2012.[4][5] "The Time of My Life" was the best-selling Idol coronation single between 2009 and 2012 before being overtaken by Phillip Phillips's "Home".[6][5]
The song is the winner out of thousands of entries for the 2008 American Idol Songwriter's Competition, and was written by Regie Hamm.[7] It was released as Cook's first single exclusively on iTunes on May 22, 2008. The next day, it was made available at all digital retailers. The song was sent to the radio stations following the end of the airing of American Idol finale in Hawaii.[8]
On the 2008 ESPY's the song was used. The song was also used at the end of 2008 Summer Olympicsopening ceremony on August 8, 2008 by NBC to recap the events that took place during the opening ceremonies. It has also been used throughout the Olympics to recap the days victories for the United States. This song was also used for a Viennese Waltz on So You Think You Can Dance season 4, performed by Courtney G. and Mark; and a Viennese Waltz on So You Think You Can Dance Canada season 2, performed by Corynne and Anthony.
In the U.S., the song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated June 7, 2008 at number three with 236,000 copies sold in its first week of release.[9] These figures give it the strongest first week sales of an Idol coronation single since season 2. Due to low first-week airplay in the U.S., the song was prevented from debuting at number one by Lil Wayne's "Lollipop" featuring Static Major and Leona Lewis's "Bleeding Love". In addition to its high opening week sales, "The Time of My Life" showed strong sales longevity, and has passed the one-million mark in digital sales. The song's sales and radio longevity allowed it to stay in the top 50 on the Hot 100 for nineteen weeks, before being removed from the chart after its twentieth week per Billboard chart recurrent rules.
"The Time of My Life" entered the BillboardAdult Contemporary chart dated June 7, 2008.[2] It reached number one in its sixteenth week on the chart dated September 20, 2008,[13] breaking a 36-week streak of number one adult contemporary songs by female artists.[14] The song ceded the top spot to "Bleeding Love" for two weeks before returning to number one on the chart dated October 11, 2008. It remained atop the AC chart for ten straight weeks. During the holiday season, Faith Hill's "A Baby Changes Everything" commanded the chart for three weeks, but "The Time of My Life" returned to the top for four additional weeks in January 2009, bringing the song's total to 15 non-consecutive weeks at number one. The song enjoyed one of the longest runs at number one on the chart for a male artist, with Cook being only the fifteenth solo male to reach the top position.[3] Cook is the second American Idol winner to top the adult contemporary chart, and the fourth contestant from the show to top it.[14] The song additionally reached a peak position of seven on the Adult Pop Songs chart and at number 28 on the Pop Songs chart. It is only the second coronation single of an American Idol winner to reach the top 40 on U.S. mainstream radio, following Kelly Clarkson's "A Moment Like This", which reached number four.
The RIAA certified "The Time of My Life" Platinum on December 12, 2008 for selling over 1 million digital downloads,[4] making it the second platinum-selling coronation song for an American Idol winner, after Kelly Clarkson's "A Moment Like This".[6] It became the best selling coronation song by June 2009,[6] which distinction it held until 2012, when season 11 winner Phillip Phillips's "Home" sold over 2 million digital copies.[5] As of October 2012, "The Time of My Life" has sold 1,463,000 copies in the US.[5]
"The Time of My Life" took Song of the Year honors at the Nashville Music Awards October 7, 2009. Billboard has declared it "...one of the longest–running chart–toppers by a solo male artist in AC history." The hit single has joined the ranks of selected Nashville–penned songs that have achieved remarkable success at the number one spot, including Elvis' "Heartbreak Hotel" in 1956. The song hit the number one spot on the BillboardHot AC chart fifteen times, passing the fourteen-week mark that Whitney Houston hit with Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" in 1993.
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The Time of My Life is the debut single by American singer songwriter David Cook released through RCA Records and 19 Entertainment on May 22 2008 after Cook won the seventh season of American Idol 1 It was written by Regie Hamm and produced by Steve Lipson 2 The song is included as a bonus track on his self titled debut major label album 3 The Time of My Life Single by David CookReleasedMay 22 2008 2008 05 22 Recorded2008GenrePop rockLength3 36LabelRCA19Songwriter s Regie HammProducer s Steve LipsonDavid Cook singles chronology The Time of My Life 2008 Light On 2008 The Time of My Life debuted at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number two on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 The song was a success at adult radio peaking at number seven on the Adult Pop Songs chart and at number one on the Adult Contemporary holding the latter position for 15 non consecutive weeks It has been certified Platinum by RIAA and has sold over 1 4 Million copies in the US as of October 2012 4 5 The Time of My Life was the best selling Idol coronation single between 2009 and 2012 before being overtaken by Phillip Phillips s Home 6 5 Contents 1 Background 2 Commercial performance 3 Charts 3 1 Weekly charts 3 2 Year end charts 3 3 Decade end charts 4 Certifications and sales 5 Acclaims 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksBackground editThe song is the winner out of thousands of entries for the 2008 American Idol Songwriter s Competition and was written by Regie Hamm 7 It was released as Cook s first single exclusively on iTunes on May 22 2008 The next day it was made available at all digital retailers The song was sent to the radio stations following the end of the airing of American Idol finale in Hawaii 8 On the 2008 ESPY s the song was used The song was also used at the end of 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony on August 8 2008 by NBC to recap the events that took place during the opening ceremonies It has also been used throughout the Olympics to recap the days victories for the United States This song was also used for a Viennese Waltz on So You Think You Can Dance season 4 performed by Courtney G and Mark and a Viennese Waltz on So You Think You Can Dance Canada season 2 performed by Corynne and Anthony In June 2009 in the ABC soap opera One Life to Live the Llanview school chorus sang the song Commercial performance editIn the U S the song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated June 7 2008 at number three with 236 000 copies sold in its first week of release 9 These figures give it the strongest first week sales of an Idol coronation single since season 2 Due to low first week airplay in the U S the song was prevented from debuting at number one by Lil Wayne s Lollipop featuring Static Major and Leona Lewis s Bleeding Love In addition to its high opening week sales The Time of My Life showed strong sales longevity and has passed the one million mark in digital sales The song s sales and radio longevity allowed it to stay in the top 50 on the Hot 100 for nineteen weeks before being removed from the chart after its twentieth week per Billboard chart recurrent rules On June 1 2008 the single entered the UK Singles Chart at number 61 10 It also debuted in New Zealand at number 29 11 The song debuted at number two on the Canadian Hot 100 blocked by Madonna s 4 Minutes 12 The Time of My Life entered the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart dated June 7 2008 2 It reached number one in its sixteenth week on the chart dated September 20 2008 13 breaking a 36 week streak of number one adult contemporary songs by female artists 14 The song ceded the top spot to Bleeding Love for two weeks before returning to number one on the chart dated October 11 2008 It remained atop the AC chart for ten straight weeks During the holiday season Faith Hill s A Baby Changes Everything commanded the chart for three weeks but The Time of My Life returned to the top for four additional weeks in January 2009 bringing the song s total to 15 non consecutive weeks at number one The song enjoyed one of the longest runs at number one on the chart for a male artist with Cook being only the fifteenth solo male to reach the top position 3 Cook is the second American Idol winner to top the adult contemporary chart and the fourth contestant from the show to top it 14 The song additionally reached a peak position of seven on the Adult Pop Songs chart and at number 28 on the Pop Songs chart It is only the second coronation single of an American Idol winner to reach the top 40 on U S mainstream radio following Kelly Clarkson s A Moment Like This which reached number four The RIAA certified The Time of My Life Platinum on December 12 2008 for selling over 1 million digital downloads 4 making it the second platinum selling coronation song for an American Idol winner after Kelly Clarkson s A Moment Like This 6 It became the best selling coronation song by June 2009 6 which distinction it held until 2012 when season 11 winner Phillip Phillips s Home sold over 2 million digital copies 5 As of October 2012 The Time of My Life has sold 1 463 000 copies in the US 5 Charts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2008 09 PeakpositionCanada Canadian Hot 100 15 2Canada AC Billboard 16 5Canada Hot AC Billboard 17 23Finland Suomen virallinen singlelista 18 10New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 11 29UK Singles OCC 10 61US Billboard Hot 100 19 3US Adult Contemporary Billboard 20 1US Adult Top 40 Billboard 21 7US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 22 28 Year end charts edit Chart 2008 PositionCanadian Hot 100 23 75US Billboard Hot 100 24 69US Adult Contemporary Billboard 25 8US Adult Pop Songs Billboard 26 26US Digital Songs Billboard 27 65Chart 2009 PositionUS Adult Contemporary Billboard 28 9Decade end charts edit Chart 2000 2010 PositionUS Adult Contemporary Billboard 29 23Certifications and sales editRegion Certification Certified units salesUnited States RIAA 4 Platinum 1 463 000 5 Acclaims editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Time of My Life David Cook song news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Time of My Life took Song of the Year honors at the Nashville Music Awards October 7 2009 Billboard has declared it one of the longest running chart toppers by a solo male artist in AC history The hit single has joined the ranks of selected Nashville penned songs that have achieved remarkable success at the number one spot including Elvis Heartbreak Hotel in 1956 The song hit the number one spot on the Billboard Hot AC chart fifteen times passing the fourteen week mark that Whitney Houston hit with Dolly Parton s I Will Always Love You in 1993 See also editList of Billboard Adult Contemporary number ones of 2008 and 2009 U S References edit The Time of My Life Single by David Cook iTunes Store Canada Apple Inc Retrieved 6 September 2016 a b Chart Search gt The Time of My Life by David Cook Adult Contemporary Billboard Prometheus Global Media Retrieved 6 September 2016 a b Bronson Fred November 26 2008 Chart Beat In Depth Music Chart Analysis Billboard Prometheus Global Media Archived from the original on December 3 2008 Retrieved 6 September 2016 a b c American single certifications David Cook Time of My Life Recording Industry Association of America a b c d e Grein Paul October 24 2012 Chart Watch Extra Phillip Phillips Idol Record Yahoo Music Yahoo Retrieved 6 September 2016 a b c Mansfield Brian June 4 2009 How the American Idol coronation singles stack up part 1 USA Today Gannett Company Retrieved 6 September 2016 Gundersen Edna 2008 05 21 Time is now for American Idol Songwriter winner USA Today Retrieved 2010 05 25 Idol Winner s First Single Now on iTunes United Press International The Hot 100 The Week Of June 7 2008 Billboard Prometheus Global Media Retrieved 6 September 2016 a b Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved September 6 2016 a b David Cook The Time of My Life Top 40 Singles Retrieved September 6 2016 Billboard Canadian Hot 100 The Week Of June 7 2008 Billboard Prometheus Global Media Retrieved 6 September 2016 Adult Contemporary Sep 20 2008 Billboard Prometheus Global Media Retrieved 6 September 2016 a b Bronson Fred September 11 2008 Chart Beat In Depth Music Chart Analysis Billboard Prometheus Global Media Archived from the original on September 12 2008 Retrieved 6 September 2016 David Cook Chart History Canadian Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved September 6 2016 David Cook Chart History Canada AC Billboard Retrieved November 14 2017 David Cook Chart History Canada Hot AC Billboard Retrieved November 14 2017 finnishcharts com David Cook The Time Of My Life The Official Finnish Charts Retrieved 6 September 2016 David Cook Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved September 6 2016 David Cook Chart History Adult Contemporary Billboard Retrieved September 6 2016 David Cook Chart History Adult Pop Songs Billboard Retrieved September 6 2016 David Cook Chart History Pop Songs Billboard Retrieved September 6 2016 Canadian Hot 100 2008 Year End Charts Billboard Prometheus Global Media Retrieved 6 September 2016 Hot 100 Songs Year End 2008 Billboard Prometheus Global Media Retrieved 6 September 2016 Adult Contemporary Songs Year End 2008 Billboard Prometheus Global Media Retrieved 6 September 2016 Adult Pop Songs Year End 2008 Billboard Prometheus Global Media Retrieved 6 September 2016 Digital Songs Year End 2008 Billboard Prometheus Global Media Retrieved 6 September 2016 Adult Contemporary Songs Year End 2009 Billboard Prometheus Global Media Retrieved 6 September 2016 Billboard Best of The Decade External links editThe Time of My Life on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Time of My Life David Cook song amp oldid 1171447350, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
