Take My Breath Away

Released in June of 1986, "Take My Breath Away" was the love theme and second single taken from the soundtrack to the film Top Gun. It was also included in Berlin's fourth studio album, Count Three & Pray. The single reached #1 on the UK Official Charts, #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, #3 in Germany, and #2 in Australia, Canada, France, Spain, and Sweden. "Take My Breath Away" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1986, beating both Peter Cetera's "Glory of Love" (from The Karate Kid) and Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram's "Somewhere Out There" (from An American Tail).

[Verse 1] Watching every motion in my foolish lover's game On this endless ocean, finally lovers know no shame Turning and returning to some secret place inside Watching in slow motion as you turn around and say [Chorus] Take my breath away Take my breath away [Verse 2] Watching, I keep waiting, still anticipating love Never hesitating to become the fated ones Turning and returning to some secret place to find Watching in slow motion as you turn to me and say [Chorus] My love, take my breath away [Bridge] Through the hourglass I saw you In time you slipped away When the mirror crashed I called you And turned to hear you say "If only for today, I am unafraid" [Chorus] Take my breath away Take my breath away [Verse 3] Watching every motion in this foolish lover's game Haunted by the notion, somewhere there's a love in flames Turning and returning to some secret place inside Watching in slow motion as you turn my way and say [Chorus] Take my breath away My love, take my breath away My love, take my breath away My love, take my breath away My love