NOTHING´S GONNA STOP US NOW
STARSHIP
SONGWRITERS: Diane Warren & Albert
Hammond
COUNTRY: U.S.A.
ALBUM: NO PRETECTION
LABEL: GRUNT RECORDS
GENRE: ROCK
YEAR: 1987
"Nothing's
Gonna Stop Us Now" is a song co--written by Albert Hammond and Diane Warren,
recorded by the American rock band Starship in 1986. It is a duet featuring Starship vocalists Grace
Slick and Mickey
Thomas. Featured as the theme to the romantic
comedy film Mannequin,
it hit No. 1 in the Billboard Hot 100 on April 4, 1987 and reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart for four weeks the following month and became the UK's 2nd biggest
selling single of 1987. The song also reached the top 10 in six European countries. The
single became the first number one single by songwriter Diane Warren. At the
time, it made Grace Slick (aged 47) the oldest woman to have a number one
single in the United States though the record was later broken by Cher's "Believe"
in 1999 (aged 52).
The song
also received na Academy Award nomination for "Best Original Song" at the 60th
Academy Awards. In addition to appearing on the Mannequin
soundtrack, the song was also released on Starship's álbum No Protection in July 1987. The music
video was released in late 1986 to promote Mannequin.
Looking in your eyes I see a paradise
This world that I've found
Is too good to be true
Standing here beside you
Want so much to give you
This love in my heart that I'm feeling for you
Let 'em say we're crazy, I don't care about that
Put your hand in my hand baby
Don't ever look back
Let the world around us just fall apart
Baby we can make it if we're heart to heart
Chorus:
And we can build this dream together
Standing strong forever
Nothing's gonna stop us now
And if this world runs out of lovers
We'll still have each other
Nothing's gonna stop us, nothing's gonna stop us now
I'm so glad I found you
I'm not gonna lose you
Whatever it takes I will stay here with you
Take it to the good times
See it through the bad times
Whatever it takes is what I'm gonna do
Let 'em say we're crazy, what do they know
Put your arms around me baby
Don't ever let go
Let the world around us just fall apart
Baby we can make it if we're heart to heart
And we can build this dream together
And if this world runs out of lovers
We'll still have each other
Nothing's gonna stop us, nothing's gonna stop us
Ooh, all that I need is you
All that I ever need
And all that I want to do
Is hold you forever, ever and ever, hey
(Guitar solo)
And we can build this dream together
Standing strong forever
Nothing's gonna stop us now
And if this world runs out of lovers
We'll still have each other
Nothing's gonna stop us
Nothing's gonna stop us, whoa
Nothing's gonna stop us now, oh no
Hey baby, I know, hey baby, nothing's gonna stop us
Hey baby, woo, nothing, hey baby
Nothing's gonna stop us now yeah