<P> The power ballad also received an 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 album No Protection in July 1987 . The music video was released in late 1986 to promote Mannequin . </P> <P> In a radio interview, Albert Hammond said that the idea for the song came from his impending marriage to his live - in girlfriend of seven years, after his divorce from his previous wife was finalized . He had said to Diane Warren, "It's almost like they've stopped me from marrying this woman for seven years, and they haven't succeeded . They're not gonna stop me doing it ." The song has been considered "feel good" propelled by a strong synthesizer beat . </P> <P> A music video (released in 1986) was produced for the song . It shows Mickey Thomas pursuing a mannequin come to life, played by Grace Slick, wrapped around footage from the film . Meshach Taylor, who plays window dresser Hollywood Montrose in the film, makes a cameo . It has more than 25 million views on YouTube as of October 20, 2017 . </P> <P> The song had played a major role in 1993 for the Montreal Canadiens NHL team during their 24th conquest of the Stanley Cup . While driving home after a lost game, head coach Jacques Demers heard the song playing on the radio and realized it was an empowering song . The next day, he brought to the Montreal Forum a cassette tape with the song on it and distributed among players a small card saying "We're on a mission, nothing's gonna stop us". They soon started to win . He played the song throughout all the playoff games and they eventually won the Stanley Cup that year, over Wayne Gretzky and the Los Angeles Kings in the Finals . </P>

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