<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Music video </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> "Time After Time" on YouTube </Td> </Tr> <P> "Time After Time" is the second single by American singer - songwriter Cyndi Lauper from her debut studio album, She's So Unusual (1983), with Rob Hyman (co-writer and founding member of the rock band The Hooters) contributing backing vocals . The track was produced by Rick Chertoff and released as a single on January 27, 1984 . The song became Lauper's first number 1 hit in the U.S. The song was written in the album's final stages, after "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun", "She Bop" and "All Through the Night" had been written . The writing began with the title, which Lauper had seen in TV Guide magazine, referring to the science fiction film Time After Time (1979). </P> <P> "Time After Time" is composed of simple keyboard - synth chords, bright, jangly guitars, clock - ticking percussion, and elastic bassline . Lyrically, it is a love song of devotion . Music critics gave the song positive reviews, with many commending the song for being a solid and memorable love song . The song has been selected as one of the Best Love Songs of All Time by many media outlets, including Rolling Stone, Nerve, MTV and many others . "Time After Time" was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Song of the Year at the 1985 edition . The song was a success on the charts, becoming her first number - one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 9, 1984, and remaining there for two weeks . The song reached number three on the UK Singles Chart and number six on the ARIA Singles Chart . </P>

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