<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Music video </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" on YouTube </Td> </Tr> <P> "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 second - 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 (47 years old at the time of release) 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 (52 years old at the time of release). </P> <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>

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