"Love of a Lifetime" is a song performed by the American rock band FireHouse. It was the band's third single and its highest-charting single in the United States, entering the Billboard Hot 100 June 29, 1991 at No. 81 and peaking at No. 5 the week of September 28, 1991. It is also the band's first and most popular power ballad. The song was written by vocalist C. J. Snare and guitarist Bill Leverty.[2]
| "Love of a Lifetime" | ||||
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| Single by FireHouse | ||||
| from the album FireHouse | ||||
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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
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| Length | 4:46 | |||
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The song is arguably what FireHouse is most known for, and has been used as a first dance song at countless weddings since its release. In a 2005 interview, Snare commented "now I have the benefit of time to look back over this and there isn't a show that goes by where people don't come up to us and are like "'Love of a Lifetime' - we got married to that song!"[3]
Origin
editThe song was written by C. J. Snare; he wrote it while playing solo gigs at a Holiday Inn. When the band brought the demos for their first album to Epic Records, the label felt that the album needed a stronger ballad. Snare said "I remember raising my hand sheepishly and saying 'Well, I have a song...,' so we played it for them and they absolutely loved it and it did become a big hit."[3]
Cover versions
editThe project Collage recorded the song in 1998 and released it as a single. It peaked at No. 4 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart[4] and was the last single released by the project.
Country singer Katie Armiger recorded a cover version on her eponymous first album in 2007.
Charts
editCertifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[9] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ Bowar, Chad. "Best 20 Hair Metal Ballads of the '80s and '90s". LiveAbout. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ^ "Firehouse – Love Of A Lifetime | 90's Rock Videos". 90srockvideos.wordpress.com. 31 October 2007. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
- ^ a b "C.J. Snare Interview with RockEyez". 2005 Rock Eyez. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
- ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1998-11-21. p. 38. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 103.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1642." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 297.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1991". Archived from the original on 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ^ "American single certifications – FireHouse – Love of a Lifetime". Recording Industry Association of America.
