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{{Infobox single
{{Infobox song
| Name = Love of a Lifetime
| name = Love of a Lifetime
| Cover = FHLoveLifetime.JPG
| cover = FHLoveLifetime.JPG
| caption = Cover of Japanese CD release
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| Artist = [[FireHouse (band)|FireHouse]]
| type = single
| Album = [[FireHouse (album)|FireHouse]]
| artist = [[FireHouse]]
| Released = July 1991
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| album = [[FireHouse (album)|FireHouse]]
| Format =
| B-side = *"Helpless"
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| Recorded = 1990
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*[[All She Wrote (FireHouse song)|All She Wrote]]
| Genre = [[Glam metal]], [[power ballad]]
| released = {{Start date|1991}}
| Length = 4:46
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| recorded = 1990
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| Writer = [[Bill Leverty]] and [[C.J. Snare]].
| studio =
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| Label = [[Epic Records|Epic]]
| genre = *[[Glam metal]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bowar|first=Chad|title=Best 20 Hair Metal Ballads of the '80s and '90s|url=https://www.liveabout.com/best-hair-metal-ballads-1752387|access-date=2021-02-24|website=LiveAbout|language=en}}</ref>
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| Last single = "[[Don't Treat Me Bad]]"<br />(1991)
| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=46}}
| This single = "'''Love of a Lifetime'''"<br />(1991)
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| label = *[[Epic Records|Epic]]
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| Next single = "[[All She Wrote (FireHouse song)|All She Wrote]]"<br />(1991)
*[[Sony Music]]
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| writer = *[[Bill Leverty]]
*[[C.J. Snare]]
| producer = *[[David Prater]]
*Bruce Dickinsom
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| prev_title = [[Don't Treat Me Bad]]
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = [[All She Wrote (FireHouse song)|All She Wrote]]
| next_year = 1991
}}
}}


"'''Love of a Lifetime'''" is a song performed by the American rock band [[FireHouse (band)|FireHouse]]. It was the band's third single and its highest charting single in the United States, peaking at No. 5 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] in September 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]].<ref name="wordpress">{{cite web|url=http://90srockvideos.wordpress.com/2007/10/31/firehouse-love-of-a-lifetime/ |title=Firehouse &#8211; Love Of A Lifetime &#124; 90&#039;s Rock Videos |publisher=90srockvideos.wordpress.com|accessdate=2015-08-22}}</ref>
"'''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|''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]].<ref name="wordpress">{{cite web|url=http://90srockvideos.wordpress.com/2007/10/31/firehouse-love-of-a-lifetime/ |title=Firehouse – Love Of A Lifetime {{pipe}} 90's Rock Videos |date=31 October 2007 |publisher=90srockvideos.wordpress.com|accessdate=2015-08-22}}</ref>


The song is arguably what FireHouse is most known for. 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!"<ref name="rockeyez">{{cite web|url=http://www.rockeyez.com/interviews/int-firehouse-cj_snare.html|publisher=2005 Rock Eyez|accessdate=2007-12-30|title=C.J. Snare Interview with RockEyez}}</ref>
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!"<ref name="rockeyez">{{cite web|url=http://www.rockeyez.com/interviews/int-firehouse-cj_snare.html|publisher=2005 Rock Eyez|accessdate=2007-12-30|title=C.J. Snare Interview with RockEyez}}</ref>


==Origin==
==Origin==
The 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."<ref name=rockeyez />
The 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."<ref name=rockeyez />

==Cover versions==

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The project [[Collage (American duo)|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<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Billboard|date=1998-11-21|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|issn=0006-2510|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_HQoEAAAAMBAJ|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_HQoEAAAAMBAJ/page/n37 38]|accessdate=2015-08-22}}</ref> and was the last single released by the project.

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Country singer [[Katie Armiger]] recorded a cover version on her eponymous first album in 2007.


==Charts==
==Charts==
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{{col-2}}


===Weekly charts===
===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
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!Chart (1991-1992)
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!Peak<br/>position
|-
|-
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! Chart (1991)
|Canada Top Singles ([[RPM (magazine)|RPM]])
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! Peak<br/>position
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|align="center"|30
|-
|-
! scope="row"|Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia|edition=pdf|page=103}}</ref>
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|US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]]
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|align="center"|15
|-
{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|30|chartid=1642|rowheader=true|access-date=16 February 2021}}
|-
! scope="row"|US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]]<ref>{{cite book |title= Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2013 |publisher=Record Research |page=297}}</ref>
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|5
|-
|-
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! scope="row"| US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Adult Contemporary|Adult Contemporary]]
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| align="center" |37
|}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
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!Chart (1991)
!Position
|-
|-
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! Chart (1991)
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|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1991 |title=Billboard Top 100 - 1991 |accessdate=2009-09-15 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707155835/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1991 |archivedate=2009-07-07 |df= }}</ref>
! Peak<br/>position
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|align="center"|43
|-
|-
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! scope="row"|US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1991 |title=Billboard Top 100 - 1991 |accessdate=2009-09-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707155835/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1991 |archivedate=2009-07-07 }}</ref>
|align="center"|43
|}
|}
{{col-end}}


==Cover versions==
==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=FireHouse|title=Love of a Lifetime|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=1991|certyear=1991}}
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The project [[Collage (singer)|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<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|issn=0006-2510|url=https://books.google.com.br/books?id=HQoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA38|page=38|accessdate=2015-08-22}}</ref> and was the last single released by the project.
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}

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Country singer [[Katie Armiger]], who was coincidentally born in 1991, the year of the song's release, recorded a cover version on her eponymous first album in 2007, but did not release it as a single.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p61Q_DOwtps Music Video for "Love of a Lifetime"]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p61Q_DOwtps Music Video for "Love of a Lifetime"]
* {{MetroLyrics song|firehouse|love-of-a-lifetime}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->


{{FireHouse}}
{{FireHouse}}


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Latest revision as of 02:39, 15 April 2024

"Love of a Lifetime"
Cover of Japanese CD release
Single by FireHouse
from the album FireHouse
B-side
Released1991 (1991)
Recorded1990
Genre
Length4:46
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
FireHouse singles chronology
"Don't Treat Me Bad"
(1991) 		"Love of a Lifetime"
(1991) 		"All She Wrote"
(1991)

"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]

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

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The 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

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The 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

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[9] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Bowar, Chad. "Best 20 Hair Metal Ballads of the '80s and '90s". LiveAbout. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  2. ^ "Firehouse – Love Of A Lifetime | 90's Rock Videos". 90srockvideos.wordpress.com. 31 October 2007. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
  3. ^ a b "C.J. Snare Interview with RockEyez". 2005 Rock Eyez. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
  4. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1998-11-21. p. 38. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
  5. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 103.
  6. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1642." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 297.
  8. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1991". Archived from the original on 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  9. ^ "American single certifications – FireHouse – Love of a Lifetime". Recording Industry Association of America.
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