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Revision as of 15:08, 31 August 2018
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"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, peaking at No. 5 on the 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.[1]
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!"[2]
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."[2]
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1991-1992) | Peak position |
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| Canada Top Singles (RPM) | 30 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 5 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1991) | Position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 43 |
Cover versions
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[5] and was the last single released by the project.
Country singer Katie Armiger recorded a cover version on her eponymous first album in 2007, but did not release it as a single.
References
- ^ "Firehouse – Love Of A Lifetime | 90's Rock Videos". 90srockvideos.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
- ^ a b "C.J. Snare Interview with RockEyez". 2005 Rock Eyez. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
- ^ "Firehouse Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1991". Archived from the original on 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 38. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2015-08-22.