Love of a Lifetime (FireHouse song)
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| Single by FireHouse | ||||
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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
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| Length | 4:46 | |||
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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.[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
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]
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1991-1992) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[4] | 15 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM) | 30 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 5 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1991) | Position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 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[6] and was the last single released by the project.
Country singer Katie Armiger, who was coincidentally born in 1991, recorded a cover version on her eponymous first album in 2007, but did not release it as a single.
References
- ^ 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. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
- ^ a b "C.J. Snare Interview with RockEyez". 2005 Rock Eyez. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 103.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1991". Archived from the original on 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1998-11-21. p. 38. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
