The Time of My Life (David Cook song)

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"The Time of My Life"
Single by David Cook
ReleasedMay 22, 2008 (2008-05-22)
Recorded2008
GenrePop rock
Length3:36
Label
Songwriter(s)Regie Hamm
Producer(s)Steve Lipson
David Cook singles chronology
"The Time of My Life"
(2008)
"Light On"
(2008)

"The Time of My Life" is the debut single by American singer-songwriter

seventh season of American Idol.[1] It was written by Regie Hamm and produced by Steve Lipson.[2] The song is included as a bonus track on his self-titled debut major-label album.[3]

"The Time of My Life" debuted at number three on the

RIAA and has sold over 1.4 Million copies in the US as of October 2012.[4][5] "The Time of My Life" was the best-selling Idol coronation single between 2009 and 2012 before being overtaken by Phillip Phillips's "Home".[6][5]

Background

The song is the winner out of thousands of entries for the 2008 American Idol Songwriter's Competition, and was written by Regie Hamm.[7] It was released as Cook's first single exclusively on iTunes on May 22, 2008. The next day, it was made available at all digital retailers. The song was sent to the radio stations following the end of the airing of American Idol finale in Hawaii.[8]

On the 2008

season 2, performed by Corynne and Anthony.

In June 2009, in the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, the Llanview school chorus sang the song.

Commercial performance

In the U.S., the song debuted on the

season 2. Due to low first-week airplay in the U.S., the song was prevented from debuting at number one by Lil Wayne's "Lollipop" featuring Static Major and Leona Lewis's "Bleeding Love
". In addition to its high opening week sales, "The Time of My Life" showed strong sales longevity, and has passed the one-million mark in digital sales. The song's sales and radio longevity allowed it to stay in the top 50 on the Hot 100 for nineteen weeks, before being removed from the chart after its twentieth week per Billboard chart recurrent rules.

On June 1, 2008, the single entered the UK Singles Chart at number 61.

"The Time of My Life" entered the Billboard

", which reached number four.

The RIAA certified "The Time of My Life" Platinum on December 12, 2008 for selling over 1 million digital downloads,[4] making it the second platinum-selling coronation song for an American Idol winner, after Kelly Clarkson's "A Moment Like This".[6] It became the best selling coronation song by June 2009,[6] which distinction it held until 2012, when season 11 winner Phillip Phillips's "Home" sold over 2 million digital copies.[5] As of October 2012, "The Time of My Life" has sold 1,463,000 copies in the US.[5]

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[4] Platinum 1,463,000[5]

Acclaims

"The Time of My Life" took Song of the Year honors at the Nashville Music Awards October 7, 2009.

Elvis' "Heartbreak Hotel" in 1956. The song hit the number one spot on the Billboard Hot AC chart fifteen times, passing the fourteen-week mark that Whitney Houston hit with Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You
" in 1993.

See also

References

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