AEROSMITH - I DON'T WANNA MISS A THING
I Could Stay Awake Just To Hear You Breathing
Watch You Smile While You Are Sleeping
While You're Far Away And Dreaming
I Could Spend My Life In This Sweet Surrender
I Could Stay Lost In This Moment Forever
Every Moment Spent With You Is A Moment I Treasure
Don't Wanna Close My Eyes
I Don't Wanna Fall Asleep
'Cause I'd Miss You Baby
And I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing
'Cause Even When I Dream Of You
The Sweetest Dream Would Never Do
I'd Still Miss You Baby
And I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing
Lying Close To You Feeling Your Heart Beating
And I'm Wondering What You're Dreaming
Wondering If It's Me You're Seeing
Then I Kiss Your Eyes And Thank God We're Together
And I Just Wanna Stay With You
In This Moment Forever, Forever And Ever
I Don't Wanna Close My Eyes
I Don't Wanna Fall Asleep
'Cause I'd Miss You, Baby
And I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing
'Cause Even When I Dream Of You
The Sweetest Dream Would Never Do
I'd Still Miss You, Baby
And I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing
I Don't Wanna Miss One Smile
I Don't Wanna Miss One Kiss
Well, I Just Wanna Be With You
Right Here With You, Just Like This
I Just Wanna Hold You Close
I Feel Your Heart So Close To Mine
And Just Stay Here In This Moment
For All The Rest Of Time, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
Don't Wanna Close My Eyes
Don't Wanna Fall Asleep
'Cause I'd Miss You, Baby
And I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing
'Cause Even When I Dream Of You
The Sweetest Dream Would Never Do
I'd Still Miss You, Baby
And I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing
I Don't Wanna Close My Eyes
I Don't Wanna Fall Asleep
'Cause I'd Miss You, Baby
And I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing
'Cause Even When I Dream Of You
The Sweetest Dream Would Never Do
And I'd Still Miss You, Baby
And I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing
Don't Wanna Close My Eyes
I Don't Wanna Fall Asleep, Yeah
I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing
SONG FACTS
Writer(s): Diane Warren
Producer(s): Matt Serletic
This Was Featured In The Movie Armageddon, Which Starred Steven Tyler's Daughter, Liv Tyler. U2 Were Originally Asked To Perform This Song For The Movie - The Idea For Aerosmith Performing It Only Came After Liv Was Cast.
A Grand Production Featuring A 52-Piece Orchestra, This Was By Far Aerosmith's Biggest Hit On The Us Hot 100, And Their Only Chart-Topper. It Was #1 Us For Four Weeks In September 1998, Becoming One Of The Most Popular Songs Of The Year.
The Song Got A Huge Bump From Its Placing In Armageddon, Which Worldwide Was The Top-Grossing Film Of 1998.
This Song Extended Aerosmith's Reign As The Hottest Rock Band Of The '90s. Their 1993 Album Get A Grip Contained Four Hit Singles Which Also Did Very Well On Mtv. With A New Generation Of Fans Discovering The Group's Back Catalogue, They Were As Popular As Ever, Selling Out Shows Worldwide.
Their Follow-Up Album, Nine Lives, Was A Struggle To Make And Wasn't Released Until 1997. It Was Far Less Popular, With None Of Its Singles Cracking The Top 25. Aerosmith Could Still Fill Stadiums, But Had To Come Off The Road In April 1998 When Steven Tyler Tore His Acl In A Microphone Stand Mishap During A Show In Anchorage.
The Armageddon Soundtrack, Bolstered By This Song, Went To #1 In The Us. It Contained Three Other Aerosmith Songs: "Sweet Emotion," Their Cover Of "Come Together," And A New Song Called "What Kind Of Love Are You On," Which They Had Recorded For Their Nine Lives Album But Didn't Make The Cut.
The Country Singer Mark Chesnutt Covered This Later In 1998, Making It The Title Track Of His Eighth Album. In February 1999, His Version Topped The Country Chart And Climbed To #17 On The Hot 100, Five Months After Aerosmith Hit The Top Spot With The Original.
You'll Notice That Steven Tyler Is Surprisingly Stationary In The Video. That's Because It Was Shot After His Knee Injury, And He Was Wearing An Awkward Brace That Restricted His Movement. The Video's Director, Francis Lawrence, Used A Lot Of Close-Up Shots To Compensate.
Aerosmith Performed A Snippet Of This At The Halftime Show Of The 2001 Super Bowl, Before Going Into "Walk This Way" Along With N'sync, Britney Spears, Mary J. Blige, And Nelly.
This Won The 1999 Nickelodeon Teen Choice Award For Love Song Of The Year.
In A 2008 Survey Conducted By The Cable Music Channel Magic Tv, This Was Voted By Its Uk Viewers As The Nation's Favorite Love Song.