About The Song
“Time After Time” is a song by American singer Cyndi Lauper from her debut studio album, She’s So Unusual (1983). It was released as the album’s second single in March 1984, by Epic and Portrait Records. Written by Lauper and Rob Hyman, who also provided backing vocals, the song was produced by Rick Chertoff. It was written in the album’s final stages, after “Girls Just Want to Have Fun”, “She Bop” and “All Through the Night” had been written or recorded. The writing began with the title, which Lauper had seen in TV Guide, referring to the 1979 film Time After Time.
“Time After Time” received positive reviews from music critics, with many commending it for being a solid and memorable love song. It has since been named as one of the greatest pop songs of all time by many media outlets, including Rolling Stone, Nerve, MTV, and many others. The song was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Song of the Year at the 27th Annual Grammy Awards. Commercially, “Time After Time” was another success for Lauper, becoming her first No. 1 hit single in the United States, topping the Billboard Hot 100 on June 9, 1984, and remaining at the top for two weeks. It additionally peaked at No. 6 on the Australian Kent Music Report chart and No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart.
Although “Time After Time” would eventually become one of Lauper’s signature songs, it was one of the last songs on her debut album to be recorded. While Lauper was still writing material for She’s So Unusual in the spring of 1983, her producer, Rick Chertoff introduced her to American musician Rob Hyman, a founding member of the Hooters. Lauper had by then already recorded the majority of the album, including the songs “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” and “She Bop,” but Chertoff insisted that she and Hyman needed to record just “one more song”. Therefore, she and Hyman sat at a piano and started working on “Time After Time”.
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Lyrics
Lying in my bed
I hear the clock tick and think of you
Caught up in circles
Confusion is nothing new
Flashback, warm nights almost left behind
Suitcases of memories
Time after
Sometimes you picture me
I’m walking too far ahead
You’re calling to me
I can’t hear what you’ve said
Then you say, go slow, I fall behind
The second hand unwinds
If you’re lost, you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you, I’ll be waiting
Time after time
If you’re lost, you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you, I will be waiting (I’ll be waiting)
Time after time
After my picture fades
And darkness has turned to gray
Watching through windows
You’re wondering if I’m okay
Secrets stolen from deep inside
The drum beats out of time
If you’re lost, you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you, I’ll be waiting
Time after time
You said, go slow, I fall behind
The second hand unwinds
If you’re lost, you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you, I’ll be waiting
Time after time
If you’re lost, you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you, I will be waiting (I’ll be waiting)
Time after time, time after time
Time after time, time after time
Time after time, time after time
Time after time, time after time