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"If I Could Turn Back Time" was seen as a major comeback for Cher in the late 1980s. The song charted at number 1 in Australia and Norway, number 3 in the United States and number 6 in the United Kingdom.
"If I Could Turn Back Time" was very successful and it became Cher's second consecutive number 1 in the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. It topped the charts in two countries and it became a top ten hit in nearly ten countries. Cher had several subsequent hits including "The Shoop Shoop Song", "Strong Enough" and "Believe".
In episode 3-07 (first aired on November 16, 2000) of Will & Grace, Jack meets Cher in a café and mistakes her for a drag queen. She sings a few notes of "If I Could Turn Back Time" to make him understand she's the real Cher.
In 2000, Cher released a promotional double-pack vinyl in the UK with 3 new remixes of "If I Could Turn Back Time", the Almighty version of which was used as the opening track for the "Living Proof: Farewell Tour" which also featured the intro to "Dark Lady" and elements of "A Different Kind of Love Song".
In April 2009, Ronnie Mitchell sang "If I Could Turn Back Time" to Danielle's grave on EastEnders.
In May 2010 One Life To Live premiered the special STARR'XD LOVERS where Brody, Jessica and, Layla sang the song after Cristian turned Jessica down from dancing.
on Stewie Griffin: the Untold Story Meg sang this song in "the afterparty" part of the DVD.
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