Reception
This song was Aerosmith's biggest hit, debuting at number 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, where it stayed for four weeks in September, and reaching number 1 in many countries around the world, including Australia, Germany, Ireland, Austria, Norway, Italy, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.
The song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song, but lost to "When You Believe" from the film The Prince of Egypt. The song was also nominated for the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song, "losing" to "I Wanna Be Mike Ovitz!" from An Alan Smithee Film Burn Hollywood Burn. It is one of only three songs to be nominated for both awards, the others being "How Do I Live," from Con Air (also by Warren) and "Life in a Looking Glass," from That's Life! (music by Henry Mancini, lyrics by Leslie Bricusse), neither of which won either award.
The chorus of the song is highly reminiscent of an earlier song Diane Warren co-wrote, "Just Like Jesse James", which appeared on Cher's 1989 album Heart of Stone.
The song helped open up Aerosmith to a new generation and remains a slow dance staple.
It was one of many songs written by Diane Warren in that time period.
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