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"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"
Single by Aerosmith
from the album Armageddon
Released	August 18, 1998
Format	Cassette, CD
Recorded	1998
Genre	Rock
Length	4:56
Label	Columbia
Writer(s)	Diane Warren
Certification	Gold
Chart positions
#1 (Australia, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, United States) #4 (UK)
Aerosmith singles chronology
"Full Circle" (1998)	"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (1998)	"What Kind of Love Are You On" (1998)
Mark Chesnutt chronology
"Wherever You Are" (1998)	"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (1998)	"This Heartache Never Sleeps" (1999)

"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" is a hit single by American rock band Aerosmith. It was taken from the Armageddon soundtrack and debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the first and only song by a rock band to debut at #1. The song stayed at number one for four weeks from September 5 to September 26, 1998. It also introduced Aerosmith to a whole new generation of fans. The song rose steadily up the charts in the UK, peaking at number four in November 1998, making it Aerosmith's highest charting song in the UK to date.

"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" was written primarily by the credited songwriter, Diane Warren, although member Joe Perry helped Warren in the songwriting process.

The song was both nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song and a Razzie for Worst Original Song.

It remains one of Aerosmith's most popular songs and is widely credited as the song that introduced Aerosmith to a new generation (Generation Y).

Contents 1 Trivia 2 Video 3 Tracklist 4 Charts 5 Cover versions 6 Succession 6.1 Aerosmith 6.2 Mark Chesnutt

In a 2006 poll for a Channel Five program Britain's Favourite Break-up Songs, "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" was voted fourteenth.

The music video for this song was shot in the Minneapolis Armory, and can be seen here, though this link requires the Adobe Flash player or equvalent (such as Gnash) or one could use this python script.

CD Single

1. "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (4:58)
2. "Taste of India" (Rock Remix) (5:52)

Charts Peak position Australian Singles Chart 1 German Singles Chart 1 Irish Singles Chart 1 Latvian Singles Chart 1 UK Singles Chart 4 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 1 U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks 4 U.S. Adult Contemporary 13 U.S. Hot Latin Tracks 14

• Pop diva Regine Velasquez covered the song for her multiplatinum album r2k. Unlike Aerosmith, it is done in a mellow ballad style and became one of her signature and most notable songs due to its powerful vocals.
• Mark Chesnutt recorded a cover of the song, which was a number-one country song for two weeks in 1999; his version also peaked at #17 on the Billboard Hot 100.
• It was covered by New Found Glory in 2000, on their album full of cover songs, From the Screen to Your Stereo.
• It was covered on American Idol many times by various artists, including the Season 6 contestant Antonella Barba.
• Covered by Ben Mills on his debut 2007 album Picture of You.

Preceded by "The Boy is Mine" by Brandy and Monica

Billboard Hot 100 number one single September 5, 1998- September 26, 1998

Succeeded by "The First Night" by Monica

Preceded by "Stand Beside Me" by Jo Dee Messina

Hot Country Songs number one single February 20, 1999- February 27, 1999

Succeeded by "No Place That Far" by Sara Evans