Berlin

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Berlin's crowning achievement is "Take My Breath Away," a song that won both the Academy Award and the Golden Globe for Best Original Song in 1987. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 and remains one of the most memorable movie themes of all time. While the band itself never won a Grammy, the song's recognition and enduring popularity have given Berlin a permanent place in pop music history. For a band that only had a few years of mainstream success, that is a remarkable accomplishment.

AwardsBerlin won two major awards for "Take My Breath Away": the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, both in 1987. The awards were presented to the songwriters, but the band's performance made the song a global hit.

Rankings & Lists

#Not ranked in top 500

Greatest Songs of All Time

Rolling Stone·2021

Records & Feats

First song from a Tom Cruise film to top Billboard Hot 100

Historic First·1986

"Take My Breath Away" was the first single from a Tom Cruise movie to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.