"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" is a song co-written by Diane Warren and Albert HammondNothing's gonna stop us now and the hit songs of Diane Warren MUSIC SCORE.D WARREN – 1991 and recorded by American rock band Starship for their second studio album, No Protection (1987). It is a power ballad duet featuring vocalists Grace Slick and Mickey Thomas and the theme to the 1987 romantic-comedy film Mannequin.theguardian, 28 March 2014, Dave Eggers article, Dave Eggers: what's so funny about peace, love and Starship?

The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, Warren's first single to do so. Elsewhere, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" topped the charts in Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom, where it became the second-best-selling song of 1987. "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" received a nomination for Best Original Song at the 60th Academy Awards. A Cantonese cover, :zh:敢爱敢做 by singer George Lam, briefly topped the Hong Kong charts.

The song's co-writer Albert Hammond has recorded his own version on three occasions: the first in 1989 for his Best of Me album, in 2010 as a duet with Bonnie Tyler on the album Legend, and then in 2014 as an orchestral version on the album In Symphony. The song was used as the trailer and end credits song for the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Thunderbolts* (2025).

Background In a radio interview, Hammond said that the idea for the song came from his impending marriage to his live-in girlfriend of seven years after his divorce from his previous wife was finalized. He had said to Warren, "It's almost like they've stopped me from marrying this woman for seven years, and they haven't succeeded. They're not gonna stop me doing it." The song has been considered "feel good" propelled by a strong synthesizer beat.The when, where, and who of pop lyrics: the listener's prerogative. T Murphey. Popular Music, 1989 – Cambridge Univ Press

Reception Cash Box called the song "an emotional duet by Thomas and Grace Slick" and "a blustery, expansive production."

Commercial performance The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 on April 4, 1987. In the United Kingdom, the song peaked at the top of the UK Singles Chart for four weeks and became the UK's second-best-selling song of 1987 behind "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley. The song also reached the top 10 in six other European countries. It became the first chart-topping song to be written by Warren. Grace Slick, at age 47, became the oldest woman to attain a number-one single in the United States,Gotta revolution, 1987: Grace slick, Paul Kantner, and "volunteers of America" W Glausser – Popular Music & Society, 1988 – Taylor & Francis surpassed only by Cher, who was 52 when her song "Believe" reached number one in early 1999.

Music video The music video for "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" was released in 1987. It features clips from the film Mannequin, starring Andrew McCarthy and Kim Cattrall, intercut with a parallel narrative of Mickey Thomas falling in love with a mannequin who comes to life, played by Grace Slick. Meshach Taylor makes a cameo reprising his film role of window dresser Hollywood Montrose, as does Narada Michael Walden, the producer of the song, who appears with the band. Towards the end of the video, viewers are shown that the band's members are also mannequins.

Track listings 7-inch single A. "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" – 4:29 B. "Layin' It on the Line" (live at Stopher Gym, Nicholls State University) – 4:15

12-inch single A1. "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" – 4:29 A2. "Layin' It on the Line" – 4:15 B1. "We Built This City" (special club mix) – 7:00 B2. "Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight" – 3:41

Personnel Mickey Thomas – vocals Grace Slick – vocals Donny Baldwin – drums, backing vocals Craig Chaquico – guitar (lead/solo only)Craig Chaquico (Timeline) Retrieved 21 January 2023.Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now by Starship - Track Info @AllMusic.com Retrieved 21 January 2023. Pete Sears – bass

Additional personnel Walter "Baby Love" Afanasieff – keyboards, synth bass Narada Michael Walden – LinnDrum programming Corrado Rustici – Charvel MIDI guitar Robert "Bongo Bob" Smith – drum sampling and percussion Karen "Kitty Beethoven" Brewington, Jim Gilstrap – background vocals

Charts

Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" Chart (1987) Peakposition Australia (Australian Music Report) 3 Canada Retail Singles (The Record)1 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) 4 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) 7Italy Airplay (Music & Media) 1 Portugal (AFP) 1 South Africa (Springbok Radio) 3 US Cash Box Top 100 1 US CHR/Pop Airplay Chart (Radio & Records) 1 Chart (2026) Peakposition Philippines (Philippines Hot 100)99

Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" Chart (1987) Position Australia (Australian Music Report) 12 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 17 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 26 Canada Top Singles (RPM) 5 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) 8 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 9 Netherlands (Single Top 100) 31 Norway Spring Period (VG-lista) 2 South Africa (Springbok Radio) 5 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 8 UK Singles (Gallup) 2 US Billboard Hot 100 5 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) 26 US Cash Box Top 100 8 West Germany (Media Control) 20

Certifications

See also List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1987 List of Hot Adult Contemporary number ones of 1987 List of number-one singles of 1987 (Canada) List of number-one singles of 1987 (Ireland) List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1980s

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