Total Eclipse of the Heart - wikipedia Total Eclipse of the Heart For the episode of `` The Vampire Diaries '', see Total Eclipse of the Heart ( The Vampire Diaries ). `` Total Eclipse of the Heart '' Artwork for UK and some European releases Single by Bonnie Tyler from the album Faster Than the Speed of Night B - side `` Take Me Back '' ( UK ) `` Straight from the Heart '' ( US ) Released Format 7 '' 12 '' CD Length 6 : 59 ( album version ) 5 : 53 ( 2013 re-recording for the album Rocks and Honey ) 5 : 32 ( music video version ) 4 : 35 ( 2011 single version ) 4 : 30 ( single version ) 3 : 49 ( 2005 re-recording for the album Wings ) Label Columbia Songwriter ( s ) Jim Steinman Producer ( s ) Jim Steinman Bonnie Tyler singles chronology `` Sayonara Tokyo '' ( 1981 ) `` Total Eclipse of the Heart '' ( 1983 ) `` Take Me Back '' ( 1983 ) `` Sayonara Tokyo '' ( 1981 ) `` Total Eclipse of the Heart '' ( 1983 ) `` Take Me Back '' ( 1983 ) Music video `` Total Eclipse Of The Heart '' on YouTube `` Total Eclipse of the Heart '' is a song recorded by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. It was written and produced by Jim Steinman, and released on Tyler 's fifth studio album, Faster Than the Speed of Night ( 1983 ). The song was released as a single by Columbia Records on 11 February 1983 in the United Kingdom and on 31 May 1983 in the United States. The song became Tyler 's biggest career hit, topping the UK Singles Chart, and becoming the fifth - best - selling single in 1983 in the United Kingdom. In the United States, the single spent four weeks at the top of the charts, and was Billboard 's number - six song of the year for 1983. Worldwide, the single has sales in excess of 6 million copies and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) for sales of over 1 million copies after its release, updated to Platinum in 2001 when the certification threshold changed. In 2015, the song was voted by the British public as the nation 's third favourite 1980s number one in a poll for ITV. Contents 1 Background and composition 2 Critical reception 3 Music video 4 Live performances 5 Credits and personnel 6 Other versions by Bonnie Tyler 7 Charts and certifications 7.1 Weekly charts 7.2 Year - end charts 7.3 Sales and certifications 8 Formats and track listings 8.1 Track listing 9 Cover versions and impact in mainstream media 9.1 Nicki French version 9.1. 1 Weekly charts 9.1. 2 Year - end charts 9.1. 3 Sales and certifications 9.2 Westlife version 9.3 Yuridia version 9.4 Parody versions 10 See also 11 References 12 External links Background and composition After her contract with RCA Records ended in 1981, Tyler found a new manager in David Aspden and after seeing Meat Loaf perform `` Bat Out of Hell '' live on The Old Grey Whistle Test, approached Meat Loaf 's producer Jim Steinman and asked him to be her producer. Tyler visited Steinman in his apartment in New York in April 1982 with her manager, where she was presented with two tracks : `` Have You Ever Seen the Rain ? '' and `` Goin ' Through the Motions ''. She stated that had she not liked the songs Steinman played for her, he would have rejected Tyler 's invitation to collaborate. She returned to his studio apartment weeks later, where Steinman and Rory Dodd performed `` Total Eclipse of the Heart '' for her. He also hand - picked the recording band for the song. `` Total Eclipse of the Heart '' had to be shortened for radio play. Tyler did not believe that the song was radio - friendly at its full length ; the song was reduced from seven minutes and two seconds to four minutes and thirty seconds. The power ballad remains Tyler 's most successful song, peaking at No. 1 in the United States, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United Kingdom. At its peak, it sold 60,000 copies per day, and approximately 6 million copies in total. It won the Variety Club award in the UK for best single of 1983. The song also made number 82 of VH1 's top 100 love songs. `` Total Eclipse of the Heart '' A sample of `` Total Eclipse of the Heart '', performed by Bonnie Tyler. Problems playing this file ? See media help. Tyler told Record Mirror that she thought the song was about `` someone who wants to love so badly she 's lying there in complete darkness. '' Steinman said in an interview with Playbill : with ' Total Eclipse of the Heart ', I was trying to come up with a love song and I remembered I actually wrote that to be a vampire love song. Its original title was ' Vampires in Love ' because I was working on a musical of Nosferatu, the other great vampire story. If anyone listens to the lyrics, they 're really like vampire lines. It 's all about the darkness, the power of darkness and love 's place in the dark... He also told People magazine that he thought Tyler sounded like John Fogerty, and wrote the song `` to be a showpiece for her voice. '' Tyler described the song as `` a challenge ( to sing ), '' stating that she `` ( does n't ) like songs that anybody can sing. I like songs that need a lot of energy. '' After Steinman presented her with the song she told The Times, `` I just had shivers right up my spine... I could n't wait to actually get in and record it. '' According to Meat Loaf, Steinman had written the song, along with `` Making Love Out of Nothing at All '', for Meat Loaf 's album Midnight at the Lost and Found ; however, Meat Loaf 's record company refused to pay Steinman and he wrote separate songs himself. `` Total Eclipse of the Heart '' was then given to Bonnie Tyler and `` Making Love Out of Nothing at All '' to Air Supply. Tyler has denied this claim. `` Meat Loaf was apparently very annoyed that Jim gave that to me, '' Tyler stated. `` But Jim said he did n't write it for Meat Loaf, that he only finished it after meeting me. '' Critical reception Mike DeGagne from AllMusic retrospectively described `` Total Eclipse of the Heart '' as `` one of the finest ballads ever to hit radio. '' He noted the `` lush instrumentation '' and said that Tyler 's voice `` produced the perfect type of ' desperate lovelorn ' effect to suit the romantic lyrics. '' He described Roy Bittan 's piano playing as `` dreamy '' and described Tyler 's voice as `` wonderfully gritty. '' Donald A. Guarisco, also from AllMusic, retrospectively reviewed Faster Than the Speed of Night, and noted the song as an `` epic ballad, '' describing the whole album as `` rock at its most melodramatic. '' Jim Beviglia from American Songwriter said that Tyler 's raspy vocals helped to legitimize the `` melodrama inherent in the lyrics, '' and described the song as a `` garment - rending, chest - beating ( and ) emotionally exhausting ballad '' that suits the throes of a turbulent relationship. Music video Holloway Sanatorium steps, which feature in the video The music video for `` Total Eclipse of the Heart '' was directed by Russell Mulcahy and was filmed on location at the Holloway Sanatorium, a large Victorian Gothic hospital near Virginia Water, Surrey, England. The video features Bonnie Tyler clad in white, dreaming or fantasizing about her students in a boys ' boarding school. Young men are seen dancing and participating in various school activities and singing in a choir. A long - running urban legend is that the boy who appears throughout the video and who shakes Tyler 's hand at the end is former Italian footballer Gianfranco Zola. In a 2012 interview, Zola confirmed that he did not appear in the video. Live performances Since the song 's release, Tyler performs `` Total Eclipse of the Heart '' in every concert she performs. `` I sing it much better now than I used to, '' she told The Huffington Post. `` I think my voice is probably not as husky as it was, I think it 's mellowed a bit. '' The song was performed at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards, held at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, on 28 February 1984. Tyler performed a brief, live performance of this song on a Royal Caribbean cruise during the solar eclipse of 21 August 2017. Live recordings of Tyler performing the song have been released on her live albums Bonnie Tyler Live ( 2006 ) and Live in Germany 1993 ( 2011 ). Video performances have also been released on Tyler 's DVDs, Bonnie on Tour ( 2006 ) and the DVD edition of Live in Germany 1993. Credits and personnel Credits adapted from AllMusic ( from the album, Faster Than the Speed of Night ) : Bonnie Tyler -- lead vocals Rick Derringer -- guitar Steve Buslowe -- bass guitar Roy Bittan -- piano Larry Fast -- synthesizers Steve Margoshes -- additional synths Max Weinberg -- drums Jimmy Maelen -- percussion Holly Sherwood -- lead backing vocals Rory Dodd -- `` Turn around '' and backing vocals Eric Troyer -- backing vocals Other versions by Bonnie Tyler Since the original release in 1983, Tyler has re-recorded the song several times for albums and subsequent single releases. Her first and most successful re-recording of the song was released in 2003. Tyler recorded a French / English duet version called `` Si demain... ( Turn Around ) '' with Kareen Antonn. It peaked at number one in France and Belgium. Tyler released another version of the song in 2004 as a duet with Peter Brocklehurst on his album For You. A solo version of the recording was released on her studio album Wings in the following year. BabyPinkStar recorded the song with Tyler in a punk / electronic remix version that was released as a single in the UK in January 2007. In 2009, Tyler released another version of the song with Welsh choral group Only Men Aloud ! In 2011, Tyler re-recorded the song on an EP named after the song, released by Cleopatra Records. Her most recent recording of the song appears as a bonus track on her album Rocks and Honey ( 2013 ). Charts and certifications Weekly charts Chart ( 1983 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 14 Canada ( RPM 50 Singles ) Canada ( RPM Adult Contemporary ) 9 France ( IFOP ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) 16 Ireland ( IRMA ) Italy ( FIMI ) 14 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 24 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 18 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) Norway ( VG - lista ) South Africa ( Springbok Radio ) Spain ( AFYVE ) 9 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Adult Contemporary 7 US Billboard Hot 100 US Billboard Top Tracks 23 US Cash Box Year Chart Peak position 2008 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 57 2011 Belgium ( Back Catalogue Singles Flanders ) 17 Denmark ( Tracklisten ) 35 2012 France ( SNEP ) 57 2013 France ( SNEP ) 98 2014 France ( SNEP ) 114 2017 US Billboard Digital Songs 13 Year - end charts Chart ( 1983 ) Position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) 6 Canada ( RPM Top 100 Singles ) 5 France ( IFOP ) 15 Italy ( FIMI ) 81 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 5 South Africa ( Springbok Radio ) UK Singles Chart 5 US Billboard Hot 100 6 US Cash Box 5 Sales and certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Canada ( Music Canada ) Platinum 100,000 France ( SNEP ) Gold 632,000 Italy ( FIMI ) Platinum 30,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Gold 500,000 United States ( RIAA ) Platinum 1,000,000 shipments figures based on certification alone sales + streaming figures based on certification alone Order of precedence Preceded by `` Electric Avenue '' by Eddy Grant Canadian CHUM number - one single 20 August 1983 -- 27 August 1983 ( 2 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Maniac '' by Michael Sembello Preceded by `` White Wedding '' by Billy Idol Canadian RPM number - one single 13 August 1983 -- 20 August 1983 ( 2 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Our House '' by Madness Preceded by `` I Was Only Nineteen '' by Redgum Australian number - one single 30 May 1983 -- 4 July 1983 ( 6 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Flashdance... What a Feeling '' by Irene Cara Preceded by `` Beat It '' by Michael Jackson New Zealand number - one single 3 July 1983 -- 24 July 1983 ( 4 weeks ) Preceded by `` Billie Jean '' by Michael Jackson Irish Singles Chart number - one single 13 March 1983 -- 27 March 1983 ( 3 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Let 's Dance '' by David Bowie UK Singles Chart number - one single 12 March 1983 -- 19 March 1983 ( 2 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Is There Something I Should Know ? '' by Duran Duran Preceded by `` Tell Her About It '' by Billy Joel US Billboard Hot 100 number - one single 1 October 1983 -- 22 October 1983 ( 4 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Islands in the Stream '' by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton Preceded by `` The Safety Dance '' by Men Without Hats US Cash Box number - one single 8 October 1983 -- 29 October 1983 ( 4 weeks ) Preceded by `` Främling '' by Carola Häggkvist Norwegian number - one single 22 / 1983 -- 26 / 1983 ( 5 weeks ) Succeeded by `` The Heat Is On '' by Agnetha Fältskog Preceded by `` Up Where We Belong '' by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes South African number - one single 3 June 1983 -- 15 July 1983 ( 7 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Drop the Pilot '' by Joan Armatrading Formats and track listings UK 7 '' single `` Total Eclipse of the Heart '' -- 4 : 29 `` Take Me Back '' -- 5 : 05 US 7 '' single `` Total Eclipse of the Heart '' -- 4 : 29 `` Straight from the Heart '' -- 3 : 38 UK 12 '' single `` Total Eclipse of the Heart '' -- 6 : 59 `` Take Me Back '' -- 5 : 22 Track listing Promotional CD single `` Total Eclipse of the Heart '' ( Sunset Strippers Verse Club Mix ) `` Total Eclipse of the Heart '' ( Sunset Strippers Dub Mix ) `` Total Eclipse of the Heart '' ( Sunset Strippers Radio Edit ) Cover versions and impact in Mainstream Media In a 2013 UK survey, the song came first in a list of most popular songs to sing in the shower, above songs by Justin Bieber, Robbie Williams, One Direction and Elton John. In 2015 the song was voted by the British public as the nation 's third favourite 1980s number one in a poll for ITV. `` Total Eclipse of the Heart '' received substantial media attention during the solar eclipse of March 20, 2015. Tyler 's version received a 214 % increase of Spotify streams throughout the day. A similar impact was experienced during the solar eclipse of August 21, 2017, when Nielsen Music reported a 503 % increase in record sales. Around that time, the song hit number one on the iTunes chart. On 16 August 2017, it was announced that Tyler would perform the song aboard the MS Oasis of the Seas during the total solar eclipse, backed by American dance - rock band DNCE. In 2014, the Electric Picnic festival announced Bonnie Tyler as part of the lineup. Tickets were already sold out, though Irish rugby player Cian Healy won the Irish Women 's rugby team extra tickets for a comic miming video published on Instagram. Nicki French version `` Total Eclipse of the Heart '' Single by Nicki French from the album Secrets Released 27 February 1995 Format CD single cassette single 7 '' 12 '' Recorded Genre Hi - NRG Length 3 : 50 Label Bags of Fun Love This Mega Songwriter ( s ) Jim Steinman Producer ( s ) Mike Stock Matt Aitken Nicki French singles chronology `` Total Eclipse of the Heart '' ( 1995 ) `` For All We Know '' ( 1995 ) `` Total Eclipse of the Heart '' ( 1995 ) `` For All We Know '' ( 1995 ) Nicki French released a Hi - NRG remake of `` Total Eclipse of the Heart '' in 1995, which was also a worldwide hit. In the United States, French 's version peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, behind `` Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman ? '' by Bryan Adams and it garnered frequent airplay on AC radio. It also reached No. 5 in the UK Singles Chart after being re-issued in 1995. French had made her first dance version recording of `` Total Eclipse of the Heart '' in 1994 : she had purchased the Bonnie Tyler original as a teenager in 1983 and reacted negatively to the original suggestion that she ( i.e. French ) remake the song as dance track -- `` I thought, no, it 's too strong a song to go down the dance route. You know, it demeans it almost. But then I thought well, I 'll give it a go. And as soon as I heard the track, I thought it actually does work. '' French 's first recording of `` Total Eclipse of the Heart '', made with John Springate of the Glitter Band producing, came to the attention of Mike Stock and Matt Aitken who produced their own recording of the song by French and it was this version which appeared on the UK chart dated 15 October 1994 at No. 54. French would recall : `` I just thought oh well that was great... I 've ( worked with ) Mike Stock and Matt Aitken and it was a dream come true... we tried and I had a great time... And then about two months later I had a call out of the blue from Mike saying the buzz will not die down on this track so we 're going to re-record the beginning... and we 're going to re-release it at the beginning of 1995. '' According to French, her remake of `` Total Eclipse of the Heart '' became popular in the UK and the US in distinct remixes : `` the slower version was the one that actually took a hold in the UK where originally they started with the fast one and then decided to go with the ( remix which began ) in the same vein as the Bonnie Tyler version ( and then ) sped up when the chorus came in... In the US it was the ( remix ) which was fast all the way through. '' Weekly charts Chart ( 1994 ) Peak position UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 54 Chart ( 1995 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 14 Canada ( RPM 100 Hit Tracks ) 16 Canada ( RPM Adult Contemporary ) 17 Canada ( RPM Dance ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) 65 Ireland ( IRMA ) 15 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 7 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 10 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 13 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 5 US Billboard Adult Contemporary 20 US Billboard Adult Top 40 36 US Billboard Hot 100 US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 37 US Billboard Hot Dance Music / Maxi - Singles Sales 5 US Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 12 US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream US Cash Box Year - end charts Chart ( 1995 ) Position Australia ( ARIA ) 17 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 80 Canada ( RPM Top 50 Dance Tracks ) 7 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 80 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 90 US Billboard Hot 100 19 US Cash Box 27 Sales and certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) Platinum 70,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Silver 200,000 United States ( RIAA ) Gold 600,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone Preceded by `` Boom Boom Boom '' by The Outhere Brothers Canadian RPM Dance number - one single 7 August 1995 -- 14 August 1995 ( 2 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Be My Lover '' by La Bouche Preceded by `` I Know '' by Dionne Farris US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream number - one single 10 June 1995 ( 1 week ) Succeeded by `` I 'll Be There for You '' by The Rembrandts Westlife version `` Total Eclipse of the Heart '' Promotional single by Westlife from the album The Love Album Released 2007 Format CD Single Genre Pop Length 4 : 40 Label Sony BMG Songwriter ( s ) Jim Steinman Irish boy band Westlife recorded a cover of the song on their 2006 album The Love Album. The song would have been released as the album 's second single but was cancelled due to their The Love Tour conflicts, though a promo release still reached No. 5 on the radio charts in the Philippines. Three official remixes have been made for their version as well as a remix done by Jim Steinman, which was ultimately rejected by the record label but has surfaced on the Internet. The song was released as promotional single on 2007. Yuridia version Mexican singer Yuridia covered the song in Spanish as `` Eclipse Total del Amor '' from her second studio album Habla El Corazón in 2006. The single peaked at number 36 on the Billboard Latin Pop Songs chart. Parody versions A parody of the song and music video were published in 2009, in what the fans and makers call a `` literal video version '', which is a type of video that replaces the original song lyrics with humorous lyrics describing the images in the video. Time magazine listed it as the 6th best viral video of 2009. This was also the 6th literal video produced by professional video editor David A. Scott Jr. ; the singer who performed for this re-dub was Scott 's friend Felisha Noble using the pseudonym Persephone Maewyn. The video is still viewable on Funny or Die 's website, where it has received over 100,000 views, qualifying it for `` Immortal '' status since April 2012. In 2010, Tyler appeared in an advertisement for MasterCard, performing a short parody of the song with its noted new lyric `` Turn around, Neville. '' She performed the original song in a similar advertisement for Westpac in 2012. Warby Parker produced a parody video in anticipation of the solar eclipse of August 21, 2017. 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Jump up ^ Matthewson, Samantha ( 1 August 2017 ). `` This ' Total Eclipse of the Heart ' Parody Video for the 2017 Solar Eclipse Is Just Awesome ''. Space.com. Retrieved 3 August 2017. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Bonnie Tyler songs Discography The World Starts Tonight `` Lost in France '' `` More Than a Lover '' Natural Force `` It 's a Heartache '' `` Living for the City '' `` Heaven '' `` ( You Make Me Feel Like ) A Natural Woman '' `` Here Am I '' Diamond Cut `` Too Good to Last '' `` My Guns Are Loaded '' Goodbye to the Island `` I 'm Just a Woman '' `` Sometimes When We Touch '' `` A Whiter Shade of Pale '' `` Sitting on the Edge of the Ocean '' `` I Believe in Your Sweet Love '' Faster Than the Speed of Night `` Have You Ever Seen the Rain ? '' `` Faster Than the Speed of Night '' `` Total Eclipse of the Heart '' `` Straight from the Heart '' Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire `` If You Were a Woman ( And I Was a Man ) '' `` Loving You 's a Dirty Job but Somebody 's Gotta Do It '' `` Band of Gold '' `` Lovers Again '' `` Holding Out for a Hero '' Hide Your Heart `` Hide Your Heart '' `` Do n't Turn Around '' `` Save Up All Your Tears '' `` To Love Somebody '' `` The Best '' Bitterblue `` Against the Wind '' `` Bitterblue '' `` Where Were You '' Angel Heart `` Fools Lullaby '' `` I Cry Myself to Sleep at Night '' Silhouette in Red `` You Are So Beautiful '' Free Spirit `` You 're the One '' `` Making Love Out of Nothing at All '' `` Bridge over Troubled Water '' `` Two Out of Three Ai n't Bad '' All in One Voice `` Angel of the Morning '' `` I Put a Spell on You '' `` The Rose '' `` He 's the King '' `` Silent Night '' Heart Strings `` Human Touch '' `` Everybody Hurts '' `` Amazed '' `` Against All Odds ( Take a Look at Me Now ) '' `` And I Am Telling You I 'm Not Going '' `` Lean on Me '' `` In My Life '' `` Learning to Fly '' `` Right Here Waiting '' `` I Still Have n't Found What I 'm Looking For '' `` I Ca n't Make You Love Me '' `` Need Your Love So Bad '' `` It 's Over '' Simply Believe `` Si demain... ( Turn Around ) '' `` Si tout s'arrête ( It 's a Heartache ) `` Darlin ' '' Wings `` Louise '' Rocks and Honey `` This Is Gonna Hurt '' `` Believe in Me '' `` What You Need from Me '' `` Love Is the Knife '' `` Mom '' Collaborations `` A Rockin ' Good Way ( to Mess Around and Fall in Love ) '' `` Islands '' `` Vergiß Es ( Forget It ) '' `` Amour Éternel ( Eternal Flame ) '' `` Love 's Holding On '' Other songs `` Sayonara Tokyo '' `` Here She Comes '' `` The Desert Is in Your Heart '' `` I Do n't Know How to Love Him '' Westlife Nicky Byrne Kian Egan Mark Feehily Shane Filan Brian McFadden Albums Studio albums Westlife Coast to Coast World of Our Own Turnaround Allow Us to Be Frank Face to Face The Love Album Back Home Where We Are Gravity Compilations Unbreakable : The Greatest Hits Volume 1 Greatest Hits Videos Video albums The Karaoke Collection Concert DVD Where We Are Tour : Live from the O2 Concert tours Where Dreams Come True Tour World of Our Own Tour Unbreakable Tour Turnaround Tour No. 1 's Tour Face to Face Tour The Love Tour Back Home Tour Where We Are Tour Gravity Tour Greatest Hits Tour Book Westlife : Our Story Related articles Discography Songs Originals Covers Tours Awards Book Category Westlife singles Discography Westlife `` Swear It Again '' `` If I Let You Go '' `` Flying Without Wings '' `` I Have a Dream '' / `` Seasons in the Sun '' `` Fool Again '' Coast to Coast `` Against All Odds '' `` My Love '' `` What Makes a Man '' `` I Lay My Love on You '' `` Uptown Girl '' `` When You 're Looking Like That '' World of Our Own `` Queen of My Heart '' `` Evergreen '' `` World of Our Own '' `` Bop Bop Baby '' Unbreakable `` Unbreakable '' `` Tonight / Miss You Nights '' Turnaround `` Hey Whatever '' `` Mandy '' `` Obvious '' Allow Us to Be Frank `` Ai n't That a Kick in the Head '' `` Fly Me To The Moon '' `` Smile '' Face to Face `` You Raise Me Up '' `` When You Tell Me That You Love Me '' `` Amazing '' The Love Album `` The Rose '' `` Total Eclipse of the Heart '' Back Home `` Home '' `` Us Against the World '' `` Something Right '' Where We Are `` What About Now '' Gravity `` Safe '' Greatest Hits `` Lighthouse '' `` Beautiful World '' Book Category Only Men Aloud ! 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Question: where was total eclipse of the heart filmed
Answer: Surrey, England