Time After Time ( Cyndi Lauper song ) - wikipedia Time After Time ( Cyndi Lauper song ) For other uses, see Time After Time ( disambiguation ). `` Time After Time '' Front sleeve for European releases Single by Cyndi Lauper from the album She 's So Unusual B - side `` I 'll Kiss You '' Released January 27, 1984 Format 12 '' 7 '' Recorded June 1983 Studio The Record Plant ( New York City, New York ) Genre Soft rock Length 4 : 01 Label Epic Songwriter ( s ) Cyndi Lauper Rob Hyman Producer ( s ) Rick Chertoff Cyndi Lauper singles chronology `` Girls Just Want to Have Fun '' ( 1983 ) `` Time After Time '' ( 1984 ) `` She Bop '' ( 1984 ) `` Girls Just Want to Have Fun '' ( 1983 ) `` Time After Time '' ( 1984 ) `` She Bop '' ( 1984 ) Alternative release A-side label of U.S. vinyl release Music video `` Time After Time '' on YouTube `` Time After Time '' is the second single by American singer - songwriter Cyndi Lauper from her debut studio album, She 's So Unusual ( 1983 ), with Rob Hyman ( co-writer and founding member of the rock band The Hooters ) contributing backing vocals. The track was produced by Rick Chertoff and released as a single on January 27, 1984. The song became Lauper 's first number 1 hit in the U.S. The song was written in the album 's final stages, after `` Girls Just Wanna Have Fun '', `` She Bop '' and `` All Through the Night '' had been written. The writing began with the title, which Lauper had seen in TV Guide magazine, referring to the science fiction film Time After Time ( 1979 ). `` Time After Time '' is composed of simple keyboard - synth chords, bright, jangly guitars, clock - ticking percussion, and elastic bassline. Lyrically, it is a love song of devotion. Music critics gave the song positive reviews, with many commending the song for being a solid and memorable love song. The song has been selected as one of the Best Love Songs of All Time by many media outlets, including Rolling Stone, Nerve, MTV and many others. `` Time After Time '' was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Song of the Year at the 1985 edition. The song was a success on the charts, becoming her first number - one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 9, 1984, and remaining there for two weeks. The song reached number three on the UK Singles Chart and number six on the ARIA Singles Chart. The song is also known for its numerous covers by a wide range of artists, including Miles Davis, who recorded an instrumental version for his 1985 album You 're Under Arrest, and Eva Cassidy, whose cover of the song appears on her posthumous album of the same name. R&B singer Lil Mo also covered the song for her 2001 debut album Based on a True Story. An acoustic version was sung by Lauper with Sarah McLachlan on her 2005 album The Body Acoustic. Lauper has performed the song live with Patti LaBelle twice in 1985 and 2004 and with Sarah McLachlan at the American Music Awards of 2005, as well as with rapper Lil ' Kim in 2009. Contents 1 Background and recording 2 Composition and lyrics 3 Critical reception 3.1 Accolades 3.2 Awards and nominations 3.2. 1 Lists of best songs 4 Chart performance 5 Music video 6 Track listing 7 Personnel 8 Charts and certifications 8.1 Weekly charts 8.2 Featuring Sarah McLachlan ( 2005 ) 8.3 US Re-release ( 2014 ) 8.4 Year - end charts 8.5 Certifications 9 Cover versions 9.1 INOJ version 9.1. 1 Weekly charts 9.1. 2 Year - end charts 9.1. 3 Certifications 9.2 Novaspace version 9.2. 1 Weekly charts 9.2. 2 Year - end charts 9.3 Quietdrive version 9.3. 1 Weekly charts 9.3. 2 Certifications 9.4 Javier Colon version 9.4. 1 Weekly charts 10 Other versions and samples 11 See also 12 References 13 Further reading 14 External links Background and recording Rob Hyman ( pictured ) co-wrote and sings background vocals on the track. While writing for her debut studio album, in the spring of 1983, Cyndi Lauper was introduced to American musician Rob Hyman, who was recommended by Rick Chertoff, the album 's producer. Lauper had already recorded the majority of the album, including the songs `` Girls Just Want to Have Fun '', `` She Bop '' and `` All Through the Night '', but Chertoff insisted that she and Hyman needed to record just `` one more song ''. Therefore, she and Hyman sat at a piano and started working on `` Time After Time ''. The inspiration for the song came after both songwriters were going through similar situations in their respective relationships ; he was coming out of a relationship, while she was having difficulties with her boyfriend, David Wolff. One of the first lines Rob wrote was `` suitcase of memories '', which according to Lauper, `` struck her '', claiming it was a `` wonderful line '', while other lines came from Lauper 's life. The song 's title was inspired after Lauper started writing for the song and needed a fake title as a placeholder for the time being. Thus, Lauper was looking in the TV Guide and saw a lot of movie titles, with the 1979 science fiction movie Time After Time being chosen. Although trying to remove the title later, Lauper claimed she could n't take it out without the song falling apart. Initially, Epic Records wanted `` Time After Time '' as the album 's lead single. However, Lauper felt that releasing a ballad first defines an artist in a certain way, noting that she could have been known as a balladeer and that it could have killed her career. Her manager Dave Wolff was convinced that `` Girls Just Wanna Have Fun '' could be an anthem, and ultimately her label agreed and released it as the lead single. `` Time After Time '' eventually became the album 's second single, being released on January 27, 1984. Composition and lyrics Written by Cyndi Lauper and Rob Hyman and produced by Rick Chertoff, `` Time After Time '' is built over simple keyboard - synth chords, bright, jangly guitars, clock ticking percussion, and elastic bassline. Lyrically, the track is a love song of devotion. Pam Avoledo of Blogcritics speculates that, `` In ' Time After Time, ' Lauper believes she is a difficult person, unworthy of love. She runs away and shuts people out. However, her devoted boyfriend who loves her unconditionally is willing to help her through anything. The relationship is given depth. The couple 's intimacy and history is apparent. They 've been together for a long time. They love and have seen each other through every tough part of their life. '' `` Time After Time '' is written in the key of C major with a tempo of 130 beats per minute in common time. Lauper 's vocals span from G to C in the song. Critical reception The song received critical acclaim : Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine praised the track, calling it `` the album 's finest moment, if not Lauper 's greatest moment period. '' Susan Glen of PopMatters also called it a standout track, naming it `` gorgeous ''. Bryan Lee Madden of Sputnikmusic simply called it `` a masterpiece '' and `` the best and most significant song she ever wrote or recorded. '' Brenon Veevers of Renowned for Sound labeled it `` sentimental '' and `` gorgeous ''. Pam Avoledo of Blogcritics described the song as `` a sure - fire classic ''. Scott Floman, music critic for Goldmine magazine, described the song as `` gorgeously heartfelt '' and `` one of the decade 's finest ballads ''. Chris Gerard of Metro Weekly summarized the song as a `` beautiful and bittersweet ballad. '' Accolades `` Time After Time '' has entered many lists of `` Best Love Songs of All Time '', `` Best Ballads from the 80 's '' and others. Steve Peake of About.com listed the song at number 6 on her `` Top Songs of the ' 80s '', writing that the song `` stands tall among the music of the entire rock era as one of its all - time great timeless ballads, '' noting that `` it probably still functions impeccably as a properly emotionally wrenching slow - dance favorite. '' Bill Lamb, also from About.com, placed the song at number 21 on his `` Top 100 Best Love Songs Of All Time '' list. On Nerve 's list of `` The 50 Greatest Love Songs of All Time '', `` Time After Time '' was placed at number 5, being called `` Lauper 's most enduring masterpiece hits at the very essence of commitment, '' with the article pointing out that `` she captures real romance in the most simple and straightforward of lines : ' If you 're lost, you can look and you will find me, time after time '. '' The song also entered the Rolling Stone & MTV 's `` 100 Greatest Pop Songs '' at number 66. The song also entered VH1 's `` 100 Best Songs of the Past 25 Years and `` 100 Greatest Songs of the 80s '' lists, at numbers 22 and 19 respectively. The song was also present on NME 's 100 Best Songs of the 1980s, being ranked at number 79. The website declared that `` ' Time After Time ' was a change in tack for Lauper, whose musical persona had previously been unstoppably light and frothy. ' Time After Time ' was demoed quickly in time for inclusion on her debut ' She 's So Unusual ', and ended up being a key song for both Lauper 's career and the decade itself. '' Awards and nominations Won 1984 -- American Video Awards for Best Female Performance 1984 -- American Video Awards for Best Pop Video 1984 -- BMI Awards for Pop Award 1984 -- Billboard Awards for Best Female Performance 1985 -- Pro Canada Awards for Most Performed Foreign Song 2008 -- BMI Millionaire Award for 5 Million Spins on US Radio 2009 -- BMI Awards for Pop Award Nominations 1984 -- MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist 1984 -- MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video 1984 -- MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction 1985 -- Grammy Award for Song of the Year Lists of best songs Year By List Work Ranked 2000 Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Pop Songs `` Time After Time '' # 66 MTV 2003 VH1 100 Best Songs of the Past 25 Years `` Time After Time '' # 22 2006 VH1 100 Greatest Songs of the 80s `` Time After Time '' # 19 Chart performance `` Time After Time '' became Lauper 's first number - one single on the Billboard charts, reaching the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart in June 1984. It also reached the top of the Adult Contemporary and Canadian Singles Chart. In the United Kingdom, `` Time After Time '' first peaked at number 54 on March 24, 1984, while peaking later at number 3, on June 16, 1984. In New Zealand, the song reached number 3, in Austria it reached number 5, in Switzerland it reached number 7, in France it peaked at number 9 and in Sweden it reached a peak of number 10. Music video Morristown, NJ, train station, seen at the end of the video. The video for `` Time After Time '' was directed by Edd Griles, and its storyline is about a young woman leaving her lover behind when she becomes homesick and worried about her mother. Lauper 's mother, brother, and then - boyfriend, David Wolff, appear in the video, and Lou Albano, who played her father in the `` Girls Just Want to Have Fun '' video, can be seen as a cook. Portions of the video were filmed at the now - closed Tom 's Diner in Roxbury Township, New Jersey, the intersection of Route 46 and Route 10 and at the Morristown train station. Portions of the video were also shot in front of Betty 's Department Store in Wharton, NJ, which was a staple of the community in the 1970s. According to Lauper, `` It was important to me that we were natural and human in the video. I wanted to convey somebody who walked her own path and did not always get along with everyone and did not always marry the guy. '' The video opens with Lauper watching the 1936 film The Garden of Allah and the final scene, where she gets on the train and waves goodbye to David, has Lauper crying for real. Track listing European single `` Time After Time '' ( 12 '' version ) -- 5 : 02 ( Cyndi Lauper ; Rob Hyman ) `` I 'll Kiss You '' -- 4 : 12 ( Cyndi Lauper ; Jules Shear ) `` Girls Just Want to Have Fun '' ( extended version ) -- 6 : 08 ( Robert Hazard ) `` Girls Just Want to Have Fun '' ( instrumental ) -- 7 : 10 ( Robert Hazard ) US Vinyl, 7 ``, Single `` Time After Time '' `` I 'll Kiss You '' Personnel Written by Cyndi Lauper, Rob Hyman Produced by Rick Chertoff Executive producer : Lennie Petze Associate producer : William Wittman Engineered by William Wittman Arranged by Cyndi Lauper, Rick Chertoff, Rob Hyman, Eric Bazilian Charts and certifications Weekly charts Chart ( 1984 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) 6 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 5 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) Belgium ( VRT Top 30 Flanders ) Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) Canada ( CHUM ) France ( SNEP ) 9 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 6 Ireland ( IRMA ) Italy ( FIMI ) 5 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 8 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 5 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) South Africa ( Springbok Radio ) 25 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 10 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 7 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) 10 US Cash Box Top 100 Chart ( 2012 ) Peak position Japan ( Japan Hot 100 ) 56 Featuring Sarah McLachlan ( 2005 ) Chart ( 2005 ) Peak position Canada Digital Songs ( Billboard ) 28 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) 14 US Dance / Mix Show Airplay ( Billboard ) 20 US Re-release ( 2014 ) Chart ( 2014 ) Peak position US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) US Hot Dance / Electronic Songs ( Billboard ) 30 Year - end charts Chart ( 1984 ) Position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) 40 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 38 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 8 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 36 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 69 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 46 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 44 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 20 UK Singles ( Official Single Charts ) 25 US Billboard Hot 100 17 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) US Cash Box Top 100 18 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Canada ( Music Canada ) Platinum 10,000 Canada ( Music Canada ) Gold 5,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Silver 250,000 United States ( RIAA ) Gold 500,000 Digital United States ( RIAA ) Gold 500,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone hide Order of precedence Preceded by `` The Longest Time '' by Billy Joel Billboard Adult Contemporary number one single 2 June 1984 - 16 June 1984 ( 3 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Believe in Me '' by Dan Fogelberg Preceded by `` Let 's Hear It for the Boy '' by Deniece Williams Billboard Hot 100 number one single 9 June 1984 - 16 June 1984 ( 2 weeks ) Succeeded by `` The Reflex '' by Duran Duran Cash Box Top 100 number - one single 9 June 1984 ( 1 week ) Preceded by `` Hello '' by Lionel Richie RPM Top Singles number one single 9 June 1984 - 23 June 1984 ( 3 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Let 's Hear It for the Boy '' by Deniece Williams Preceded by `` Do n't Answer Me '' by The Alan Parsons Project RPM Adult Contemporary number - one single 9 June 1984 ( 1 week ) Cover versions American R&B singer INOJ recorded the song in 1998. Her version peaked at number six on Billboard Hot 100 Charts in the U.S. The music video of this version first aired on BET and The Box. Novaspace : The German Eurodance project covered the song on their album Novaspace ( 2002 ). It reached number 6 in Germany, number 7 in Austria and # 15 in Australia. American alternative rock / pop punk band Quietdrive covered the song for their debut album When All That 's Left Is You in 2006. The cover version was featured in the 2006 romantic comedy film John Tucker Must Die starring Jesse Metcalfe and Brittany Snow. The cover is their only charting song, hitting number 25 on the American Top 40 Countdown. The cover was certified gold by the RIAA. In April 2011, on the premiere of the American version of the reality competition television series The Voice, Javier Colon performed an acoustic version of the song during the `` blind audition '' phase. The studio recording of his cover peaked at number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart, number 41 on the Digital Songs chart, number 16 on the R&B / Hip - Hop Digital Songs chart, and number 4 on the Top Heatseekers chart. INOJ version Weekly charts Chart ( 1998 ) Peak position Canada Digital Songs ( Billboard ) 7 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 10 US Billboard Hot 100 6 US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) 21 US Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs ( Billboard ) 30 US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) 9 Year - end charts Chart ( 1998 ) Position US Billboard Hot 100 64 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales United States ( RIAA ) Gold 500,000 shipments figures based on certification alone Novaspace version Weekly charts Chart ( 2002 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 15 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 7 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 6 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 28 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 33 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 67 Chart ( 2003 ) Peak position Ireland ( IRMA ) 42 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 29 Year - end charts Chart ( 2002 ) Position Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 62 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 82 Quietdrive version Weekly charts Chart ( 2007 ) Peak position New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 35 US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) 25 US Digital Songs ( Billboard ) 73 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales United States ( RIAA ) Gold 500,000 shipments figures based on certification alone sales + streaming figures based on certification alone Javier Colon version Weekly charts Chart ( 2011 ) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100 65 US Digital Songs ( Billboard ) 41 US Heatseekers Songs ( Billboard ) US R&B / Hip - Hop Digital Songs ( Billboard ) 16 Other versions and samples Kids Incorporated covered `` Time After Time '' in 1984 in the Season 1 episode `` X Marks the Spot '' and in 1987 in the Season 4 episode `` You 've Got the Wrong Date ''. American Dance / Hi NRG artist Paul Parker released a cover of `` Time After Time '' in 1985. Miles Davis recorded the song on his 1985 album You 're Under Arrest. Tuck & Patti recorded a version of the song on their first album Tears of Joy in 1988. New Zealand singer Mark Williams and Australian actress / singer Tara Morice recorded the song as a duet for the soundtrack of the movie Strictly Ballroom in 1992. Everything But The Girl included a cover of the song on their acoustic album Acoustic ( Everything but the Girl album ) Eva Cassidy 's version of the song was published on her album Time After Time in 2000, four years after her death in 1996. American R&B Duo Changing Faces recorded the song as an album track for their 1997 Album `` All Day, All Night ''. Their version was not released as a single. American girl group Blaque covered `` Time After Time '' on their debut album Blaque in 1999. American R&B singer Lil Mo recorded the song for her 2001 debut album Based on a True Story. English garage act Distant Soundz recorded a version of the song in 2002 featuring Robbie Beaumont, which reached number 20 in the UK charts. Willie Nelson covered the song on his album The Great Divide in 2002. French singer Nolwenn Leroy covered the song for her 2007 live album Histoires Naturelles Tour. Irish singer / songwriter Ronan Keating rendered the song in 2008. The rendition is the first single released from Keating 's fifth solo album, Songs for My Mother ( 2009 ). The single was released on February 8, 2009, and became Keating 's first single to be released in three years. The song was produced by Keating himself. The song peaked at number 88 on the UK Singles Chart. Actress and singer, Anna Kendrick performed a cover of the song on the soundtrack to the film Up in the Air, in which she starred. In June 2016, Ben Weighill covered the song in an advert for bed company Dreams. The Lovelocks, a Canadian CCMA ® nominated female roots - country duo consisting of Ali Raney and Zoe Neuman released their cover of `` Time After Time '' in July, 2016 U96 : `` Heaven '' ( 1996 ). It reached # 2 in Austria, # 7 in Finland, # 4 in Germany, # 15 in the Netherlands, # 5 in Norway, # 5 in Sweden and # 16 in Switzerland. In 2006, Alison Pill covered this song in the seventh episode of the short lived NBC series The Book of Daniel ( TV series ). In 2008, American actress / singer Ashley Tisdale covered this song as a promotion for Degree Girl antiperspirant. Canadian pop singer Carly Rae Jepsen performed a cover of the song at Lauper 's induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2015. Sung by Chrissy Metz on the This Is Us episode `` Kyle. '' American singer - songwriter and pianist Merry Ellen Kirk covered this song on her 2015 album, We are the Dreamers. Iron & Wine recorded a version of the song for a McDonald 's commercial in 2016. 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Jump up ^ `` Nolwenn Leroy - Histoires Naturelles Tour ( Album ) '' ( in French ). Lescharts.com. Retrieved June 29, 2016. Jump up ^ `` ChartArchive -- Ronan Keating -- Time After Time ''. Chartstats.com. 2009 - 03 - 28. Archived from the original on 2012 - 07 - 22. Retrieved 2012 - 11 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Dreams unveils latest Replace Every Eight campaign - Furniture News Magazine ''. Jump up ^ `` Welcome ''. Jump up ^ The Lovelocks ( 15 July 2016 ). `` The Lovelocks - Time After Time ( Official HD ) '' -- via YouTube. Jump up ^ `` hitparade.ch U96 -- Heaven ''. Retrieved 2014 - 12 - 29. Jump up ^ `` 2015 Annual Induction and Awards Ceremony ''. Songwriters Hall of Fame. June 19, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2018. Jump up ^ Goodman, Jessica ( June 19, 2015 ). `` Carly Rae Jepsen 's cover of Cyndi Lauper 's ' Time After Time ' is totally ' 80s ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 20, 2018. Further reading Lauper, Cindy ( 2012 ). Cyndi Lauper : A Memoir. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781439147856. Myers, Marc ( 2016 ). Anatomy of a Song : The Oral History of 45 Iconic Hits That Changed Rock, R&B and Pop. Atlantic Books. ISBN 978 - 1 - 61185 - 959 - 1. External links Video on VH1 Classic website Cyndi Lauper -- Time After Time -- Uploaded by CyndiLauperVEVO on YouTube `` Time after Time '' Songfacts Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Cyndi Lauper singles She 's So Unusual `` Girls Just Want to Have Fun '' `` Time After Time '' `` She Bop '' `` All Through the Night '' `` Money Changes Everything '' `` When You Were Mine '' True Colors `` True Colors '' `` Change of Heart '' `` What 's Going On '' `` Boy Blue '' `` Maybe He 'll Know '' A Night to Remember `` I Drove All Night '' `` My First Night Without You '' `` A Night to Remember '' `` Heading West '' `` Primitive '' `` Unconditional Love '' Hat Full of Stars `` Who Let In the Rain '' `` That 's What I Think '' `` Sally 's Pigeons '' `` Hat Full of Stars '' Twelve Deadly Cyns... and Then Some `` Hey Now ( Girls Just Want to Have Fun ) '' `` I 'm Gonna Be Strong '' `` Come on Home '' Sisters of Avalon `` You Do n't Know '' `` Sisters of Avalon '' `` Ballad of Cleo and Joe '' Merry Christmas... Have a Nice Life `` Early Christmas Morning '' Shine `` Shine '' At Last `` At Last '' `` Walk On By '' The Body Acoustic `` Time After Time '' Bring Ya to the Brink `` Set Your Heart '' `` Same Ol ' Story '' `` Into the Nightlife '' Memphis Blues `` Just Your Fool '' Detour `` Hard Candy Christmas '' `` Funnel of Love '' Other singles `` You Make Loving Fun '' `` We Are the World '' `` The Goonies ' R ' Good Enough '' `` Hole in My Heart ( All the Way to China ) '' `` Another Brick in the Wall '' `` The World Is Stone '' `` Disco Inferno '' `` A Christmas Duel '' `` Girls Just Wanna Set Your Heart '' The Hooters Eric Bazilian Rob Hyman David Uosikkinen John Lilley Fran Smith, Jr. Tommy Williams Bobby Woods John Kuzma Rob Miller Andy King Mindy Jostyn Studio albums Amore Nervous Night One Way Home Zig Zag Out of Body Time Stand Still Live albums The Hooters Live Both Sides Live Compilations Greatest Hits Hooterization : A Retrospective Video releases The Ultimate Clip Collection Mark Williams Studio albums Mark Williams Sweet Trials Taking It All In Stride Life After Dark Mark Williams ZNZ Mind over Matter Compilations Greatest Hits The Very Best of Singles `` Yesterday Was Just the Beginning of My Life '' `` Sweet Wine '' `` If It Rains '' `` Taking It All in Stride '' `` It Does n't Matter Anymore '' `` A House for Sale '' `` Home and Away '' `` Show No Mercy `` Fix of Love `` Time After Time '' Related articles Dragon Ronan Keating Discography Studio albums Ronan ( 2000 ) Destination ( 2002 ) Turn It On ( 2003 ) Bring You Home ( 2006 ) Fires ( 2012 ) Time of My Life ( 2016 ) Cover albums Songs for My Mother ( 2009 ) Winter Songs ( 2009 ) Duet ( 2010 ) When Ronan Met Burt ( 2011 ) Compilation albums 10 Years of Hits ( 2004 ) Singles `` When You Say Nothing at All '' `` Life Is a Rollercoaster '' `` The Way You Make Me Feel '' `` In This Life '' `` Lovin ' Each Day '' `` If Tomorrow Never Comes '' `` I Love It When We Do '' `` We 've Got Tonight '' `` The Long Goodbye '' `` Lost for Words '' `` She Believes ( In Me ) '' `` Last Thing on My Mind '' `` I Hope You Dance '' `` Father and Son '' `` Baby Can I Hold You '' `` All Over Again '' `` Iris '' `` Time After Time '' `` This Is Your Song '' `` Stay '' `` It 's Only Christmas '' `` Believe Again '' `` What The World Needs Now '' `` Fires '' `` Wasted Light '' Related articles Boyzone Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Time_After_Time_(Cyndi_Lauper_song)&oldid=842843840 '' Categories : 1984 singles 1980s ballads Rock ballads 2009 singles Billboard Hot 100 number - one singles Billboard Adult Contemporary number - one singles Cyndi Lauper songs INOJ songs Ronan Keating songs Mark Williams ( singer ) songs RPM Top Singles number - one singles Songs written by Cyndi Lauper Songs written by Rob Hyman Willie Nelson songs The Hooters songs Nana Mouskouri songs 1983 songs Epic Records singles Song recordings produced by Rick Chertoff Hidden categories : CS1 Dutch - language sources ( nl ) CS1 maint : BOT : original - url status unknown CS1 Italian - language sources ( it ) CS1 German - language sources ( de ) CS1 French - language sources ( fr ) Articles which use infobox templates with no data rows Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Austria Singlechart making named ref Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for Canadatopsingles Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Canadaadultcontemporary Singlechart usages for France Singlechart usages for Germany2 Singlechart usages for Ireland2 Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for Sweden Singlechart usages for Switzerland Singlechart usages for UK Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart usages for Billboardadultcontemporary Singlechart usages for Billboardmainstreamrock Singlechart usages for Billboardjapanhot100 Singlechart usages for Billboarddanceairplay Singlechart usages for Billboarddanceclubplay Singlechart usages for Billboarddanceelectronic Certification Table Entry usages for Canada Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom Certification Table Entry usages for United States Singlechart usages for Billboardpopsongs Singlechart usages for Billboardrandbhiphop Singlechart usages for Billboardrhythmic Singlechart usages for Australia Singlechart usages for Ireland Singlechart usages for Billboarddigitalsongs Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español Français Italiano עברית Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Português Русский Simple English Tiếng Việt 中文 4 more Edit links This page was last edited on 25 May 2018, at 01 : 44. 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Question: who is the original singer of time after time
Answer: Cyndi Lauper