Nothing 's Gonna Stop Us Now - wikipedia Nothing 's Gonna Stop Us Now Not to be confused with Nothing 's Gonna Stop Us or Nothing 's Gonna Stop Me Now. `` Nothing 's Gonna Stop Us Now '' Single by Starship from the album No Protection B - side `` Layin ' It on the Line '' Released January 30, 1987 Format 7 '' single & 12 '' single Recorded 1986 Genre Rock Length 4 : 30 Label Grunt / RCA Records Songwriter ( s ) Albert Hammond, Diane Warren Producer ( s ) Narada Michael Walden for Perfection Light Productions Starship singles chronology `` Before I Go '' ( 1986 ) `` Nothing 's Gonna Stop Us Now '' ( 1987 ) `` It 's Not Over Til It 's Over '' ( 1987 ) `` Before I Go '' ( 1986 ) `` Nothing 's Gonna Stop Us Now '' ( 1987 ) `` It 's Not Over Til It 's Over '' ( 1987 ) Music video `` Nothing 's Gonna Stop Us Now '' on YouTube `` Nothing 's Gonna Stop Us Now '' is a song co-written by Albert Hammond and Diane Warren, recorded by the American rock band Starship in 1986. It is a duet featuring Starship vocalists Grace Slick and Mickey Thomas. Featured as the theme to the romantic comedy film Mannequin, it hit No. 1 in the Billboard Hot 100 on April 4, 1987 and reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart for four weeks the following month and became the UK 's second - biggest - selling single of 1987. The song also reached the top 10 in six European countries. The single became the first number one single by songwriter Diane Warren. At the time, it made Grace Slick ( 47 years old at the time of release ) the oldest woman to have a number - one single in the United States though the record was later broken by Cher 's `` Believe '' in 1999 ( 52 years old at the time of release ). The power ballad also received an Academy Award nomination for `` Best Original Song '' at the 60th Academy Awards. In addition to appearing on the Mannequin soundtrack, the song was also released on Starship 's album No Protection in July 1987. The music video was released in late 1986 to promote Mannequin. Contents 1 Background and writing 2 Music video 3 Track listing 4 Charts and certifications 4.1 Weekly charts 4.2 Year - end charts 4.3 Certifications 5 Personnel 6 References 7 External links Background and writing In a radio interview, Albert 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 Diane Warren, `` It 's almost like they 've stopped me from marrying this woman for seven years, and they have n't succeeded. They 're not gon na stop me doing it. '' The song has been considered `` feel good '' propelled by a strong synthesizer beat. Music video A music video ( released in 1987 ) was produced for the song. It shows Mickey Thomas pursuing a mannequin come to life, played by Grace Slick, wrapped around footage from the film Mannequin. Meshach Taylor, who plays window dresser Hollywood Montrose in the film Mannequin, makes a cameo. It has more than 56 million views on YouTube as of October 24th, 2018. Track listing `` Nothing 's Gonna Stop Us Now '' -- 4 : 29 `` Layin ' It on the Line '' ( live at Stopher Gym, Louisiana State University ) -- 4 : 15 ( Stopher Gym is in Thibodaux at Nicholls State University ) Charts and certifications Weekly charts Chart ( 1987 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 5 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) France ( SNEP ) 16 Germany ( Official German Charts ) Ireland ( IRMA ) Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 8 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 21 Norway ( VG - lista ) South Africa ( Springbok Radio ) Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 US Radio & Records CHR / Pop Airplay Chart US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) US Album Rock Tracks ( Billboard ) 16 Year - end charts Chart ( 1987 ) Position Austrian Singles Chart 17 Canadian RPM Top Singles 5 Dutch Top 40 9 French Top 50 16 South Africa 5 Swiss Singles Chart 8 UK Singles Chart US Billboard Hot 100 5 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Canada Gold 50,000 Sweden Gold 10,000 United Kingdom Gold 957,336 United States Gold 500,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone Personnel Mickey Thomas -- Vocals Grace Slick -- Vocals Donny Baldwin -- Drums, Vocals Craig Chaquico -- Guitar Pete Sears - Bass Additional personnel Walter Afanasieff -- keyboards, additional synth bass Narada Michael Walden -- additional drums Corrado Rustici -- charvel MIDI guitar synthesizer Robert `` Bongo Bob '' Smith -- drum sampling and percussion Karen `` Kitty Beethoven '' Brewington, Jim Gilstrap -- additional background vocals References Jump up ^ `` Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - May 02, 2014 ''. 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External links `` Starship - Nothing 's Gonna Stop Us Now '' on YouTube Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Cover Version in 1987, Hong Kong singer George Lam covered this song in Cantonese. 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Question: who sings the song nothing's going to stop us now
Answer: Grace Slick