If I Could Turn Back Time - wikipedia If I Could Turn Back Time Not to be confused with Turn Back Time, If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time, or Turn Back the Hands of Time. `` If I Could Turn Back Time '' Standard artwork on the U.S. vinyl Single by Cher from the album Heart of Stone B - side `` Some Guys '' Released July 1989 Format 7 '' and cassette single Recorded 1988 -- 89 Genre Pop rock Length 4 : 16 Label Geffen Songwriter ( s ) Diane Warren Producer ( s ) Diane Warren Guy Roche Cher singles chronology `` After All '' ( 1989 ) After All 1989 `` If I Could Turn Back Time '' ( 1989 ) If I Could Turn Back Time1989 `` Just Like Jesse James '' ( 1989 ) Just Like Jesse James 1989 Audio sample file help `` If I Could Turn Back Time '' is a song recorded by American singer and actress Cher. Written by Diane Warren and co-produced along with Guy Roche, the pop rock track was included on Cher 's nineteenth album, Heart of Stone ( 1989 ). The song was released July 1989 as the second North American and first European single release from the album. The song also appears on the greatest hits compilations The Greatest Hits ( 1999 ) and The Very Best of Cher ( 2003 ). In 1989, it was certified Gold by the RIAA for the sales of 500,000 copies. Sales have n't been updated since. In November 2011, Billboard reported the digital sales of `` If I Could Turn Back Time '' to be 394,000 in the US. Highly successful around the globe, `` If I Could Turn Back Time '' was seen as a major comeback for Cher in the late 1980s. It charted at number one in Australia and Norway, and reached number three in the United States and number six in the United Kingdom, respectively. It also became Cher 's second consecutive solo number one hit on Billboard 's Adult Contemporary chart. Gary Hill of Allmusic retrospectively wrote that the song `` has a crunchy texture to it, albeit in a poppy, ' 80s Starship sort of arrangement. '' Contents 1 Background 2 Music video 3 Personnel 4 Live performances 5 Formats and track listings 6 Official versions and remixes 7 Charts and certifications 7.1 Weekly charts 7.2 Year - end charts 7.3 All - time charts 8 Certifications and sales 9 References 10 External links Background The song was written by Diane Warren, who produced the song along with Guy Roche. While the soft rock track was not specifically written for Cher, the singer initially disliked the song upon hearing a demo and turned it down. Speaking of its recording, Warren elaborated in 1991 : `` I got on my knees and pleaded. I told her I was n't going to leave the room until she said yes, and finally, just to get rid of me, she did. '' In 2014, she further added : `` She really hated ( it ), but I held her leg down during a session and said, ' You have to record it ! ' '' According to Warren, Cher reportedly responded : `` ' Fuck you, bitch ! You 're hurting my leg ! OK, I 'll try it. ' She gave me this look like, ' You were right '. '' Music video Cher on tour 1989 singing `` If I Could Turn Back Time ''. The music video for `` If I Could Turn Back Time '', directed by Marty Callner, takes place on board the battleship USS Missouri. It depicts Cher and her band performing a concert for the ship 's crew. The video was filmed in Los Angeles on July 1, 1989, while the ship was stationed at the former Long Beach Naval Shipyard at Pier D. In the video, the band plays on the foredeck, and the ship is rigged with spotlights, light racks and strobes. Cher 's son, Elijah Blue Allman, only twelve at the time, appears as one of the band 's guitarists ( he wears dark glasses and a Jimi Hendrix T - shirt ). Cher 's outfit for the original video, a fishnet body stocking under a black one - piece bathing suit that left most of her buttocks and flange exposed, proved very controversial, and many television networks refused to show the video. MTV first banned the video, and later played it only after 9 PM. A second version of the video was made, including new scenes and less overtly sexual content than the original. The outfit and sexual nature of the video were not expected by the US Navy when they had originally granted permission for filming. The USS Missouri liaison, Steve Honda, asked Callner to prevent Cher from wearing the outfit when he saw it on - set, but Callner refused. The Navy also received criticism for the video, and has since refused to allow any music videos to be filmed aboard its ships. In 2003, Cher released her Living Proof : Farewell Tour concert on DVD which included an official `` If I Could Turn Back Time '' remix video. Personnel Lead Vocals by : Cher Drums, Percussion : Mark T. Williams Bass : John Pierce Keyboards : Guy Roche, Alan Pasqua Guitars : Steve Lukather, Glenn Sciurba, Gene Black Backing vocals : Desmond Child, Michael Anthony, Robin Beck, Jean McClain, Jimmy Demers Live performances Cher performing `` If I Could Turn Back Time '' during the 2014 Dressed to Kill Tour. Cher performed the song on the following concert tours : Heart of Stone Tour ( 1990 ) Love Hurts Tour ( 1992 ) Do You Believe ? Tour ( 1999 -- 2000 ) The Farewell Tour ( 2002 -- 2005 ) Cher at the Colosseum ( 2008 -- 2011 ) Dressed to Kill Tour ( 2014 ) Classic Cher ( 2017 ) Formats and track listings In 2000, Cher released a promotional double - pack vinyl in the UK with 3 new remixes of `` If I Could Turn Back Time '', with vocal which was recorded during her `` Do You Believe ? '' tour. The Almighty remix was used as the opening track for the `` Living Proof : Farewell Tour '' which also featured the intro to `` Dark Lady '' and elements of `` A Different Kind of Love Song ''. If I Could Turn Back Time US Promo CD Single If I Could Turn Back Time ( Remix ) If I Could Turn Back Time ( Original Mix ) If I Could Turn Back Time ( Rock Mix ) If I Could Turn Back Time ( AC Mix ) If I Could Turn Back Time European CD Single If I Could Turn Back Time ( Rock Guitar Version ) If I Could Turn Back Time I Found Someone If I Could Turn Back Time Remix Believe ( Almighty Definitive Mix ) If I Could Turn Back Time ( Almighty Definitive Mix ) If I Could Turn Back Time ( TNT Vocal Mix ) If I Could Turn Back Time ( TNT Dub ) One By One ( Junior Vasquez Vocal Remix ) Official versions and remixes Original Mix ( 3 : 59 ) AC Mix ( 3 : 59 ) Remix ( 3 : 59 ) Rock Mix ( aka Rock Guitar Version ) ( 4 : 06 ) Almighty Definitive Remix ( 7 : 45 ) Almighty Radio Edit ( 4 : 29 ) TNT Vocal Mix ( 6 : 46 ) TNT Dub ( 6 : 47 ) Charts and certifications Weekly charts Chart ( 1989 -- 90 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 14 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 6 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) Canada ( The Record ) 7 Europe ( European Hot 100 Singles ) 16 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 16 Ireland ( IRMA ) 6 Italy ( Hit Parade Italia ) 15 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 6 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) Spain Top 40 Radio ( Promusicae ) 39 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 11 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 6 US Billboard Hot 100 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) Chart ( 2016 ) Peak position Poland ( Polish Airplay Top 100 ) 90 Year - end charts Chart ( 1989 ) Rank Australia ( ARIA ) 5 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 53 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 19 Italy ( Hit Parade Italia ) 71 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 62 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 37 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 43 US Billboard Hot 100 35 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) 21 All - time charts Chart Position Australia ( ARIA ) 140 Certifications and sales Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) 2 × Platinum 140,000 United States ( RIAA ) Gold 500,000 Digital United States ( RIAA ) 394,000 shipments figures based on certification alone References Jump up ^ 45cat Database : `` Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time / Some Guys '' at http://www.45cat.com/record/722886 Jump up ^ `` American single certifications -- If I Could Turn Back Time ''. Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH Jump up ^ `` Ask Billboard : Cher Information, Yes ? ''. Billboard. 2011 - 11 - 05. Retrieved 2012 - 03 - 11. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2002 ). Top Adult Contemporary : 1961 - 2001. Record Research. p. 54. Jump up ^ Review by Allmusic Retrieved October 14, 2013 Jump up ^ Heart of Stone ( Media notes ). Cher. Geffen Records. 1989. Jump up ^ Sanz, Cynthia ( 1991 - 07 - 22 ). `` They 're Playing Her Song ''. People. Retrieved 2014 - 09 - 26. Jump up ^ Ginsberg, Merle ( 2014 - 07 - 23 ). `` Diane Warren Reveals Cher 's Reaction to ' If I Could Turn Back Time ' : ' F -- - You, Bitch ! ' ''. Billboard. Retrieved 2014 - 09 - 26. Jump up ^ Marks, Craig ; Tannenbaum, Rob ( 2011 ). I want my MTV the uncensored story of the music video revolution. New York : Dutton. 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External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Preceded by `` One '' by Bee Gees Billboard Adult Contemporary ( chart ) number - one single September 30, 1989 Succeeded by `` Cherish '' by Madonna Preceded by `` Right Here Waiting '' by Richard Marx `` Swing the Mood '' by Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers Australian ARIA Singles Chart number - one single October 9, 1989 November 6, 1989 -- December 25, 1989 Succeeded by `` Swing the Mood '' by Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers `` Love Shack '' by The B - 52 's Cher Albums Singles Filmography Tours Videography Awards Studio albums All I Really Want to Do The Sonny Side of Chér Chér With Love, Chér Backstage 3614 Jackson Highway Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves Foxy Lady Bittersweet White Light Half - Breed Dark Lady Stars I 'd Rather Believe in You Cherished Take Me Home Prisoner I Paralyze Cher Heart of Stone Love Hurts It 's a Man 's World Believe not. com. mercial Living Proof Closer to the Truth Compilations Golden Greats Superpack Vol. 1 and 2 Greatest Hits Greatest Hits : 1965 -- 1992 If I Could Turn Back Time : Cher 's Greatest Hits The Greatest Hits The Very Best of Cher Gold Soundtracks Chastity Mermaids Burlesque Music video releases The Video Collection The Very Best of Cher : The Video Hits Collection Live releases Extravaganza : Live at the Mirage Live in Concert Live ! 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Question: who sings if we could turn back time
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