This Time I Know It's for Real
"This Time I Know It's for Real" is a song originally by American singer-songwriter Donna Summer, released on February 13, 1989, as the first single from her 14th studio album, "Another Place and Time" (1989), by Atlantic Records and Warner Bros. Records. Like the rest of the album, the song was written and produced by the British Stock Aitken Waterman team, though Summer also had a hand in writing this song. The song became Summer's biggest hit in the United Kingdom since the 1970s (during which time she had  been the most popular female disco artist), reaching number three and spending a total of 14 weeks in the Top 75, longer than any of her other singles there. It also reached number seven in both the United States and Canada. It was her 14th and final US top 10 hit on the "Billboard" Hot 100 as well as the last top 40 hit of Summer's career. The song was also successful on the Hot Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at number two. It was blocked by Simply Red's version of "If You Don't Know Me by Now , which spent number one on the chart for six weeks. This was Summer's first US single to be released on Atlantic Records. Since 1980 she had been signed to Geffen Records but her work across Europe had always been distributed by Warner Bros.' main label. This would continue to be the case following her signing to Atlantic. Critical reception. Alex Henderson from AllMusic described the song as a exuberant, club-friendly Euro-dance/Hi-NRG" gem. "Music & Media" commented, "Very much a SAW production with Summer's voice adding a touch of class. Her first chance of a major  hit since 1983's "She Works Hard for the Money"." "Pop Rescue" also stated that the song "simply oozes S/A/W sound from the very first moment it bursts open with some very Rick Astley/Sonia-esque drums. This is textbook S/A/W and is absolutely flawless." In 2021, British magazine "Classic Pop" ranked the song number 9 in their list of 'Top 40 Stock Aitken Waterman songs', underlining its success on the charts. Music video. A music video was made to accompany the song, directed by Swiss director/editor and producer Dieter Trattmann. City destinations were London , UK to Shanghai, China to Honolulu, Hawaii to San Francisco, California to New York City, NY & back to London, UK... Young Divas version. Australian girl group Young Divas covered "This Time I Know It's for Real" to coincide with nationwide tour dates from July to August 2006. The song was produced by George Papapetros and Max Kourilov and released as a CD single on May 6, 2006, to attract attention for the tour. "This Time I Know It's for Real" peaked at number two on the ARIA Singles Chart and spent 14 weeks in the top ten. It  was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), for shipments of 70,000 copies. The song was later included on their self-titled debut album "Young Divas". Due to an overwhelming response of the Young Divas' version of "This Time I Know It's for Real", a music video was filmed to accompany the song's release. Credits and personnel. Source Other cover versions. In 2004, British singer Kelly Llorenna reached number fourteen on the UK Singles Chart with her version of the song.