This Time I Know It's for Real

"This Time I Know It's for Real"
Single by Donna Summer
from the album Another Place and Time
B-side "Whatever Your Heart Desires" (Europe)
"If It Makes You Feel Good" (United States)
Released January 1989 (Europe)
March 31, 1989 (US)
Format 7" single, 12" single, CD single
Recorded 1988 at PWL, London
Genre Dance-pop
Length 3:38
Label Warner Bros. (Europe), Atlantic (United States)
Writer(s) Donna Summer, Matt Aitken, Mike Stock, Pete Waterman
Producer(s) Donna Summer, Stock, Aitken & Waterman
Certification Gold (US)
Gold (UK)
Donna Summer singles chronology
"Fascination"
(1988)		 "This Time I Know It's for Real"
(1989)		 "I Don't Wanna Get Hurt"
(1989)

"This Time I Know It's for Real" is a song originally recorded by Donna Summer, and released in 1989 as the first single from her album Another Place and Time. 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, as well as three other songs on the album from which this single was released.

It became Summer's biggest hit in the UK since the 1970s (during which time she had been the most popular female disco artist), reaching number three[1] and spending a total of 14 weeks in the Top 75,[1] longer than any of her other singles there. It also reached #7 in both the U.S. (where it was certified Gold) and Canada, making it Summer's first transatlantic hit since 1979. It was her 14th and final US Top 10 hit. It was also the last Top 40 hit of Summer's career.

This was Summer's first U.S. single to be released on Atlantic Records, a division of Warner Bros. Records. Since 1980 she had been signed to Geffen (also a division of Warner Bros.) 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.

The video was directed by Dieter Trattmann.

Cover versions

Track listings

7" single
  1. "This Time I Know It's for Real" — 3:36
  2. "Whatever Your Heart Desires (Original Mix)" — 3:50
12" maxi
  1. "This Time I Know It's for Real" (Extended Version) — 7:20
  2. "Whatever Your Heart Desires (Original Mix)" — 3:50
  3. "This Time I Know It's for Real" (Instrumental) — 3:34

Official Versions

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1989) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[2] 40
Canadian Singles Chart[3] 7
Dutch GfK chart[4] 6
Dutch Top 40 5
French SNEP Singles Chart[2] 6
German Singles Chart[5] 15
Irish Singles Chart[6] 4
Italy Fimi Singles Chart 8
Norwegian Singles Chart[2] 3
Swedish Singles Chart[2] 12
UK Singles Chart[7] 3
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] 7
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[8] 2
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play[8] 5
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[8] 1
Chart (2012) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 114

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
United Kingdom[9] Silver March 1, 1989 200,000
United States[10] Gold July 11, 1989 500,000

Young Divas version

"This Time I Know It's for Real"
Single by Young Divas
from the album Young Divas
Released May 6, 2006
Format CD single
Recorded 2006
Genre Dance-pop, house
Label Sony BMG
Writer(s) Donna Summer, Matt Aitken, Mike Stock, Pete Waterman
Producer(s) George Papapetros, Max Kourilov
Certification Platinum (ARIA)
Young Divas singles chronology
"This Time I Know It's for Real"
(2006)		 "Happenin' All Over Again"
(2006)

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.[11] 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.[12] "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.[13] 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.[14]

Track listing

CD single[15]
  1. "This Time I Know It's for Real" (Radio Edit)
  2. "This Time I Know It's for Real" (Extended Remix)

Credits and personnel

Source[15]

Weekly chart

Chart (2006) Peak
position
ARIA Singles Chart[13] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2006) Rank
ARIA Singles Chart[16] 6
Australian Artists Singles Chart[17] 2

Certification

Country Certification
Australia (ARIA)[18] Platinum

References

  1. 1 2 3 Roberts, David (Managing Editor) (2005), British Hit Singles & Albums (Edition 18), Guinness World Records Limited, ISBN 1-904994-00-8
  2. 1 2 3 4 "This Time I Know It's for Real", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 21, 2008)
  3. ↑ Canadian Singles Chart (RPM Magazine, July 31, 1989)
  4. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl - Discografie Donna Summer". © 2006-2011 Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
  5. ↑ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved December 12, 2008)
  6. ↑ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved February 21, 2008)
  7. ↑ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved February 21, 2008)
  8. 1 2 3 4 Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved February 21, 2008)
  9. ↑ UK certifications Bpi.co.uk (Retrieved December 12, 2008)
  10. ↑ U.S. certifications riaa.com (Retrieved December 12, 2008)
  11. ↑ "Australia's Fab Four Femmes Unleash The Young Divas!". Sony BMG. May 1, 2006. Archived from the original on September 5, 2007. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  12. ↑ "CD Releases: This Time I Know It's for Real". Sony BMG. Archived from the original on September 5, 2007. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  13. 1 2 "Young Divas – This Time I Know It's for Real". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  14. ↑ "Young Divas Know It's For Real! Single Goes Gold; New Video Airs This Weekend". Sony BMG. Archived from the original on September 5, 2007. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  15. 1 2 "Young Divas – This Time I Know It's for Real (CD)". Discogs. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  16. ↑ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2006". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  17. ↑ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Australian Artist Singles 2006". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  18. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved September 27, 2012.


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