Each day I live, I want to be A day to give the best of me I'm only one, but not alone My finest day is yet unknown I broke my heart, fought every gain To taste the sweet, I face the pain I rise and fall, yet through it all This much remains I want one moment in time When I'm more than I thought I could be When all of my dreams are a heartbeat away And the answers are all up to me Give me one moment in time When I'm racing with destiny Then in that one moment of time I will feel, I will feel eternity I've lived to be the very best I want it all, no time for less I've laid the plans, now lay the chance Here in my hands Give me one moment in time When I'm more than I thought I could be When all of my dreams are a heartbeat away And the answers are all up to me Give me one moment in time When I'm racing with destiny Then in that one moment of time I will feel, I will feel eternity, yeah You're a winner for a lifetime If you seize that one moment in time Make it shine Give me one moment in time When I'm more than I thought I could be When all of my dreams are a heartbeat away And the answers are all up to me Give me one moment in time When I'm racing with destiny Then in that one moment of time I will feel, I will be I will be free, yeah I will be, I will be free
Each day I live, I want to be A day to give the best of me I'm only one, but not alone My finest day is yet unknown I broke my heart, fought every gain To taste the sweet, I face the pain I rise and fall, yet through it all This much remains I want one moment in time When I'm more than I thought I could be When all of my dreams are a heartbeat away And the answers are all up to me Give me one moment in time When I'm racing with destiny Then in that one moment of time I will feel, I will feel eternity I've lived to be the very best I want it all, no time for less I've laid the plans, now lay the chance Here in my hands Give me one moment in time When I'm more than I thought I could be When all of my dreams are a heartbeat away And the answers are all up to me Give me one moment in time When I'm racing with destiny Then in that one moment of time I will feel, I will feel eternity, yeah You're a winner for a lifetime If you seize that one moment in time Make it shine Give me one moment in time When I'm more than I thought I could be When all of my dreams are a heartbeat away And the answers are all up to me Give me one moment in time When I'm racing with destiny Then in that one moment of time I will feel, I will be I will be free, yeah I will be, I will be free
A canção foi escrita especificamente como música promocional para os Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 1988, realizados em Seul, na Coreia do Sul.
Albert Hammond e John Bettis compuseram a letra e a melodia, enquanto a produção ficou por conta de Narada Michael Walden.
Lançada pela Arista Records em 27 de agosto de 1988, a faixa foi o primeiro single do álbum compilado "1988 Summer Olympics Album: One Moment in Time", criado em parceria com a cobertura dos jogos da NBC Sports.
O lançamento alcançou o topo das paradas na Alemanha, no Reino Unido e no Eurochart Hot 100, além de chegar ao quinto lugar na Billboard Hot 100 dos Estados Unidos e dominar a parada de Adult Contemporary.
A performance de Whitney Houston rendeu uma indicação ao Grammy por Melhor Performance Vocal Pop Feminina em 1989.
A mídia considera a música um dos maiores hinos olímpicos já gravados, com a revista Billboard citando-a como o padrão pelo qual todos os hinos olímpicos futuros devem ser julgados.
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