Written by Diane Warren, the song was recorded specifically for the soundtrack of the 1998 science-fiction film Armageddon, starring Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck and Liv Tyler, whose father, Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler, was also part of the movie's cast. The song became closely associated with the film's romantic storyline and its climactic moments.
Released on July 29, 1998 I Don't Want to Miss a Thing represented a departure from the band's blues-based hard-rock sound. Instead, Aerosmith embraced the sweeping orchestration and emotional intensity of a classic power ballad, with Steven Tyler delivering one of his most dramatic vocal performances.
The response was immediate. The song debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making Aerosmith the first rock band to enter the chart at the top. It remained there for four consecutive weeks, from September 5, 1998.
The international response was equally impressive. It topped the charts in countries including Australia, Germany, Austria, Norway, Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland, while reaching No. 4 in the United Kingdom on October 10, 1998.
The song also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song, further connecting Aerosmith's biggest commercial success with one of the most successful films of 1998.
On Vitrola Stereo's TOP15, I Don't Want to Miss a Thing reached No. 1 on September 12, 1998, where it remained for three consecutive weeks.
There is an interesting irony in the song's history: Aerosmith did not write I Don't Want to Miss a Thing. Diane Warren did. Yet Steven Tyler's voice and the band's performance turned the composition into something unmistakably Aerosmith.
More than just a soundtrack hit, it became the band's first and only No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving one of rock's great comeback stories its biggest chart achievement.
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