Peak
24
Weeks
12
Score
1,416
Chart Year
1983
Scores & Rankings
Chart Performance
Peak Position24
Peak DateOct 29, 1983
Weeks at Peak1
Weeks Charted12
Weeks in Top 406
Weeks in Top 100
Weeks at #20
Weeks at #10
Scoring
Summary Calc437
Weekly Calc979
Total Score1,416
Rankings
Year Ranking#157
Decade Ranking#1,711
Billboard Year#158
Top 5000#10,130
Details
- Label
- A&M Records
- Genre
- Pop rock
- Media Type
- AC
- Duration
- 3:20
- Composer(s)
- Bryan Adams;Jim Vallance
- Entered Chart
- Sep 3, 1983
- Peak Date
- Oct 29, 1983
- Released
- August 1983
- Recorded
- Unknown
- Catalog #
- A&M 2574
- B-Side
- Fits Ya Good
Music Video
The video was produced by Simon Fields and directed by Steve Barron, with cinematography by László Kovács.[citation needed] It was specifically created for MTV, which was then immensely growing in popularity. It features Adams pulling up to a dusty motel in rural British Columbia, and checking into room #19. Adams stands in or near the lonely motel room, recalling a past relationship with a woman whose legs are only shown. Adams is also shown remembering pacing around the desert and frustratedly riding his motorcycle near railroad tracks, seemingly implying numerous lonely times when he failed to secure a stable relationship with the woman. The motel is presented as a place where he and the woman had previously stayed at some point, leading him to get lost in memories of the past. Near the end of the video, Adams decides he can no longer take the bittersweet memories of the woman at the motel, grabs his stuff, and rushes to his truck to drive off. However, unbeknownst to him, the woman has found him at the motel, let the air out of his tires, and let herself into the back of his truck. When he opens the truck to throw his bag in the back, he sees the woman's legs, and happily joins her, while the nosy female motel clerk looks on excitedly through the window of her office.
Notes
"This Time" is a hit song by Canadian musician Bryan Adams, appearing as the third track on his 1983 album, Cuts Like a Knife, and released as the third single from that album. The single went to number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 21 on the Top Rock Tracks chart during the fall of 1983. It also peaked at number 32 on the Canadian Singles chart.[citation needed] It reached number 41 on the UK Singles Chart in 1986. Additional backing vocals are done by Lou Gramm.
I think about her all the time She's my fantasy An image burnin' in my mind Callin' out to me While my imagination's runnin' wild Yeah, things are getting clearer, oh oh This time everything is alright No way she's gonna get away This time everything is easy Any day, I'm gonna make her mine I've thought of every word I'd say Give or take a few But she turns and slowly walks away What do I have to do Hey, turn up your radio Oh, there's somethin' I want you to know, yeah This time everything is alright No way she's gonna get away This time everything is easy Any day, I'm gonna make her mine Yeah, I'm gonna make her mine, this time It's hard to take 'cause she's miles away And I've waited a long time But the feeling's right, darlin' one of these nights Yeah, I'm gonna let you know, oh oh This time everything is alright No way she's gonna get away This time everything is easy Any day, I'm gonna make her mine This time everything is alright No way she's gonna get away This time everything is easy Any day, I'm gonna make her mine Yeah, I'm gonna make her mine, oh yeah This time
Chart History (12 weeks)
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 3, 1983 | 83 | 43 |
| 2 | Sep 10, 1983 | 59 | 67 |
| 3 | Sep 17, 1983 | 46 | 80 |
| 4 | Sep 24, 1983 | 42 | 84 |
| 5 | Oct 1, 1983 | 37 | 89 |
| 6 | Oct 8, 1983 | 31 | 95 |
| 7 | Oct 15, 1983 | 25 | 101 |
| 8 | Oct 22, 1983 | 25 | 101 |
| 9 | Oct 29, 1983 | 24 | 102 |
| 10 | Nov 5, 1983 | 25 | 101 |
| 11 | Nov 12, 1983 | 57 | 69 |
| 12 | Nov 19, 1983 | 79 | 47 |