On February 22, 1989, Houston performed the song at the opening of the 31st Grammy Awards, where she was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female. "One Moment In Time" (Instrumental) ― 4:42."One Moment In Time" by Whitney Houston ― 4:42."Love Will Save the Day" (Jellybean Remix)."Rise to the Occasion" by Jermaine Jackson & Lala ― 4:43. "Olympic Joy" (Instrumental) by Kashif ― 4:03."One Moment in Time" by Whitney Houston ― 4:42.GER 12" Maxi-Vinyl / Maxi-CD Single / UK 12" Vinyl Single (Version 1).But the single became a minor hit in Oceania region, peaking at number forty-nine and thirty-four on the singles chart, in Australia and New Zealand, respectively. It peaked inside the top five in Austria, Belgium, Italy, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland, and reached top ten in France and the Netherlands. Across Europe, "One Moment in Time" was successful, topping the European Hot 100 Singles chart for five weeks. The single was certified Gold for shipments of 250,000 copies or more by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) in 1988. On October 24, 1988, the fifth week of its release, the song reached number one on the chart and stayed there for two weeks, making it her second German number-one hit. In Germany, it debuted at number fifty-eight on the Media Control Top 100 Singles chart, the week dated September 26, 1988, and the following week went straight into the top ten. According to The Official Charts Company, the single has sold 400,000 copies in the country. The single was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipments of 200,000 copies on October 1, 1988. In the United Kingdom, the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number twenty-four, the week ending date of September 24, 1988, and within four weeks of its rerease reached the top position, a peak it maintained for two weeks, becoming Houston's third UK number-one single. It ranked number eighty-nine on the Billboard Hot 100 Year-End chart of 1988. On the issue date of November 5, 1988, the single peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary chart, making it her seventh number-one single of the chart, and stayed on the top for two weeks. It also debuted on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (formerly "Hot Black Singles") at number seventy-eight, the issue dated September 17, 1988, and six weeks later reached a peak of twenty-two, her lowest position on the R&B chart at the time. Nine weeks later, it peaked at number five on the chart, the issue date of November 12, 1988, becoming Houston's tenth top 10 hit on the Hot 100, and spent seventeen weeks on the chart. The song debuted at number fifty-seven on the Billboard Hot 100, the issue dated September 10, 1988. "One Moment in Time" was released by Arista Records in August 1988 as the first single from The 1988 Summer Olympics Album: One Moment in Time, the soundtrack to the Games in Seoul, South Korea. The video for the song is a basic collage of clips from previous Olympic ceremonies. The track is an anthem for believing in yourself against all odds as Houston asks for "One moment in time/when I'm racing with destiny/Then, in that one moment of time, I will feel eternity". It appeared on the album 1988 Summer Olympics Album: One Moment in Time, produced in conjunction with NBC Sports' coverage of the Seoul games and which, in addition to Whitney Houston who sang it live at the main ceremony, also featured artists such as: The Four Tops, The Bee Gees, Eric Carmen, Taylor Dayne and the film composer John Williams. The song's melody was inspired by the timeless figure of Elvis Presley, with Hammond imagining it as being sung by Presley at the opening of the Olympics.
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