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"All This Time"
Single by Tiffany
from the album Hold an Old Friend's Hand
B-side"Can't Stop a Heartbeat"
ReleasedOctober 24, 1988 (1988-10-24)
Recorded1988
GenrePop
Length4:20
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)George Tobin
Tiffany singles chronology
"Feelings of Forever"
(1988) 		"All This Time"
(1988) 		"Radio Romance"
(1989)
Music video
"All This Time" on YouTube

"All This Time" is a song recorded by American singer Tiffany. The song was written by Tim James and Steven McClintock, and produced by Tiffany's manager George Tobin. It was released through MCA Records on October 24, 1988, as the lead single to her second album, Hold an Old Friend's Hand (1988). The song was heard five days earlier within the season premiere of the TV sitcom Growing Pains.[1]

The song was less successful than Tiffany's first single "I Think We're Alone Now" from her first album, Tiffany. "All This Time" became her fourth and final Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 6. Internationally, the song hit the Top 10 in Canada and Ecuador. It was released as the album's second single outside North America.

Release

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"All This Time" was released on October 24, 1988, to contemporary hit radio in the United States.[2][3] The song would then be released on January 30, 1989 to the United Kingdom via 7 inch and CD single.[4]

Music video

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The music video was filmed at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California and was directed by Tobin.[5] It debuted to VH1 and Night Tracks on December 24, 1988.[6] It was then released to the more popular MTV on January 7, 1989.[7]

Synopsis

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Around 10 p.m., a taxi drops Tiffany at the train station. She walks through the empty boarding area, hugging her chest with her arms and waist. She follows the train as it prepares to stop. She walks into an auditorium and leans against a seat, staring into the spotlight shining on her. On a darkened stage, she performs. The breeze lifts up her hair while she sits on the windowsill in the family room. She rides a carousel alone. Back at the family room, she unwraps some letters tied with a pink bow and reads them. She walks on the stage, looking at the red scarlet red columns and stairs set up for her performance. While the sun sets, she leans against the railing at the pier. On stage, she is filmed through a sepia filter and hazy glass. She raises her hand, feeling the rain drops and walks up the steps to her room. A Charlie Chaplin puppet bounces outside. She walks to Knott's Memory Lane and stands by the fountain. Lit in white, she sits on the windowsill. She stops at Cestrella's and puts in a quarter in the slot. The animatronic fortune teller turns her head to the left. She performs on a strip of film. By the end of the video, she waits at the train station. The fortune from the game reads: "The sun still shines. The sun still sets." until it faded in white.[8]

Commercial performance

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"All This Time" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of November 5, 1988 at number 90. By the end of 1988, "All This Time" had risen to number 24. On February 11, "All This Time" reached its peak position of number six on the chart before making a sharp fall to number 20 the next week. The song would overall spend 21 weeks on the chart. "All This Time" is, to date, Tiffany's last top ten hit on the Hot 100. "All This Time" also became a hit on the Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at number ten.

The song itself had minor success internationally. "All This Time" debuted on the UK Singles Chart chart (where it was released as the album's second single) the week of 11 February 1989 at its peak position of number 47, where it stayed for two consecutive weeks. The song was last seen on 25 February, at number 55. It is also Tiffany's last entry in the UK to date. The song debuted on the Canadian RPM 100 Singles Chart on December 17, 1988 at number 93, later rising to a peak position of number four.

Track listings and formats

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US 7" vinyl and cassette single[9]

  1. "All This Time – 4:20
  2. "Can't Stop a Heartbeat" – 4:45

European vinyl and CD single[10]

  1. "All This Time" – 4:20
  2. "I'll Be the Girl" – 4:27
  3. "I Think We're Alone Now" (Extended Version) – 6:35

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ "Compact Data". Radio & Records. No. 759. October 14, 1988. p. 43.
  2. ^ Beck, Marilyn (October 5, 1988). "Hollywood: Mr. Spock's long-lost brother in 'Star Trek V'". The Press Democrat. p. 38. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  3. ^ ""All This Time", the first single from the forthcoming album Hold an Old Friend's Hand". Radio & Records. No. 760. October 21, 1988. p. 2.
  4. ^ "New Singles". Music Week. January 28, 1989. p. 39. ISSN 0265-1548.
  5. ^ "Tiffany: All This Time (Music Video 1988) - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  6. ^ "The Clip List". Billboard. Vol. 100, no. 52. Nielsen Business Media. December 24, 1988. p. 58. ISSN 0006-2510.
  7. ^ "The Clip List". Billboard. Vol. 101, no. 1. Nielsen Business Media. January 7, 1989. p. 49. ISSN 0006-2510.
  8. ^ "Video Review: Tiffany "All This Time". I Want My Popular Culture.
  9. ^ All This Time (United States vinyl single liner notes). Tiffany. MCA Records. 1988. 53371.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ All This Time (UK mini-CD single liner notes). Tiffany. MCA Records. 1989. DTIFF 6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ "RPM 100 Singles" (PDF). Radio & Records. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  12. ^ "Discos más populares de Latinoamérica". El Siglo de Torreón. July 17, 1989. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  13. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Tiffany". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  14. ^ "Tiffany: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  15. ^ "Tiffany Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  16. ^ "Tiffany Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  17. ^ "The Back Page: Adult Contemporary". Radio & Records. No. 775. February 10, 1989. p. 88.
  18. ^ "The Back Page: Contemporary Hit Radio". Radio & Records. No. 773. January 27, 1989. p. 96.
  19. ^ "the Gavin Report: Adult Contemporary". Gavin Report. No. 1744. February 17, 1989. p. 46.
  20. ^ "the Gavin Report: Top 40". Gavin Report. No. 1740. January 20, 1989. p. 6.
  21. ^ "Cash Box Charts: Top 100 Singles". Cashbox. Vol. LII, no. 30. February 4, 1989. p. 21.
  22. ^ "Top Singles - Volume 51, No. 8, December 23, 1989". RPM. December 23, 1999. Archived from the original on 2017-09-07. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  23. ^ "1989 The Year in Music: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 101, no. 51. December 23, 1989. p. Y-22.
  24. ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1989".
  25. ^ "Top 89 of '89: AC". Radio & Records. No. 819. December 15, 1989. p. 91.
  26. ^ "Adult Contemporary 1989: Top 100". Gavin Report. No. 1787. December 15, 1989. p. 21.
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