Berlin - Take My Breath Away (official Video - Top Gun) – High Speed

A demo of the track so impressed director Tony Scott and producers Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson that they filmed additional romantic scenes between Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis specifically to showcase the song.

The song was written by legendary producer Giorgio Moroder and lyricist Tom Whitlock . Berlin - Take My Breath Away (Official Video - Top Gun)

She is greeted by spirits of military airmen from various eras before she and the spirits vanish into thin air at the end, a literal play on the lyric "Take My Breath Away". Impact and Awards A demo of the track so impressed director

Terri Nunn performs in scorched blue coveralls, walking among decaying aircraft parts. Impact and Awards Terri Nunn performs in scorched

Directed by Marcelo Anciano , the music video blends footage from Top Gun with original performances by Berlin’s lead singer, Terri Nunn . Music Video Visual Analysis

"Take My Breath Away" became one of the most successful power ballads of the 1980s.

The video employs ghostly imagery; Nunn appears to be a ghost as electric lights flicker to life around her.