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The Time of Our Lives (Il Divo and Toni Braxton song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = The Time of Our Lives
| cover = ttool.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Il Divo with Toni Braxton
| album = Voices from the FIFA World Cup 'and' Libra '(European reissue)'
| B-side =
| released = 9 June 2006
| recorded =
| studio = Rokstone (London)
| genre = Operatic pop
| length = 4:39
| label =
* Sony BMG
* Syco
| writer = Jrgen Elofsson
| producer = Steve Mac
| misc =
}}
"'The Time of Our Lives'" is a song recorded by multinational operatic pop quartet Il Divo and American singer Toni Braxton to serve as the official theme song for the 2006 FIFA World Cup football (soccer) tournament. Written by Jrgen Elofsson and produced by Steve Mac, the song appears on the compilation album 'Voices from the FIFA World Cup' (2006) and on the 2006 European reissue of Braxton's fifth studio album, 'Libra'.
Il Divo and Braxton performed "The Time of Our Lives" during the 2006 FIFA World Cup opening festivities at Allianz Arena in Munich on 9 June 2006. That same day it was released as a single in continental Europe, reaching the top 10 in Switzerland, the top 20 in Germany and Norway, and the top 30 in Italy and Austria, as well as number 52 on the European Hot 100 Singles chart.
Music video
The single's music video, directed by Nigel Dick, takes place on a football field at night; the Il Divo members are standing on the turf while Braxton is seen on a screen. It is intercut with scenes from FIFA World Cup matches over the years.
Track listings
*'European CD single'
#"The Time of Our Lives" (radio edit) 3:17
#"Isabel" 4:14
*'European CD maxi single'
#"The Time of Our Lives" (radio edit) 3:17
#"Isabel" 4:14
#"The Time of Our Lives" (original version) 4:39
#"Heroe" 4:17
#"The Time of Our Lives" (video) - 5:07
Personnel
Musicians
*Il Divo vocals*Toni Braxton - vocals
*Steve Mac keyboards
*Dave Arch piano
*Fririk "Frissy" Karlsson guitar
*Chris Laws drums
*Isobel Griffiths orchestra fixer
*Gavyn Wright orchestra leader
*John Baker copyist
Technical
*Steve Mac producer, arranger*Chris Laws engineer, Pro Tools operator
*Dan Pursey assistant engineer
*Ren Swan mix engineer
*Dave Arch string arrangements
*Geoff Foster string engineer
*Jake Jackson assistant
*Braddon Williams engineer
*Keri Lewis vocal producer for Toni Braxton
*Dave Russell vocal engineer for Toni Braxton
*Dick Beetham mastering
Charts
References
Category:2000s ballads
Category:2006 singles
Category:2006 songs
Category:FIFA World Cup songs
Category:Il Divo songs
Category:Music videos directed by Nigel Dick
Category:Pop ballads
Category:Song recordings produced by Steve Mac
Category:Songs written by Jrgen Elofsson
Category:Sony BMG singles
Category:Syco Music singles
Category:Toni Braxton songs
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