Berlin - Take My Breath Away (official Video - Top Gun) May 2026

The song was written by legendary producer Giorgio Moroder and lyricist Tom Whitlock .

Terri Nunn performs in scorched blue coveralls, walking among decaying aircraft parts. Berlin - Take My Breath Away (Official Video - Top Gun)

The video employs ghostly imagery; Nunn appears to be a ghost as electric lights flicker to life around her. The song was written by legendary producer Giorgio

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

While the song was Berlin's biggest hit, its shift toward a synth-pop ballad style caused internal friction that eventually led to the band's temporary breakup.

The song won both the Academy Award and the Golden Globe for Best Original Song in 1986.

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.