This Time I Know It's for Real


"This Time I Know It's for Real" is a song originally recorded by Donna Summer and released on February 13, 1989 as the first single from her album Another Place and Time. Like the rest of the album, the song was written and produced by the British Stock Aitken & Waterman team, though Summer also had a hand in writing this song, as well as three other songs on the album from which this single was released. The song was a worldwide smash success.
It became Summer's biggest hit in the UK since the 1970s, reaching number three and spending a total of 14 weeks in the Top 75, longer than any of her other singles there. It also reached number 7 in both the US and Canada. It was her 14th and final US Top 10 hit as well as the last Top 40 hit of Summer's career.
This was Summer's first US single to be released on Atlantic Records, a division of Warner Bros. Records. Since 1980 she had been signed to Geffen but her work across Europe had always been distributed by Warner Bros.' main label. This would continue to be the case following her signing to Atlantic.
The video was directed by Dieter Trattmann.

Track listings

;; 7" single
  1. "This Time I Know It's for Real" — 3:36
  2. "Whatever Your Heart Desires " — 3:50
;; 12" maxi
  1. "This Time I Know It's for Real" — 7:20
  2. "Whatever Your Heart Desires " — 3:50
  3. "This Time I Know It's for Real" — 3:34

    Official versions

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Young Divas version

Australian girl group Young Divas' covered "This Time I Know It's for Real" to coincide with nationwide tour dates from July to August 2006. The song was produced by George Papapetros and Max Kourilov and released as a CD single on May 6, 2006 to attract attention for the tour. "This Time I Know It's for Real" peaked at number two on the ARIA Singles Chart and spent 14 weeks in the top ten. It was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association, for shipments of 70,000 copies. The song was later included on their self-titled debut album Young Divas. Due to an overwhelming response of the Young Divas' version of "This Time I Know It's for Real", a music video was filmed to accompany the song's release.

Track listing

;CD single
  1. "This Time I Know It's for Real"
  2. "This Time I Know It's for Real"

    Credits and personnel

Source

Weekly chart

Year-end charts

Certification

Other cover versions

In 2004, British singer Kelly Llorenna reached number fourteen on the UK Singles Chart with her version of the song.