"The Time of Our Lives" is a song recorded by multinational operatic pop quartet

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and American singer

Toni Braxton Toni Michele Braxton (born October 7, 1967) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, actress and television personality. She has sold over 70 million records worldwide and is one of the best-selling female artists in history. Braxton has won ...

to serve as the official song of the

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held in

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. Written by Jörgen 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

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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

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chart.

Music video

The single's music video, directed by

Nigel Dick Nigel Dick (born 21 March 1953) is a British music video and film director, writer and musician from Catterick, England, now based in Los Angeles, California. He directed the Britney Spears videos " ...Baby One More Time" and " Oops!... I Did I ...

, 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 –

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*Toni Braxton – vocals * Steve Mac – keyboards *Dave Arch –

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* Friðrik "Frissy" Karlsson –

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*Chris Laws –

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*Isobel Griffiths – orchestra fixer *

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– orchestra leader *John Baker –

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Technical

*Steve Mac – producer,

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*Chris Laws –

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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

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