Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You

"Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You"
Single by Glenn Medeiros
from the album Glenn Medeiros
Released	June 5, 1987
Format	7" single 12" maxi
Recorded	1986
Genre	Soul, R&B, Pop
Length	3:46
Label	Mercury
Writer(s)	Michael Masser Gerry Goffin
Producer	Jeff Tyzik Glenn Medeiros
Glenn Medeiros singles chronology
- "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" (1987) "Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone" (1988)

"Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You" is a popular song by Gerry Goffin and Michael Masser. It was originally recorded by George Benson for his 1984 album 20/20.

The song achieved worldwide success in a cover version by Hawaiian singer Glenn Medeiros in 1987 and 1988.

Medeiros originally released this on a small independent label at the age of 16, after winning a local radio talent contest in Hawaii. A visiting radio executive from KZZP in Phoenix, Arizona heard the song and took the record back to Phoenix, where, through word of mouth, it became a national hit. A massive worldwide hit, it reached Number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent four weeks at number one on the UK singles chart in July 1988.

The music video features Medeiros with a girl in a pink dress strolling around a beach.

Glenn Medeiros also recorded the song in Spanish under the title Nada cambiará mi amor por ti.

The song became quite popular in Spanish-speaking countries when Argentine singer-songwriter Sergio Denis also recorded a cover version for his album Afectos (1985), with Spanish lyrics written by Rolando J. Hernández.

In 2009, the song was used in France in a television advert for Spontex sponges.^[1]

Track listings

7" single

1. "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" — 3:46
2. "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" (instrumental) — 5:11

12" maxi

1. "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" (extended version) — 6:09
2. "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" (seven inch version) — 3:46
3. "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" (instrumental version) — 5:20

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
Canada[2]	Gold	9 July 1987	50,000
France[3]	Gold	1988	500,000
Netherlands[4]	Gold	1988	40,000
UK[5]	Gold	1 August 1988	400,000

Charts

Peak positions Chart (1987-1988) Peak position Austrian Singles Chart[6] 12 Dutch Top 40[7] 1 Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 1 French SNEP Singles Chart[6] 1 German Singles Chart[8] 20 Irish IRMA Singles Chart[9] 1 Norwegian Singles Chart[6] 2 Swedish Singles Chart[6] 2 Swiss Singles Chart[6] 8 UK Singles Chart[10] 1 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[11] 12 U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[12] 4

End of year charts End of year chart (1988) Position Australian Singles Chart[13] 36 Dutch Top 40[14] 2

Chart successions

Preceded by "Boys (Summertime Love)" by Sabrina Salerno	French SNEP number one single 12 March 1988 - 30 April 1988 (8 weeks)	Succeeded by "N'importe quoi" by Florent Pagny
Preceded by "Yé ké yé ké" by Mory Kanté	Eurochart Hot 100 number-one single 9 July 1988 (1 week)	Succeeded by "Dirty Diana" by Michael Jackson
Preceded by "I Owe You Nothing" by Bros	UK number one single 9 July 1988 - 31 July 1988 (4 weeks)	Succeeded by "The Only Way Is Up" by Yazz and the Plastic Population
Preceded by "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman	Irish IRMA number one single 16 July 1988 - 30 July 1988 (3 weeks)	Succeeded by "Flight of Earls" by Paddy Reilly

Other cover versions

• Stevie Wonder has sung a version of the song as well.
• Engelbert - second recording in 1987, album Remember - I Love You.
• The Shadows did an instrumental version in 1989 on Steppin' to the Shadows.
• It was later been revived by the Irish boyband, Westlife from their ninth album The Love Album.
• Japanese punk band Locofrank included their cover version on their 2008 album Brand-New Old-Style.
• Brazilian pop trio SNZ recorded a version entitled "Nada Vai Tirar Você de Mim" (pt-br for Nothing's Gonna Take You From Me) in 2000. They are daughters of Baby Consuelo and Pepeu Gomes.
• In the Philippines, actor and director Cesar Montano sang this song to Miss Universe Dayanara Torres in one of the episodes on ABS-CBN's Maalala Mo Kaya hosted by Charo Santos in 1990s.
• Hawaiian-born Chinese singer Khalil Fong covered this song in his 2009 album, Timeless.
• Boxer Manny Pacquiao sung this song on the 3 March 2010 airing of the Jimmy Kimmel Live show for his promotion of his upcoming fight against Joshua Clottey.

References

1. ^ "Musique de pub Spontex, love story entre hérisson et éponge..." (in French). Musique de Pub. 14 July 2009. http://www.musique-pub.com/musique-de-pub-spontex-love-story-entre-herisson-et-eponge/. Retrieved 22 September 2010. 
2. ^ Gold & Platinum Certification Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) (Retrieved 3 September 2008)
3. ^ "Les certifications depuis 1973, database" (in French). Infodisc. http://www.infodisc.fr/Single_Certif.php. Retrieved 22 September 2010. 
4. ^ Goud/Platina NVPI - de branchevereniging van de entertainmentindustrie (Retrieved 9 December 2008)
5. ^ Certified Awards Search BPI - The British Recorded Music Industry (Retrieved 3 September 2008)
6. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Glenn Medeiros - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You (Chanson)". lescharts.com. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=1686&cat=s. Retrieved 18 March 2008. 
7. ^ "De Nederlandse Top 40, week 21, 1988". Radio 538. http://www.radio538.nl/web/show/id=44685/chartid=5830. Retrieved 18 March 2008. 
8. ^ German Singles Chart Deutsche Single-Charts 1988 Charts-Surfer (Retrieved 3 September 2008)
9. ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irish Recorded Music Association. http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement. Retrieved 18 March 2008. 
10. ^ "Number 1 Singles - 1980s". everyHit.com. http://www.everyhit.com/number4.html. Retrieved 18 March 2008. 
11. ^ ""Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" entry at billboard.com, Hot 100". http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=379&cfgn=Singles&cfn=The+Billboard+Hot+100&ci=3006145&cdi=6297683&cid=08%2F01%2F1987. Retrieved 18 March 2008. ^{[dead link]}
12. ^ ""Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" entry at billboard.com, Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks". http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=341&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Adult+Contemporary+Tracks&ci=3006120&cdi=6296086&cid=08%2F01%2F1987. Retrieved 18 March 2008. ^{[dead link]}
13. ^ 1988 Australian Singles Chart ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Singles 1988 Australian Recording Industry Association (Retrieved 3 September 2008)
14. ^ "Single top 100 over 1988" (in Dutch) (pdf). Top40. http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%201988.pdf. Retrieved 22 September 2010.