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

Terri Nunn performs in scorched blue coveralls, walking among decaying aircraft parts.

"Take My Breath Away" became one of the most successful power ballads of the 1980s. Berlin - Take My Breath Away (Official Video - Top Gun)

This report analyzes the official music video for "Take My Breath Away" by the band , the love theme for the 1986 film Top Gun . Overview of Production Terri Nunn performs in scorched blue coveralls, walking

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. Overview of Production A demo of the track

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

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

She is greeted by spirits of military airmen from various eras before she and the spirits vanish into thin air at the end, a literal play on the lyric "Take My Breath Away". Impact and Awards