Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now

In a radio interview, Hammond said that the idea for the song came from his impending marriage to his live-in girlfriend of seven years after his divorce from his previous wife was finalized. He had said to Warren, "It's almost like they've stopped me from marrying this woman for seven years, and they haven't succeeded. They're not gonna stop me doing it." The song has been considered "feel good" propelled by a strong synthesizer beat. ==Reception==

Cash Box called the song "an emotional duet by Thomas and Grace Slick" and "a blustery, expansive production." ==Commercial performance==

The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 on April 4, 1987. In the United Kingdom, the song peaked at the top of the UK Singles Chart for four weeks and became the UK's second-best-selling song of 1987 behind "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley. The song also reached the top 10 in six other European countries. It became the first chart-topping song to be written by Warren. Grace Slick, at age 47, became the oldest woman to attain a number-one single in the United States, surpassed only by Cher, who was 52 when her song "Believe" reached number one in early 1999. ==Music video==

The music video for "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" was released in 1987. It features clips from the film Mannequin, starring Andrew McCarthy and Kim Cattrall, intercut with a parallel narrative of Mickey Thomas falling in love with a mannequin who comes to life, played by Grace Slick. Meshach Taylor makes a cameo reprising his film role of window dresser Hollywood Montrose, as does Narada Michael Walden, the producer of the song, who appears with the band. Towards the end of the video, viewers are shown that the band's members are also mannequins. In October 2024, the music video surpassed 500 million views on YouTube, becoming the first Starship song to reach this milestone. ==Track listings==

• 7-inch single :A. "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" – 4:29 :B. "Layin' It on the Line" (live at Stopher Gym, Nicholls State University) – 4:15 • 12-inch single :A1. "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" – 4:29 :A2. "Layin' It on the Line" – 4:15 :B1. "We Built This City" (special club mix) – 7:00 :B2. "Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight" – 3:41 ==Personnel==

• Mickey Thomas – vocals • Grace Slick – vocals • Donny Baldwin – drums, backing vocals • Craig Chaquico – guitar (lead/solo only) • Pete Sears – bass Additional personnel • Walter "Baby Love" Afanasieff – keyboards, synth bass • Narada Michael Walden – LinnDrum programming • Corrado Rustici – Charvel MIDI guitar • Robert "Bongo Bob" Smith – drum sampling and percussion • Karen "Kitty Beethoven" Brewington, Jim Gilstrap – background vocals ==Charts==

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