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"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" is a song co-written by Albert Hammond and Diane Warren. It was recorded by the U.S. band Starship and featured as the main theme to the romantic comedy film Mannequin. I was also included in the band's second studio album No Protection.
Released as a single in January of 1987, it hit #1 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on April 4, 1987. It also reached #1 on the UK Official Chart for four weeks the following month, eventually becoming the UK's 2nd biggest selling single of 1987. At the time, it made Grace Slick the oldest female artist to have a number one single in the United States, though the record was later broken by Cher's "Believe" in 1998. The song also received a nomination for Best Original Song at the 60th Academy Awards.
In a radio interview, Albert Hammond said that the idea for the song came from his impending marriage to his live-in girlfriend of 7 years, after his divorce from his previous wife was finalized. He had said to Diane 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."
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