• Source: The Time of Our Lives (Il Divo and Toni Braxton song)

"The Time of Our Lives" is a song recorded by multinational operatic pop quartet Il Divo and American singer Toni Braxton to serve as the official song of the 2006 FIFA World Cup held in Germany. 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 sixth studio album, Libra.
Il Divo and Braxton performed "The Time of Our Lives" during the 2006 FIFA World Cup opening festivities at Allianz Arena 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 European Hot 100 Singles chart.




Music video


The single's music video, directed by Nigel Dick, 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

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Il Divo – vocals
Toni Braxton – vocals
Steve Mac – keyboards
Dave Arch – piano
Friðrik "Frissy" Karlsson – guitar
Chris Laws – drums
Isobel Griffiths – orchestra fixer
Gavyn Wright – orchestra leader
John Baker – copyist




= Technical

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Steve Mac – producer, arranger
Chris Laws – engineer, Pro Tools 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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• Toni Braxton
• Lagu resmi Piala Dunia FIFA
• The Time of Our Lives (Il Divo and Toni Braxton song)
• Il Divo
• Libra (Toni Braxton album)
• Time of Our Lives
• Il Divo discography
• The Essential Toni Braxton
• Toni Braxton discography
• Toni Braxton
• The Best So Far (Toni Braxton album)
• List of songs recorded by Toni Braxton