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Aerosmith’s number 1 hit “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” is often divisive amongst fans of the band. Yet, the song was extremely important in the band’s career. The parallel with the father-daughter relationship present in “Armageddon” also made it personally significant for Steven Tyler.
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0:00 The biggest premiere of all time
0:18 The most streamed tracks of each era
0:34 Origins
1:20 Writing a song for ‘Armageddon’
2:15 An alternate timeline
3:00 Lyrics
3:37 A miracle
3:56 A unique connection with the audience
4:26 A complicated relationship
5:08 Liv Tyler’s unusual discovery
5:59 Father, daughter both work on ‘Armageddon’
6:32 The music video
7:10 A meta meaning behind the video clip
7:54 A song hated by fans
8:02 The Demon of Screamin’
9:16 Forgetting the lyrics
9:32 I don’t wanna kiss your thing
9:42 An amazing coincidence
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