‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ downloads skyrocket
Bonnie Tyler is having a total turnaround.
Sales for the songstress’ 1983 hit “Total Eclipse of the Heart” skyrocketed ahead of Monday’s “Great American Eclipse.”
Last week, the ballad saw a 503 percent increase in digital download sales, with 12,000 downloads recorded compared to just 2,000 in the week ending Aug. 13, according to Billboard.
On Sunday, the day before the historic solar eclipse was set to streak the United States from coast to coast, the song garnered 4,000 downloads.
It also came in at No. 23 in iTunes’ top 100 songs Monday.
“Eclipse” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed there for four weeks when it debuted.
Tyler belted out her famous song Monday alongside Joe Jonas’ band DNCE on Royal Caribbean’s “Total Eclipse Cruise.” The epic eight-minute song was trimmed down to 2 minutes and 40 seconds — to mark roughly how long the eclipse’s total darkness will last.