since the song's release, tyler performs "total eclipse of the heart" in every concert she performs. "i sing it much better now than i used to," she told "the huffington post". "i think my voice is probably not as husky as it was, i think it's mellowed a bit." the song was performed at the 26th annual grammy awards, held at the shrine auditorium, los angeles, on 28 february 1984. tyler performed a brief, live performance of this song on a royal caribbean cruise during the solar eclipse of 21 august 2017.