Time After Time is a 1984 pop ballad by American singer Cyndi Lauper from her debut album She's So Unusual (1983). Written by Lauper and Rob Hyman and produced by Rick Chertoff, it was released as the album’s second single in March 1984 and blends simple keyboard-synth chords with bright guitars and a ticking rhythm—a love song of steadfast devotion with lines like If you’re lost, you can look and you will find me, time after time. It became Lauper’s first US No 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in June 1984 and topped charts in Canada and nearby markets, while charting well in Europe. Critics have praised it as one of the era’s greatest pop songs, and it has appeared on Rolling Stone and MTV lists of top tracks. The video, directed by Edd Griles, features Lauper’s family and was shot in New Jersey locations such as Morristown and Tom’s Diner. The tune has inspired notable covers and renditions, including Miles Davis’s instrumental take and later charting versions by Inoj and Novaspace.
