Initially, Epic Records wanted 'Time After Time' as the album's lead single. Although she later tried to change the song's name, she said that she felt at some point that 'Time After Time' had become so fundamental to the song that it would fall apart with a different title.

The song's title was borrowed from a TV Guide listing for the 1979 movie Time After Time, which Lauper had intended to use only as a temporary placeholder during the writing process. One of the early lines Rob wrote was 'suitcase of memories,' which according to Lauper, 'struck her,' claiming it was a 'wonderful line,' and other lines came from Lauper's life experiences. The inspiration for the song came from the fact that both songwriters were going through similar challenges in their respective romantic relationships Hyman was coming out of a relationship, and Lauper was having difficulties with her boyfriend/manager, David Wolff. The song reached number three on the UK Singles Chart and number six on the ARIA Singles Chart. The song was a success on the charts, becoming her first number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 9, 1984, and remaining there for two weeks. 'Time After Time' was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Song of the Year at the 1985 edition. The song has been selected as one of the Best Love Songs of All Time by many media outlets, including Rolling Stone, Nerve, MTV and many others. Music critics gave the song positive reviews, with many commending the song for being a solid and memorable love song. The writing began with the title, which Lauper had seen in TV Guide magazine, referring to the science fiction film Time After Time (1979). The song was written in the album's final stages, after ' Girls Just Wanna Have Fun', ' She Bop' and ' All Through the Night' had been written.

The song became Lauper's first number 1 hit in the U.S. The track was produced by Rick Chertoff and released as a single on January 27, 1984. It was the second single released from her debut studio album, She's So Unusual (1983). ' Time After Time' is a 1983 song by American singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper, co-written with Rob Hyman, who also provided backing vocals.

Time After Time by Emily Foster