Which song won an Academy Award for Best Original Song in the film "Top Gun"?

In the film "Top Gun" (1986), the song which won an Academy Award for Best Original Song was 'Take My Breath Away'. It was one of the numerous songs which were created by Giorgio Moroder (music) and Tom Whitlock (lyrics). In this film, the song was performed by the American new wave band Berlin. Besides the Academy Award for Best Original Song, it also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1986.

'Take My Breath Away' was the second single from the "Top Gun" soundtrack album, following Kenny Loggins' 'Danger Zone'. It is a song that was able to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the U.S. and also to top charts in Canada, the U.K, the Netherlands, Ireland, and Belgium.

Over the years 'Take My Breath Away' became Berlin’s signature song. It is a song which has been covered many times. Perhaps the most well known cover is Jessica Simpson’s version.