"You Take My Breath Away" is a ballad performed by American singer-actor Rex Smith, released as the lead single from his third studio album Sooner or Later (1979).
The track was also featured in the 1979 made-for-television film of the same title starring Smith and Denise Miller.
Billboard Hot 100 in 1979 for two weeks (dated on June 23)[2] and spent two weeks at number seven on the Cash Box Top 100.
[3] It also peaked at number 11 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
[5] In Canada, "You Take My Breath Away" reached as high as number three on the Pop chart[6] and number one on the Adult Contemporary chart.