‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ hit #1 on iTunes because an eclipse needs a literal soundtrack

Turn around bright eyes, you’re missing the eclipse.

Americans in search of a literal soundtrack for today’s solar eclipse caused a rush of sales for Bonnie Tyler’s 1983 epic ‘Total Eclipse Of the Heart’, briefly pushing the song to #1.

According to Billboard, the song sold 12,000 downloads in the U.S. during the week ending on Sunday, August 20 – with 4,000 on August 20 alone.

Eclipse lovers kept buying and streaming the song in the lead up to the event, pushing to the song to #1 on the chart, supplanting the likes of Justin Bieber and Liam Payne.

It will be interesting to see how highly the song will chart in the Billboard Hot 100.

This article originally appeared on The Industry Observer, which is now part of The Music Network.