8th World Wonder
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"8th World Wonder" is the 2004 debut single from American Idol
finalist Kimberley Locke
, from her One Love
album. The single (written by Joel Parkes, Shaun Shankel
& Kyle Jacobs
) debuted on the Billboard Singles Sales Chart at #1, making it the first non-Idol single to top the chart from any Idol finalist. The single was later nominated in the category for "Best Love Song" at the 2004 Teen Choice Awards. The release also features a brand new modern arrangement of Kimberley's signature song from the show, "Somewhere Over The Rainbow
".
In a recent Entertainment Weekly
magazine, "8th World Wonder" was listed as one of the top 5 songs to come out of American Idol. It is one of the longest-running "Idol" singles to date, spending 20 weeks in the Billboard Hot 100
.
1 Remixed maxi-single
, Keith Urban
and Good Charlotte
. Kimberley stars in the video along with Charles Divins
from the soap opera Passions
. The video starts with Kimberley awakening one morning to find a note left by her boyfriend. It then shows each day backwards from current day to 7 days ago when they first made eye contact at a party. The video ends with Kimberley giving Charles her number at the party they met at. A dance remix version of the video was also released.
recorded a Spanish version of "8th World Wonder" entitled "La Octava Maravilla" which was featured on her 2009 album, Alessandra .
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
finalist Kimberley Locke
Kimberley Locke
Kimberley Dawn Locke is an American singer-songwriter and model. She has recorded in the dance, pop and adult contemporary music genres....
, from her One Love
One Love (Kimberley Locke album)
One Love is the debut album of American Idol contestant Kimberley Locke. According to SoundScan, total sales of the album to date is approximately 213,000 copies.-Track listing:# "8th World Wonder" – 3:59...
album. The single (written by Joel Parkes, Shaun Shankel
Shaun Shankel
Shaun Shankel is an American Grammy nominated, Dove Award songwriter and record producer, who has written and produced for some of the biggest selling artists in the Christian and pop music markets, selling over seven million albums and singles...
& Kyle Jacobs
Kyle Jacobs
Kyle Jacobs is an American country music songwriter, vocalist, guitarist, pianist as well as a staff writer for Curb Music since 2003. Jacobs writes music on piano and guitar....
) debuted on the Billboard Singles Sales Chart at #1, making it the first non-Idol single to top the chart from any Idol finalist. The single was later nominated in the category for "Best Love Song" at the 2004 Teen Choice Awards. The release also features a brand new modern arrangement of Kimberley's signature song from the show, "Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Over the Rainbow
"Over the Rainbow" is a classic Academy Award-winning ballad song with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. It was written for the movie The Wizard of Oz, and was sung by Judy Garland in the movie...
".
In a recent Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
magazine, "8th World Wonder" was listed as one of the top 5 songs to come out of American Idol. It is one of the longest-running "Idol" singles to date, spending 20 weeks in the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
.
Remixes
A maxi single featuring dance remixes of "8th World Wonder" was released on March 23, 2004. With remixes by Hi-Bias and Elektrik Kompany, the remixes proved to be very popular in the dance clubs. It was such a hit that a video for the Hi-Bias remix was edited and sent to dance clubs.- 8th World Wonder (Hi-Bias Radio Edit) 3:35
- 8th World Wonder (Elektrik Kompany Radio Edit) 3:30
- 8th World Wonder (Elektrik Kompany Club Mix) 8:07
- 8th World Wonder (Hi-Bias Extended Club Mix) 5:41
- 8th World Wonder (Elektrik Kompany Mixshow Edit) 6:38
Charts
| Charts (2004) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Hot 100 Singles Sales Hot 100 Singles Sales The Hot Singles Sales chart is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It measures sales of commercial singles and is one of three component charts, along with the Hot 100 Airplay and the Hot Digital Songs, that determine the chart positions of singles on the... |
1 |
| Hot Dance Singles Sales Hot Dance Singles Sales Hot Dance Singles Sales is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States, established in 1985. It measures the sale of commercially released singles that deal with dance music and remixes... 1 |
1 |
| Adult Contemporary | 6 |
| Top Selling Singles of 2004 Billboard Year-End Billboard Year-End charts are a cumulative measure of a single or album's performance in the United States, based upon the Billboard magazine charts during any given chart year. Billboard's "chart year" runs from the first week of December to the final week in November... |
7 |
| Adult Contemporary Recurrents | 10 |
| Top AC Singles of 2004 Billboard Year-End Billboard Year-End charts are a cumulative measure of a single or album's performance in the United States, based upon the Billboard magazine charts during any given chart year. Billboard's "chart year" runs from the first week of December to the final week in November... |
14 |
| Canada Adult Contemporary | 16 |
| Top 40 Mainstream | 19 |
| Top 40 Tracks Top 40 Tracks Top 40 Tracks is a defunct airplay chart from Billboard Magazine. It was created in 1998, when Billboard Magazine changed the airplay profile of The Hot 100 Airplay to include more R&B, Country, and Rock stations to its profile . To preserve the notion of the former chart, Top 40 Tracks was... |
29 |
| Hot AC | 36 |
| Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
49 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
49 |
1 Remixed maxi-single
Music video
The video for "8th World Wonder" was directed by Sam Erickson, who has also directed videos for John MayerJohn Mayer (musician)
John Clayton Mayer is an American pop rock and blues rock musician, singer-songwriter, recording artist, and music producer. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and raised in Fairfield, Connecticut, he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. He moved to Atlanta in 1997, where he refined his...
, Keith Urban
Keith Urban
Keith Lionel Urban is a New Zealand-born Australian, country music singer, songwriter and guitarist whose commercial success has been mainly in the United States and Australia. Urban was born in New Zealand and began his career in Australia at an early age...
and Good Charlotte
Good Charlotte
Good Charlotte is an American rock band from Waldorf, Maryland that formed in 1996. Since 1998, the band's constant members have been lead vocalist Joel Madden, lead guitarist and back-up vocalist Benji Madden, bass guitarist Paul Thomas and rhythm guitarist and keyboardist Billy Martin...
. Kimberley stars in the video along with Charles Divins
Charles Divins
Charles Divins is an American model-turned-actor who played the role of Chad Harris-Crane on the television soap opera Passions from 2002 to 2007, when he decided not to join some of the other cast members when Passions moves from NBC to DirecTV. Divins is a native of Dallas, Texas where he was...
from the soap opera Passions
Passions
Passions is an American television soap opera which aired on NBC from July 5, 1999 to September 7, 2007 and on The 101 Network from September 17, 2007 to August 7, 2008....
. The video starts with Kimberley awakening one morning to find a note left by her boyfriend. It then shows each day backwards from current day to 7 days ago when they first made eye contact at a party. The video ends with Kimberley giving Charles her number at the party they met at. A dance remix version of the video was also released.
Cover versions
Mexican singer Alessandra RosaldoAlessandra Rosaldo
Alessandra Rosaldo is an actress, singer and dancer from Mexico. In 2006, she was the winner of the first prize in Televisa Network's, later broadcasted in Univision “Bailando por un Sueño”....
recorded a Spanish version of "8th World Wonder" entitled "La Octava Maravilla" which was featured on her 2009 album, Alessandra .