Amazed
Encyclopedia
"Amazed" is the title of a song written by Marv Green, Aimee Mayo
and Chris Lindsey. The first version of the song was recorded by the American country music
group Lonestar
, whose version was released in March 1999 as the second single from their 1999 album Lonely Grill
. Lonestar's version is their longest-lasting Number One single and biggest hit, spending eight weeks at the top of the Billboard
country singles charts. A remix later reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100
and #2 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
charts as well. Since the release of the original, the song has been covered by Bonnie Tyler
, Duncan James
and Fady Maalouf
, all of whom have released their respective versions as singles. Ben Mills
and Boyz II Men
have included covers in their respective albums.
. The song spent eight consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
chart that same year. With this accomplishment, it set a record for the longest run at Number One on the country charts since the Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems
was initiated in 1990. This run was later tied by Alan Jackson
and Jimmy Buffett
's 2003 single "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere
", which spent eight non-consecutive weeks at Number One. "Amazed" spent 41 weeks on the country singles charts, giving it the second-longest chart run of any country single in the 1990s. In addition, the single crossed over into the pop airwaves entering the Billboard Hot 100
at #81. It peaked at #24 on before falling off the Hot 100.
"Amazed" was then remix
ed for pop radio (a tactic commonly used to present country-leaning songs to non-country audiences) and the new mix's popularity prompted the single to re-enter the Hot 100 at #45. On this second chart run, the remixed version helped the song hit #1 on March 4. In doing so, it became the first country song to top the pop charts since Dolly Parton
and Kenny Rogers
' 1983 duet "Islands in the Stream
". It also made Lonestar the first country band to place a song in the Top Ten of the Hot 100 year-end countdown. All remixes of the song made the single spend a combined total of 55 weeks in the Hot 100, and 41 weeks on Hot Country Singles & Tracks.
In the United Kingdom
, Lonestar's version of "Amazed" reached #21 and spent 22 weeks in the charts.
directed the music video
for Lonestar's rendition. It was released in July 1999. It alternates between shots of the band performing the song in a dark room, and a female making seductive poses.
UK CD1
UK CD2
, the debut album of Duncan James
, a former member of the British boy band Blue. It was released in the UK on March 12, 2007, but was withdrawn just days later, following James' being dropped from his record label due to poor sales of his previous singles and album. The single was also released in some European countries, such as Germany
, where it peaked at #181 on the German Singles Chart.
Germany CD1
Germany CD2
-German
singer Fady Maalouf
released a cover version of the song as his second single release immediately after the big success of his debut single "Blessed
". The song also appears in his debut album Blessed
's double CD rerelease, entitled Blessed: New Edition. Maalouf's version was a hit in Germany where it reached #26 in the German Singles Chart. It was also released in Austria reaching #52 in the Austrian Singles Chart.
CD Maxi
Aimee Mayo
Aimee Mayo is an American songwriter, primarily known for writing country hits for artists such as Lonestar, Martina McBride, Sara Evans, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, and Kellie Pickler. Mayo owns her own publishing company, Little Blue Typewriter Music.-Biography:Aimee Mayo grew up in Gadsden, Alabama...
and Chris Lindsey. The first version of the song was recorded by the American country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
group Lonestar
Lonestar
Lonestar is an American country music group consisting of Richie McDonald , Michael Britt , Keech Rainwater , Dean Sams , and Michael Hill . McDonald left the band in November 2007 for a solo career before returning in 2011...
, whose version was released in March 1999 as the second single from their 1999 album Lonely Grill
Lonely Grill
Lonely Grill is the third album released by American country group Lonestar, released in the United States on June 1, 1999 by BNA Records. It reached number twenty-eight on the Billboard Hot 200 album chart, and number three on Hot Country Albums...
. Lonestar's version is their longest-lasting Number One single and biggest hit, spending eight weeks at the top of the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
country singles charts. A remix later reached the top of 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...
and #2 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States...
charts as well. Since the release of the original, the song has been covered by Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyler is a Welsh singer, most notable for her hits in the 1970s and 1980s including "It's a Heartache", "Holding Out for a Hero" and "Total Eclipse of the Heart".-Early life:...
, Duncan James
Duncan James
Duncan Matthew James Inglis is an English singer, actor and television presenter. He is best known as a member of the boyband Blue.-Early life:...
and Fady Maalouf
Fady Maalouf
Fady Maalouf is a Lebanese-German pop singer. He is known as runner up of the fifth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar, the German version of Pop Idol.-Early life:...
, all of whom have released their respective versions as singles. Ben Mills
Ben Mills
Benjamin Collett Mills is a British singer who finished in third place in the third UK series of TV talent show The X Factor in 2006. He signed a five-album record deal with Sony BMG. His album, Picture of You, was released on 12 March 2007, the same date as the debut album from The X Factor...
and Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men is an American R&B vocal group best known for emotional ballads and a cappella harmonies. They are the most successful R&B group of all time, having sold more than albums worldwide. In the 1990s, Boyz II Men found fame on Motown Records as a quartet, but original member Michael McCary...
have included covers in their respective albums.
Lonestar version
Lonestar's rendition is the second single from their 1999 album Lonely GrillLonely Grill
Lonely Grill is the third album released by American country group Lonestar, released in the United States on June 1, 1999 by BNA Records. It reached number twenty-eight on the Billboard Hot 200 album chart, and number three on Hot Country Albums...
. The song spent eight consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart that same year. With this accomplishment, it set a record for the longest run at Number One on the country charts since the Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems
Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems
Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, better known as BDS, is a service that tracks monitored radio, television and internet airplay of songs based on the number of spins and detections...
was initiated in 1990. This run was later tied by Alan Jackson
Alan Jackson
Alan Eugene Jackson is an American country music singer, known for blending traditional honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own hits. He has recorded 13 studio albums, 3 Greatest Hits albums, 2 Holiday albums, 1 Gospel album and several compilations, all on the Arista...
and Jimmy Buffett
Jimmy Buffett
James William "Jimmy" Buffett is a singer-songwriter, author, entrepreneur, and film producer. He is best known for his music, which often portrays an "island escapism" lifestyle. Together with his Coral Reefer Band, Buffett's musical hits include "Margaritaville" , and "Come Monday"...
's 2003 single "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere
It's Five O'Clock Somewhere (song)
"It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" is a song performed by Alan Jackson with Jimmy Buffett, and written by Jim "Moose" Brown and Don Rollins. It was released in June 2003 as the lead single from Jackson's 2003 compilation album Greatest Hits Volume II. It spent eight non-consecutive weeks at Number One...
", which spent eight non-consecutive weeks at Number One. "Amazed" spent 41 weeks on the country singles charts, giving it the second-longest chart run of any country single in the 1990s. In addition, the single crossed over into the pop airwaves entering 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...
at #81. It peaked at #24 on before falling off the Hot 100.
"Amazed" was then remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
ed for pop radio (a tactic commonly used to present country-leaning songs to non-country audiences) and the new mix's popularity prompted the single to re-enter the Hot 100 at #45. On this second chart run, the remixed version helped the song hit #1 on March 4. In doing so, it became the first country song to top the pop charts since Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton
Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...
and Kenny Rogers
Kenny Rogers
Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur...
' 1983 duet "Islands in the Stream
Islands in the Stream
"Islands in the Stream" is the title of a song written by the Bee Gees and sung by American country music artists Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. It was released in August 1983 as the first single from Rogers' album Eyes That See in the Dark and the second pop number-one for both Rogers and Parton...
". It also made Lonestar the first country band to place a song in the Top Ten of the Hot 100 year-end countdown. All remixes of the song made the single spend a combined total of 55 weeks in the Hot 100, and 41 weeks on Hot Country Singles & Tracks.
In the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, Lonestar's version of "Amazed" reached #21 and spent 22 weeks in the charts.
Music video
Trey FanjoyTrey Fanjoy
Trey Fanjoy is a country music and pop music video director. Fanjoy has directed over 150 major label music videos. Her videos have appeared on CMT, VH-1, GAC, The Nashville Network, CMT Canada, and MTV.-Music videos:...
directed the music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for Lonestar's rendition. It was released in July 1999. It alternates between shots of the band performing the song in a dark room, and a female making seductive poses.
Tracklisting
USA- "Amazed" (Captain Mix) - 4:29
- "Amazed" (AC Mix) - 4:02
UK CD1
- "Amazed" (Pop Remix)
- "Amazed" (Radio Edit)
- "Lonely Grill"
UK CD2
- "Amazed" (Mainstream Mix)
- "Amazed" (Huff Mix)
- "Amazed" (Mainstream Mix - Acoustic Version)
- The Captain Mix, Mainstream Mix & Pop Remix are all the same version. The AC Mix is the original "Acoustic Version" while the "Huff Mix" is the original album version.
Release history
| Format | Release Date |
|---|---|
| United States (country radio) | March 22, 1999 |
| United States (pop radio) | December 13, 1999 |
Peak positions
| Chart (1999) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Country Singles & Tracks Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
1 |
| Canada RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Chart (2000) | Peak Position |
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary | 2 |
| Canada RPM Top Singles | 7 |
| U.S. Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... 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... |
1 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Mainstream Top 40 Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs) The Mainstream Top 40 is an airplay chart from Billboard magazine, and is also known as Pop Songs on billboard.com. It was often mistaken for and confused with the now discontinued Pop 100 Airplay chart... |
7 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks Adult Top 40 is a variation on the United States Billboard charts... |
7 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1999) | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 85 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Chart (2000) | Position |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 8 |
- 1Re-release.
Duncan James version
"Amazed" was the third and final single released from Future PastFuture Past
Future Past is the first and only solo album released by Blue band-member Duncan James. The album was released on June 12, 2006. Three singles were released from the album: "Sooner or Later", "Can't Stop A River" and "Amazed". The album sold less than 15,000 copies in the UK, and less than 150,000...
, the debut album of Duncan James
Duncan James
Duncan Matthew James Inglis is an English singer, actor and television presenter. He is best known as a member of the boyband Blue.-Early life:...
, a former member of the British boy band Blue. It was released in the UK on March 12, 2007, but was withdrawn just days later, following James' being dropped from his record label due to poor sales of his previous singles and album. The single was also released in some European countries, such as Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, where it peaked at #181 on the German Singles Chart.
Tracklisting
UK CD Single- "Amazed" [Radio Edit] - 3:57
- "Save This Moment For Me" - 4:42
Germany CD1
- "Amazed" [Radio Edit] - 3:57
- "Part Time Love" - 4:01
Germany CD2
- "Amazed" [Radio Edit] - 3:57
- "You Can" - 3:55
- "Part Time Love" - 4:01
- "Amazed" [Videoclip] - 3:57
Chart performance
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Singles Charts | 181 |
Fady Maalouf version
In 2008, the LebaneseLebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
-German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
singer Fady Maalouf
Fady Maalouf
Fady Maalouf is a Lebanese-German pop singer. He is known as runner up of the fifth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar, the German version of Pop Idol.-Early life:...
released a cover version of the song as his second single release immediately after the big success of his debut single "Blessed
Blessed (Fady Maalouf song)
"Blessed" is an English language hit single by Lebanese-German singer Fady Maalouf. Maalouf was a contestant in 2008 of Deutschland sucht den Superstar, the German version of Pop Idol. He sang the song for the first time on 17 May 2008 in the finals of the said competition as the "winner's song" in...
". The song also appears in his debut album Blessed
Blessed (Fady Maalouf album)
Blessed is the debut album by Lebanese-German singer Fady Maalouf. Maalouf was a contestant in 2008 of Deutschland sucht den Superstar, the German version of Pop Idol....
's double CD rerelease, entitled Blessed: New Edition. Maalouf's version was a hit in Germany where it reached #26 in the German Singles Chart. It was also released in Austria reaching #52 in the Austrian Singles Chart.
Track list
CD Single- Amazed (3:58)
- "Vole mon ame" (3:42)
CD Maxi
- "Amazed" (3:58)
- "Vole mon ame" (3:42)
- "Show Me Your Love" (Dance version) (4:31
- "Amazed" (Instrumental) (3:58)
- "Amazed" (Video)
Chart performance
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Singles Charts | 26 |
| Austrian Singles Charts | 52 |
Other cover versions
- In 2007, former X FactorThe X Factor (UK)The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. Created by Simon Cowell, it began in September 2004 and is contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. It is the originator of the international X Factor franchise. The seven series of the show to date...
contestant Ben MillsBen MillsBenjamin Collett Mills is a British singer who finished in third place in the third UK series of TV talent show The X Factor in 2006. He signed a five-album record deal with Sony BMG. His album, Picture of You, was released on 12 March 2007, the same date as the debut album from The X Factor...
recorded a version for his debut album Picture of YouPicture of YouPicture of You is the debut album from The X Factor series 3 contestant Ben Mills, released on 12 March 2007. It entered the UK Album Chart at number three with first week sales of 63,500; the album dropped to number 14 the following week....
. - In 2009, Boyz II MenBoyz II MenBoyz II Men is an American R&B vocal group best known for emotional ballads and a cappella harmonies. They are the most successful R&B group of all time, having sold more than albums worldwide. In the 1990s, Boyz II Men found fame on Motown Records as a quartet, but original member Michael McCary...
made a cover in their 2009 cover versions album Love. - In May 2011, the American IdolAmerican IdolAmerican 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...
contestant and eventual 2011 winner Scotty McCreeryScotty McCreeryScott Cooke "Scotty" McCreery is an American country singer from Garner, North Carolina . He also won the tenth season of American Idol on May 25, 2011. His debut studio album, Clear as Day was released in October 2011...
sang it during competition and a studio version was released after his interpretation.