Amazing (Seal song)
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"Amazing" is a song recorded by British singer Seal
. It was produced by Stuart Price
and released as the lead single
from his fifth studio album System
(2007). Although not a big success on the Billboard Hot 100, it did reach number-one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. The single was released on iTunes
and imeem
on September 25, 2007 in the United States. The song served as the theme song for the third cycle
of Germany's Next Topmodel and has been used in advertisements for the CBS
reality show, The Amazing Race 12
. Along with other songs from the album, "Amazing" was also used on the NBC Sunday Night Football
, playing right before commercial breaks. Seal performed the song at the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2007
Both the original version of the song and the Thin White Duke Edit appeared on the album.
The track was nominated for a Grammy Award
on the category of Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
Seal (musician)
Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel , known simply as Seal, is a British soul and R&B singer-songwriter, of Nigerian and Brazilian background. Seal has won numerous music awards throughout his career, including three Brit Awards—winning Best British Male in 1992, four Grammy Awards, and an...
. It was produced by Stuart Price
Stuart Price
Stuart Price is a three time Grammy-winning British electronic musician, songwriter, and record producer whose remixing and production skills are in demand by artists including New Order, Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Take That, Missy Elliott, Scissor Sisters, The Killers, Pet Shop Boys, Brandon...
and released as the lead single
Lead single
A lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band before the release of its home album.During the era of the grammophone record, all music arrived in the marketplace as what is now termed a single, one potential hit song backed by an additional song of generally less...
from his fifth studio album System
System (Seal album)
System is the fifth album by British musician Seal, released on 12 November 2007. In his online blog, Seal described the album as a return to his dance roots and his best album since his debut...
(2007). Although not a big success on the Billboard Hot 100, it did reach number-one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. The single was released on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
and imeem
Imeem
The online service imeem was a social media web site where users interacted with each other by streaming, uploading and sharing music and music videos...
on September 25, 2007 in the United States. The song served as the theme song for the third cycle
Germany's Next Topmodel, Cycle 3
Germany's Next Topmodel, Cycle 3 is the third season of the show that was aired on the German television network ProSieben. The show started airing on February 28, 2008 with 120 semi-finalists in the competition, and finished on June 5, 2008....
of Germany's Next Topmodel and has been used in advertisements for the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
reality show, The Amazing Race 12
The Amazing Race 12
The Amazing Race 12 is the twelfth installment of winning reality television show The Amazing Race.The 12th season premiered on November 4, 2007 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. It took the timeslot of the canceled CBS series Viva Laughlin. The finale aired on January 20, 2008 at 8 p.m...
. Along with other songs from the album, "Amazing" was also used on the NBC Sunday Night Football
NBC Sunday Night Football
NBC Sunday Night Football is a weekly television broadcast of Sunday evening National Football League games on NBC that began airing on Sunday, August 6, 2006 with the pre-season opening Hall of Fame Game. Al Michaels serves as the play-by-play announcer, with Cris Collinsworth as the color...
, playing right before commercial breaks. Seal performed the song at the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2007
Both the original version of the song and the Thin White Duke Edit appeared on the album.
The track was nominated for a Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
on the category of Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
Remixes
- Kaskade Radio - 3:12
- Kaskade Remix - 6:33
- Kaskade Dub - 6:33
- Bill Hamel Radio - 5:02
- Bill Hamel Vocal Mix - 9:07
- Bill Hamel Dub - 8:39
- Bill Hamel Stripped Mix - 8:39
- Thin White Duke Dub - 6:53
- Thin White Duke Main - 6:55
- Thin White Duke Edit - 3:27
Chart performance
Chart (2007/2008) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australian Singles Chart | 60 |
Austrian Singles Chart | 6 |
Belgian Singles Chart | 14 |
Czech IFPI Chart | 5 |
German Singles Chart | 9 |
Swedish Singles Chart | 54 |
Swiss Singles Chart | 4 |
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 ... |
74 |
U.S. Hot Dance Club Play Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs... |
1 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2008) | Rank |
---|---|
German Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
37 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2009) | Position |
---|---|
Hungarian Singles Chart | 31 |
See also
- List of number-one dance singles of 2007 (U.S.)
- List of number-one dance airplay hits of 2007 (U.S.)