Follow Me (Do song)
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"Follow Me" is a song written by Melanie Chisholm
(Melanie C), Billy Steinberg
and Bryan Adams
and originally recorded by Melanie C and released as a B-side of her 1999 single "Northern Star
", from her album of the same title. It also appeared as a bonus track on the Japan edition of the album.
by Dutch
pop
singer Do
for her second album, Follow Me, and was released as the first single from the album. The song was supposedly given to Do by co-writer Bryan Adams. They have met each other several times because Do covered Adams's song "Heaven
".
, a Dutch music network.
Melanie Chisholm
Melanie Jayne Chisholm is an English singer-songwriter, actress and businesswoman professionally known simply as Melanie C . She is best known as one of the five members of the girl group Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed "Sporty Spice"...
(Melanie C), Billy Steinberg
Billy Steinberg
William Endfield "Billy" Steinberg is an American songwriter. He has achieved most of his success as part of a song writing team, most notably with Tom Kelly. He has also co-written several hit songs with Rick Nowels.-Biography:...
and Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams, is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, producer, actor and photographer. Adams has won dozens of awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations. He has also received 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written...
and originally recorded by Melanie C and released as a B-side of her 1999 single "Northern Star
Northern Star (song)
Northern Star is a song written by British singer Melanie C and Rick Nowels. The song was produced by Marius De Vries. It is the title-track from her debut solo album and it was released as the second single in the winter of 1999. The single charted at number 4 in the United Kingdom, becoming her...
", from her album of the same title. It also appeared as a bonus track on the Japan edition of the album.
Do version
"Follow Me" was coveredCover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
by Dutch
Dutch people
The Dutch people are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United...
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer Do
Dominique van Hulst
Dominique Rijpma van Hulst is a Dutch singer known by her stage name Do . She is best known for singing the vocals of DJ Sammy's worldwide top 10 hit in 2002-2003, "Heaven", a cover of the 1980s hit by Bryan Adams....
for her second album, Follow Me, and was released as the first single from the album. The song was supposedly given to Do by co-writer Bryan Adams. They have met each other several times because Do covered Adams's song "Heaven
Heaven (Bryan Adams song)
"Heaven" is a power ballad written by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance and performed by Bryan Adams. The song first appeared on the A Night in Heaven soundtrack album in 1983 and was later included on Adams' album Reckless in 1984...
".
Video
The video for "Follow Me" was shot in Holland. The two locations were on a long road with several trees and the beach. Do is sitting in a car and singing the song. The video wasn't played much on TMFThe Music Factory
The Music Factory is a pop music television channel that operates in Belgium .TMF previously operated channels in the Netherlands , the UK with TMF UK and Australia with . The brand is owned by MTV Networks International...
, a Dutch music network.
Chart success
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
39 |
| MegaCharts MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top... |
18 |