"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 1999 as the second single from their
1999 album
Lonely Grill. Lonestar's version is their
longest-lasting Number One single and biggest crossover hit,
spending eight weeks at the top of the
Billboardcountry 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 and Duncan
James, both of whom released their respective versions as
singles, as well as Boyz II Men for their 2009 album Love.
"Amazed" is a power ballad in the key of A-flat major, with
a vocal range from F4 to A♭5. In it, the narrator states that
he is "amazed" by his lover:
Lonestar's rendition is the second single from their 1999
album
Lonely Grill. The song spent eight consecutive weeks at
#1 on the
BillboardHot 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 forty-one
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 remixed 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. It holds the
record for the longest number of consecutive weeks spent in the
UK Singles Chart without reaching the top 20. According a 2009
survey, this ballad is the most popular song choice for UK
newly-weds' first dances. The survey was conducted by asking
2,000 wedding videographers which were the most requested first
songs at the weddings they attended.
Trey Fanjoy directed the music video for Lonestar's
rendition. It was released in July 2000. It alternates between
shots of the band performing the song in a dark room, and a
female making seductive poses.
Amazed [SINGLE]
Amazed [UK SINGLE]
Amazed Pt. 2
The song was covered in 2006 by Duncan James for his album
Future Past. It was released as a download only single
on 12 March 2007 following poor sales of his previous singles
and his album. The single was released in some European
countries, such as Germany, which the single was released and
peaked at #181 on the Germany Singles Chart. In 2007, former X
Factor contestant Ben Mills recorded a version for his debut
album
Picture of You. Bryan Adams also recorded this song.
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