Almost Here (Brian McFadden and Delta Goodrem song) explained

Almost Here
Cover:Almost Here - UK CD 1 - AUS cover.jpg
Caption:UK CD 1 and Australian CD single cover
Type:single
Artist:Brian McFadden and Delta Goodrem
Album:Irish Son Mistaken Identity
B-Side:
  • "Hollow No More"
  • "Turn You Away"
Studio:Metrophonic (Ripley, England)
Genre:Pop
Label:
Producer:Mark Taylor
Chronology:Brian McFadden
Prev Title:Irish Son
Prev Year:2004
Next Title:Demons
Next Year:2005

"Almost Here" is a song by Irish singer Brian McFadden and Australian singer Delta Goodrem. Written by McFadden, Paul Barry and Mark Taylor, and produced by Taylor, the song appears on McFadden's debut studio album, Irish Son, and on Goodrem's second studio album, Mistaken Identity. "Almost Here" was released as a single in the United Kingdom on 31 January 2005 and in Australia on 7 March 2005. The duet reached number one in both singers' home countries and charted within the top three in Denmark, Norway, and the United Kingdom.

Composition

The song is considered pop, having an influence of folk music. The song is a duet and it features an antiphon. The recording has an emphasis on the instrumental arranging, which is backed up by a string section.[1] The song is written in the key of A minor and moves at a tempo of 78 beats per minute. It has the sequence of Am–G–Dm7 as its chord progression.[2]

Release and chart performance

Released in the United Kingdom on 31 January 2005,[3] the song made its first chart appearance in Brian McFadden's native Ireland, where it debuted at number two on 3 February 2005 and peaked at number one the following week.[4] Two days later, the song debuted and peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart; it would become Delta Goodrem's final UK chart entry.[5] The song also debuted at number three in Denmark, and in its third week, it reached its peak of number two and remained in the top 10 for 12 weeks. On 7 March 2005, "Almost Here" was released in Goodrem's native Australia.[6] On the week of 20 March 2005, it debuted at number one, staying in the top 10 for eight weeks and earning a platinum certification for shipments of more than 70,000.

Music video

In the accompanying music video, McFadden is seen to be chasing after Goodrem through an airport, after she forgets her handbag. There are two alternate endings to the video: the "happy" ending, where McFadden and Goodrem are reunited in the taxi as it drives away from the airport, and the "sad" ending, where McFadden is by himself after the taxi leaves with Goodrem inside. The "sad" ending appears on the DVD The Life of Brian: Six Months in the Life of Brian McFadden, while the "happy" ending appears on the single's physical release.

Track listings

  1. "Almost Here" (Brian McFadden and Delta Goodrem) – 3:46
  2. "Hollow No More" (Brian McFadden and Delta Goodrem) – 4:00
  1. "Almost Here" (Brian McFadden and Delta Goodrem) – 3:46
  2. "Real to Me" (Brian McFadden, live at The Belfast Empire, 27 November 2004) – 4:37
  3. "Irish Son" (Brian McFadden, live at The Belfast Empire, 27 November 2004) – 5:03
  4. "Almost Here" (video)
  1. "Almost Here" (Delta Goodrem and Brian McFadden) – 3:46
  2. "Hollow No More" (Delta Goodrem and Brian McFadden) - 4:00
  3. "Turn You Away" (Delta Goodrem) – 3:38
  4. "Almost Here" (video)

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Australian CD single liner notes.[10]

Studio

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2005)Peak
position
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[11] 12
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[12] 8

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)Position
Australia (ARIA)[13] 14
Ireland (IRMA)[14] 18
UK Singles (OCC)[15] 67

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)
United Kingdom31 January 2005
Denmark21 February 2005CD[16]
Australia7 March 2005

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Almost Here.
  2. Web site: Almost Here. Musicnotes. 6 May 2013.
  3. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 31. 29 January 2005.
  4. Web site: Top 50 Singles, Week Ending 3 February 2005. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180504011048/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2005&year=2005&week=5. 4 May 2018. 12 January 2020.
  5. Web site: Delta Goodrem. Official Charts Company. 22 September 2018.
  6. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 07/03/2005. ARIA. 29. 7 March 2005. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20050319130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20050320-0000/issue784.pdf. 19 March 2005. 20 May 2021.
  7. Almost Here. Brian McFadden, Delta Goodrem. 2005. UK CD1 liner notes. Sony Music UK, Modest! Records. 675735 1.
  8. Almost Here. Brian McFadden, Delta Goodrem. 2005. German mini-CD single liner notes. Sony Music UK. SUK 675735 3.
  9. Almost Here. Brian McFadden, Delta Goodrem. 2005. UK CD2 & European CD single liner notes. Sony Music UK, Modest! Records. 675735 2.
  10. Almost Here. Brian McFadden, Delta Goodrem. 2005. Australian CD single liner notes. Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Daylight Records, Modest! Records. 675820.2.
  11. Hits of the World . . 117 . 8 . 19 February 2005 . 57 . 0006-2510 .
  12. Web site: Tipparade-lijst van week 14, 2005. dutch. Dutch Top 40. 20 March 2023.
  13. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2005. ARIA. 21 November 2020.
  14. Web site: Best of Singles – 2005. IRMA. 19 February 2020.
  15. Web site: End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2005. Official Charts Company. 3 May 2018.
  16. Web site: 21. februar 2005 – 13. marts 2005. Sony Music Denmark. 14. da. https://web.archive.org/web/20051227040031/http://130.227.53.55/pdf_katalog/20050221_SONY_BMG_Music_Nytbrev.pdf. 27 December 2005. 13 November 2023.

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