Amazing (Vanessa Amorosi song) explained
"Amazing" is the second single from Vanessa Amorosi's unreleased fifth studio album V. It was digitally released on 9 September 2011.
Amorosi said that "Amazing" is an empowering and feelgood kind of track, and allows her to keep loved ones top of mind. "The story behind it is I have lost a few family members over the last five years through cancer but you still carry them with you."[3]
The accompanying video for "Amazing" was filmed at Half Moon Bay in Victoria (Australia) and was directed and produced by Stuart Gosling.[4]
On 29 September 2011, Vanessa Amorosi performed with Simple Plan the song "Jet Lag" and her own song "Amazing" live on the AFL Grand Final Footy Show,[5] which was held at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne.On 6 October 2011, Amorosi appeared on Sunrise[6] and on The Morning Show to perform the song. For the Today Network she also did an acoustic version of her song "Amazing" and a cover of Alanis Morissette's song "Ironic". She also performed the song live on the X Factor results show on 11 October 2011.[7]
Track listing
- Music download[8]
- "Amazing" – 3:33
- "Soldier Man" – 3:23
- Other versions
- "Amazing" (Almighty Mix) – 6:25 (part of Almighty Essentials: Volume 4)[9]
Charts
The song was the #7 most added track to Australian radio.[10]
Sources
Notes and References
- Web site: Getmusic.com.au: Vanessa Amorosi – Discography: Amazing . 12 September 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927102849/http://www.getmusic.com.au/vanessaamorosi/store/detail?id=125582 . 27 September 2011 . dead .
- http://www.mcdman.com/fields.html McDonough Management – John Fields
- http://www.safm.com.au/entertainment/music/popbuzz/blog/exclusive-video-vanessa-amorosi-behind-the-scenes-for-amazing/20110909-egm4.html Today Network: EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Vanessa Amorosi Behind The Scenes For 'Amazing'
- http://bayside-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/amazing-location/ Bayside Leader: Amazing location
- Web site: TV Central – AFL Grand Final 'Footy Show' on Nine . 1 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111011191930/http://www.tvcentral.com.au/2011/09/29/afl-grand-final-%E2%80%98footy-show%E2%80%99-on-nine-thursday-september-29/ . 11 October 2011 . dead .
- http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2011/09/sunrise-festival-of-music.html TV Tonight: Sunrise: Festival of Music
- http://au.tv.yahoo.com/x-factor/news/article/-/10437062/this-week-s-special-guests/ The X-Factor – Yahoo!7 TV: This Week's Special Guests
- https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/amazing-single/id460867993 iTunes: Amazing – Single by Vanessa Amorosi
- Web site: Almighty Records: Almighty Essentials 4 . 4 August 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170216015447/http://www.almightyrecords.com/product/ALMYCD088/ . 16 February 2017 . dead .
- http://www.themusicnetwork.com/music-releases/most-added-to-radio/2011/09/05/issue-852/vanessa-amorosi---amazing/ The Music Network: 2011/09/05 – Issue 852 – VANESSA AMOROSI – Amazing
- https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20111029130100/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20111030-0001/Issue1129.pdf Pandora Archive – Issue 1129 (17 October 2011)