On the Horizon (Melanie C song) explained

On the Horizon
Cover:	Onthehorizoncover.jpg
Border:	yes
Type:	single
Artist:	Melanie C
Album:	Reason
B-Side:	"I Love You Without Trying" "Wonderland"
Studio:	Various
Length:	3:36
Label:	Virgin
Producer:	Gregg Alexander Rick Nowels
Prev Title:	Here It Comes Again
Prev Year:	2003
Next Title:	Melt
Next Title2:	Yeh Yeh Yeh
Next Year:	2003

"On the Horizon" is a song released by British singer-songwriter Melanie C. It was written by her along with Rick Nowels, Gregg Alexander, and produced by Nowels and Alexander for her second studio album, Reason (2003). Selected as the album's second single, the song reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart. Melanie C performed the song during the Reason Tour.

Music video

The music video for "On the Horizon" was directed by Howard Greenhalgh and filmed in and around Benalmadena, in Southern Spain on 9–10 April 2003.^[1] Melanie C is in Spain driving around to find duplicated images of herself that are frozen in various scenes. When she finds them, Melanie gets inside of them in order to give the scenes movement. The duplicated Melanies are at a Car Wash, playing basketball, and jumping into the water with a man. At the end of the video, Melanie and her duplicated image leave together in the car.

Track listings

• UK CD single^[2]

1. "On the Horizon" – 3:36
2. "I Love You Without Trying" – 4:10

• UK DVD single^[3]

1. "On the Horizon"
2. "Never Be the Same Again"
3. "Wonderland"
4. Behind the scenes at video shoot

• European CD single^[4]

1. "On the Horizon" – 3:36
2. "I Love You Without Trying" – 4:10
3. "Goin' Down" – 3:39

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Reason album booklet.^[5]

Studios

• Recorded at various studios in Los Angeles and London
• Mixed at O'Henry Sound Studios, 1808, Sound Gallery Studios (Los Angeles), and Mayfair Studios (London, England)
• Mastered at Metropolis Mastering (London, England)

Personnel

• Gregg Alexander – writing, production
• Melanie C – writing
• Rick Nowels – writing, backing vocals, acoustic guitars, acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Mellotron, Korg Trinity, horn arrangement, production
• Chris Garcia – backing vocals, chink guitar, bass, various percussion, engineering
• Rusty Anderson – electric guitars
• Charlie Judge – keyboards
• Curt Bisquera – drums
• Wayne Rodrigues – drum programming, Pro Tools editing
• Jerry Hey – trumpet, horn arrangement
• Brandon Fields – trumpet, saxophone
• Bill Reichenbach Jr. – saxophone, horn arrangement
• James Sanger – programming
• Jon Ingoldsby – mixing
• Alan Veucasovic – engineering
• Kirstin Johnson – LA project coordination
• Tim Young – mastering

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[6]	46
Romania (Romanian Top 100)^[7]	17

Year-end charts

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	ID
United Kingdom	2 June 2003	CD	Virgin	VSCDT1851	^[9]
		DVD		VSDVD1851

Notes and References

1. Web site: Archived copy . solospicenews.com . 15 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031209182108/http://www.solospicenews.com/html/archives.html . 9 December 2003 . dead.
2. On the Horizon. Melanie C. 2003. UK CD single liner notes. Virgin Records. VSCDT1851, 724354726125.
3. On the Horizon. Melanie C. 2003. UK DVD single liner notes. Virgin Records. VSDVD1851, 724349067493.
4. On the Horizon. Melanie C. 2003. European CD single liner notes. Virgin Records. 724354726224.
5. Reason. Reason (Melanie C album). Melanie C. 2003. UK CD album booklet. Virgin Records. CDV2969, 724358240528.
6. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 21. 26. 15. 21 June 2003. 13 May 2020.
7. Web site: Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 30, saptamina 4.08–10.08, 2003. Romanian Top 100. ro. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20050218234452/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10081.html. 18 February 2005. 13 May 2020.
8. Web site: Brazilian Top 100 Year-End 2003. April 3, 2018. Crowley Broadcast Analysis. January 30, 2022.
9. New Releases – For Week Starting 2 June 2003: Singles. Music Week. 21. 31 May 2003. 5 September 2021.