Open Arms (Tina Turner song) explained

Open Arms
Cover:Tina Turner - Open Arms.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Tina Turner
Album:All the Best
Released:[1]
Length:4:01
Label:Parlophone
Producer:Jimmy Hogarth
Prev Title:Don't Leave Me This Way
Prev Year:2000
Next Title:Complicated Disaster
Next Year:2005

"Open Arms" is a song by American recording artist Tina Turner. It was written by Colette van Sertima, Ben Barson, and former Kane Gang member Martin Brammer and produced by Jimmy Hogarth for her compilation album All the Best (2004).[2]

Released as the album's lead single towards the end of 2004, it became a top 40 success on most of the charts it appeared on, reaching the top five in Hungary and the top 30 in Italy and the United Kingdom. In the US, "Open Arms" peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.

Track listing and formats

European CD single

  1. "Open Arms" – 4:03
  2. "The Best" (edit) – 4:09

European CD maxi single

  1. "Open Arms" – 4:03
  2. "Great Spirits" – 3:57
  3. "Cose della vita - Can't Stop Thinking of You" (with Eros Ramazzotti) – 3:43
  4. "Open Arms" (enhanced interview footage)

Charts

Weekly charts

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Romania (Romanian Top 100)[3] 52
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[4] 55
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Year-end charts

Chart (2005)!scope="col"
Position
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[5] 36
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[6] 196

Notes and References

  1. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 23. October 23, 2004.
  2. Tina Greets Best-Of With 'Open Arms'. Billboard. May 16, 2011.
  3. Web site: Arhiva romanian top 100 . SC Vento Consultanta . October 9, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050514170523/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10150.html . May 14, 2005 .
  4. Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Dec 2, 2004. TopHit. April 24, 2024.
  5. Web site: MAHASZ Rádiós TOP 100 - 2005. MAHASZ. October 8, 2015.
  6. Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2004. TopHit. April 24, 2024. April 23, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240423175500/https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/annual/2004. live.