This Is Your Song Explained

This Is Your Song
Cover:Album_this_is_your_song_cover.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Ronan Keating
Album:Songs for My Mother
Recorded:1998
2003; Mark Angelo Studios (London)
December 2008; British Grove Studios (London)
Genre:Pop
Length:


Label:Polydor Records
Producer:Stephen Lipson
Chronology:Ronan Keating
Prev Title:Time After Time
Prev Year:2009
Next Title:Stay
Next Year:2009

"This Is Your Song" is a song by Irish singer-songwriter Ronan Keating, written by himself along with Steve Mac. It was released digitally on 17 March 2009 as the second single from Keating's fifth studio album Songs for My Mother.

Originally the song was published in 1999 as the B-side of his debut single "When You Say Nothing at All" and a few years later it was rearranged and included in the album Turn It On (2003). Moreover, in 2004 it was included in the compilation 10 Years of Hits and published this once more as a B-side of the single I Hope You Dance.

Background

Originally Keating had no intention of recording the song but, after his bandmates persuaded him, a recording was made for his debut single, released in 1999.

Keating talked about the difficulties he faced when writing and recording this song: "I tried to capture the woman that she [mother] was in the words to this song, but it wasn't easy. She loved her family more than anything in the world and all she wanted was to see them all grow up healthy, strong and happy. I guess as parents it's all we really want."[1]

Music video

The music video was filmed in Sydney, Australia around April 2009. Keating is seen visiting a house that appears to be his childhood home, and his flashbacks of his childhood with his mother are projected around him.

Track listing

  1. "This Is Your Song" (radio mix) – 3:45
  1. "This Is Your Song" – 3:57
  2. "This Is Your Song" (2003 version) – 3:59

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'This Is Your Song' Out May 18th. Ronan Keating newsletter. October 9, 2018.
  2. Web site: This Is Your Song (radio mix) by Ronan Keating. Amazon.co.uk. October 9, 2018.
  3. Web site: This Is Your Song von Ronan Keating. Amazon.de. October 9, 2018.