Shine (Vanessa Amorosi song)

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“Shine”
“Shine” cover
Single by Vanessa Amorosi
from the album The Power
Released Flag of Australia May 15, 2000
Flag of Germany February 1, 2001
Flag of the United States June 26, 2001
Format CD
Genre Pop
Label Transistor Music/CBK Produktions/BMG Australia
Writer(s) Vanessa Amorosi/Robert Parde/Mark Holden
Producer Axel Breitung
Vanessa Amorosi singles chronology
"Absolutely Everybody"
(1999)		 "Shine"
(2000)		 "The Power/Everytime I Close My Eyes"
(2000)

"Shine" is the third single from Vanessa Amorosi's debut album The Power. After its release in May 2000 this powerful ballad jumped straight into the ARIA charts at #4 position[1] , went Gold in just 2 weeks, and Platinum[2] just one month later. Vanessa sang "Shine" at the Opening Ceremony of the Paralympic Games 2000, which was broadcast in 80 countries. "Shine" has won the APRA award 2001[3] for being the most played song on Australian radio in 2000. Vanessa Amorosi performed her hit "Shine" at the 2002 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony in Manchester.

The original lyrics to "Shine" were much darker. Mark Holden was responsible for the success of her song "Shine", which Amorosi wrote for a friend from high school who committed suicide. Amorosi says: "Mark changed a line in it. He said the song didn't work, or that one particular line in it didn't work. The line went 'Everyone you see, everyone you know is gonna die' and he didn't like the word 'die'. He thought it was just wrong. We were all sitting around trying to find a substitute, and we were all stuck on the word 'try'. But Mark came up with the idea of changing it to 'shine' and it all came together. That's Mark's magic. He has a great ear for music. He knows exactly what makes a hit."[4]

The single is her highest charting single to date.

[edit] Track listing

# "Shine" (Australia) Time
1. "Shine" (Radio Version) 3:52
2. "Shine" (Extended Radio Version) 5:06
3. "Shine" (R&B Version) 3:56
4. "Shine" (Extended R&B Version) 5:30
5. "Shine" (Unplugged Version) 3:36
6. "Steam" 3:47
# "Shine" (Germany) Time
1. "Shine" (Extended Mix Radio Edit) 3:56
2. "Shine" 3:52
3. "Shine" (Tung N Groov Remix) 3:59
4. "Absolutely Everybody" (Sydney 2000 Version) 6:23

[edit] References

  1. ^ australian-charts.com: Vanessa Amorosi - Shine
  2. ^ ARIA Charts: Accreditations - 2000 Singles
  3. ^ APRA Music Awards: Winners 2001
  4. ^ MCV-Melbourne Community Voice: Absolutely Amorosi

[edit] Sources

Love is in the Air: National Anthems - Episode 5. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (2003-11-09).
discogs.com: Vanessa Amorosi - Shine

v • d • e
Vanessa Amorosi
Studio albums
The Power (2000) · Turn to Me (2001) · Change (2002) · The Best of Vanessa Amorosi (2006) · Somewhere in the Real World (2008)
Singles
"Have a Look" · "Absolutely Everybody" · "Shine" · "The Power" · "Everytime I Close My Eyes" · "Champagne, Champagne" · "Turn to Me" · "One Thing Leads To Another" · "Spin (Everybody's Doin' It)" · "True to Yourself" · "Kiss Your Mama!" · "Perfect"