For the national anthem of the United States The Star Spangled Banner Infobox film name AmericanAnthem image Americananthem poster.jpg image size caption Theatrical release poster director Albert Magnoli producer Doug Chapin writer Evan Archerd br Jeff Benjamin br screenplay br Evan Archerd br Jeff Benjamin br Susan Williams br story narrator starring Mitchell Gaylord br Tiny Wells br Janet Jones br Michael Pataki br Patrice Donnelly music Alan Silvestri cinematography Donald E. Thorin editing Jim Oliver distributor Columbia Pictures br Lorimar Motion Pictures released June 27, 1986 in film 1986 runtime 102 min country US language English language English budget gross preceded by followed by AmericanAnthem is a 1986 United States American film produced by Lorimar Productions Lorimar Motion Pictures and released in North America by Columbia Pictures . It was directed by Albert Magnoli, and starred Mitch Gaylord and Janet Jones . The subject of the film was a football player turned gymnast that was seeking to join the United States Olympic games Olympic gymnastics team. It is notable in that Mitch Gaylord was a member of the Gold medal U.S. Men s gymnastics team at the 1984 Summer Olympics . The film was released overseas as Take It Easy , named after one of the Andy Taylor guitarist Andy Taylor songs on the soundtrack album. The film was released on DVD on March 2, 2010 by Warner Bros., the current owner of the Lorimar film and TV catalogs, through the Warner Archive. Soundtrack The soundtrack was released on LP and cassette by Atlantic Records . Two Hearts John Parr 6 07 Run to Her Mr. Mister 3 34 Same Direction INXS 5 08 Battle of the Dragon Stevie Nicks 5 15 Wings to Fly Graham Nash 4 00 Take It Easy Andy Taylor guitarist Andy Taylor 4 22 Wings of Love Andy Taylor 5 ... 2 50 Julie s Theme Alan Silvestri 1 42 References reflist External links Imdb title 0090631 AmericanAnthem Category Gymnastics films Category 1986 films Category American films Category Albums produced ... more details
Infobox song See Wikipedia WikiProject Songs Name Anthem Cover Caption Artist Tommy K rberg alt Artist Album Published Released 1984 track no Recorded Genre Show tunes Length Key Writer Tim Rice , Bjorn Ulvaeus Composer Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson Label Producer Chart position Anthem is a song from the concept album and subsequent musical Chess musical Chess by Tim Rice , Benny Andersson and Bj rn Ulvaeus . Kerry Ellis version Infobox single Name Anthem Cover Anthem Kerry Ellis.jpg Artist Kerry Ellis from Album Anthems Kerry Ellis album Anthems Released 12 December 2010 Format Digital download B side Recorded Genre Rock music Rock Length 03 17 Label Decca Records Decca Writer Tim Rice, Bjorn Ulvaeus Producer Brian May Certification Last single I m Not that Girl song I m Not that Girl br 2010 This single Anthem br 2010 Next single Defying Gravity br small G A Y remix small br 2011 Kerry Ellis , stage actress and singer, recorded a version of this song. Ellis version, produced by Brian May , was released as a single on 12 December 2010. It was the second single to be released from her debut album Anthems Kerry Ellis album Anthems . Kerry Ellis Category 1984 songs Category Kerry Ellis songs fr Anthem chanson ... more details
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Last single Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous song Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous br 2003 This single The Anthem br 2003 Next single Girls & Boys Good Charlotte song Girls & Boys br 2003 The Anthem ... . Production and release The Anthem was the band s third U.K. single, as the release was delayed to 6 months after the American release, and Girls and Boys Good Charlotte song Girls And Boys was released in its place. According to Benji Madden, the band was asked to write a new song for a movie soundtrack, and the studio wanted it to be a loser anthem. The song was not used on the film s soundtrack ... alone, this song appeared in Madden NFL 2003 Madden 03 , the movies American Wedding , Dumb and Dumberer ...Infobox single Name The Anthem Cover The Anthem.jpg Artist Good Charlotte Album The Young and the Hopeless ... Charlotte s other songs. fact date January 2011 The Anthem is the second of three anthem songs that Good Charlotte has recorded. The first was East Coast Anthem from their debut album, Good Charlotte album Good Charlotte , and the third is Dance Floor Anthem from Good Morning Revival . Track list CD 1 The Anthem If You Leave The Motivation Proclamation Live Acoustic Version The Anthem Video CD 2 The Anthem Acquiesce Live on BBC 3 Complicated Certifications class wikitable align center valign ... br position ARIA Charts ARIA Singles Chart ref name ARIA Singles Chart http acharts.us song 117 ARIA ... ref name German Top 100 http acharts.us song 117 German Top 100 Chart . Retrieved January 6, 2008. ref align center 52 Irish Top 50 ref name Irish Top 50 http acharts.us song 117 Irish Top 50 Chart . Retrieved ... http acharts.us song 117 New Zealand Top 40 Chart . Retrieved January 6, 2008. ref align center 27 Swedish Top 60 ref name Swedish Top 60 http acharts.us song 117 Swedish Top 60 Chart . Retrieved January 6, 2008. ref align center 28 UK Top 75 ref name UK Top 75 Chart http acharts.us song 117 UK Top ... November 17, 2007. ref align center 10 Soundtracks and uses The Anthem became one of Good Charlotte ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox single Name Anthem Cover Anthemwildheartsvinyl.jpg Artist The Wildhearts Released August, 1997 Format compact disc CD , vinyl record 7 Genre Rock music Rock Label Mushroom Records Last single Red Light Green Light br 1995 This single Anthem br 1996 Next single Urge Wildhearts Urge br 1997 Misc Extra album cover Upper caption CD 1 Cover Type Single Cover Anthemwildheartscd1.jpg Lower caption Extra album cover Upper caption CD 2 Cover Type Single Cover Anthemwildheartscd2.jpg Lower caption Anthem is a single music single released in August 1997 by The Wildhearts , on the Mushroom Records Label. It was the first Wildhearts single to be released on multiple formats Formats CD1 MUSH6CD , CD2 MUSH6CDX , 7 Vinyl MUSH6S with different b sides on each format, which caused some uproar at the time from long time fans of the band. It reached number 21 on the UK chart. The single was the first from the controversial album Endless Nameless album Endless Nameless and the first officially released Wildhearts song to feature someone other than Ginger on lead vocals, in this case bassist Danny McCormack . CD1 Anthem So Good To Be Back Home Time To Let You Go CD2 Anthem White Lies The Song Formally Known As? 7 Anthem He s A Whore The Wildhearts DEFAULTSORT Anthem The Wildhearts Song Category The Wildhearts songs 1990s rock single stub ... more details
song pitbull featuring lil jon the anthem 10721897 ref align center 36 align left U.S. Billboard ... Jon hiphop song stub it The Anthem Pitbull The Anthem ...Infobox Single See Wikipedia WikiProject Songs Name The Anthem Cover The Anthem Pitbull.jpg Artist Pitbull rapper Pitbull featuring Lil Jon from Album The Boatlift B side Released March 4, 2008 Format CD single Recorded Genre Soca music Soca , Latin hip hop Latin rap , Dance pop Length 4 05 Label TVT Records TVT Writer Producer Lil Jon Certification Chronology Pitbull rapper Pitbull singles Last single Go Girl Pitbull song Go Girl br 2007 This single The Anthem br 2007 Next single Secret Admirer Song Secret Admirer br 2007 The Anthem is the second single released by Pitbull rapper Pitbull off his 2007 album The Boatlift . It features crunk rapper Lil Jon . The intro line, as well as the song s main hook, is taken from a 80s old Latin music Latin hit El Africano by Wilfrido Vargas . It samples the song Calabria song Calabria , by Denmark Danish record producer producer and DJ Rune Reilly K lsch, also known as Rune RK Enur . Defense Official Remix to The Anthem The official remix is entitled Defense The Anthem , it features Trinidadian Soca Artiste Machel Montano with Pitbull rapper Pitbull & Lil Jon . The remix can be found on Machel Montano s album Flame on Wining Season is the U.S. edition of the album . This song is notable because its primary beat is played by a synthesizer synthesized saxophone , which covers a simple minor triad . There is a music video for the remix on YouTube. Music video The music video for the song was shot in Trinidad and Tobago , Miami, Florida Miami and Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta and has received more than 11 million views on YouTube . The video became ... The Anthem Official Video YouTube . Accessed January 19, 2009. ref Chart positions class wikitable ... name billboard align center 8 References references Pitbull Lil Jon DEFAULTSORT Anthem, The Category ... more details
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from the Latin repertoire. Modern use The word anthem is commonly used to describe a celebratory song or composition for a distinct group, as in the term national anthem . Many pop song s are used as anthems, such as Queen band Queen s We Are the Champions , which is commonly used as a sports anthem ... songs Category Song forms bg cy Anthem da Anthem sang de Anthem el es Himno hr Himna it Anthem he nl Anthem compositie ja pl Anthem muzyka ru sah ...other uses The term anthem means either a specific form of Anglican church music in music theory and religious contexts , or more generally, a song or composition of celebration, usually acting as a symbol for a distinct group of people, as in the term national anthem or sports anthem . Etymology The word ... An anthem is a form of church music, particularly in the service of the Church of England , in which ... more elaborate and varied than that of psalm or hymn tune s. Though the anthem of the Church of England ... English in its origin and development. The anthem developed as a replacement for the Roman Catholic ... here followeth the Anthem first appears. In common usage among many Protestant churches, an anthem ... presented during the course of a worship service . In the context of an Anglican service, an anthem ..., in order that the words could be clearly heard. Late in the sixteenth century the verse anthem , in which ... of a multi movement anthem and today heard mainly as a concert piece , and, on a much smaller scale ... also The following is a list of articles on anthems National anthem List of National anthems Gay anthem Sports anthem Notable anthems La Espero anthem of the language Esperanto God Save the Queen National anthem of the United Kingdom and New Zealand Hail to the Chief American Presidential anthem The Internationale Socialism Socialist anthem La Marseillaise Republicanism Republic anthem References Wikisource1911Enc Anthem Peter Le Huray Anthem in Stanley Sadie, ed. The New Grove dictionary of music ... more details
Multiple issues orphan July 2011 unreferenced February 2011 inappropriate tone June 2011 Infobox musical artist For groups see Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name Anthem In background group or band origin Brooklyn , New York , United States genre Indie rock years active Start date 2006 present label Quiet Loud Records , website http www.anthemin.net www.anthemin.net Anthem In is an indie rock band formed in Brooklyn, New York in 2006. The band initially started as the solo recording project of Allen Orr. In 2007 Allen reconnected with old friend and songwriter, Ashley Proffitt. Allen had a bunch of songs, Ashley had a Wurlitzer and one thing led to another. History Keith Vogelsong The Blue Hour had recently moved to New York to relocate the record label he runs, Goodnight Records . Five minutes after he got off the plane, Ashley nabbed him as Anthem In s bassist . Drummer Paul Petitto was procured by theft from the band he was playing with at the time, Russian Vogue. Rob Miller had just moved to New York from Austin where he was writing his own solo material. Allen asked him to come on as lead guitarist , and Anthem In was complete. Anthem In released its debut self titled Music album album in June 2008 on Quiet Loud Records. The album entered the CMJ charts at 118 and continued to chart at stations across the country for 13 consecutive weeks. In April 2008 the band filmed a video for the song Down with director Will Joines. The video debuted on both Fuse TV Fuse and MTV in the fall of 2008. Recording was completed on The Cloudbusting EP in April 2009 and features a cover of Kate Bush s 1985 hit Cloudbusting . Four other original Anthem In songs are included on the EP and it was released on Quiet Loud Records in July 2009. External links http www.anthemin.net Official Anthem In Site MySpace anthemin AnthemIn Category American indie rock groups ... more details
dablink For the Jim Morrison song and album, see An American Prayer An American Prayer . Infobox song Name American Prayer Cover Cover size Border Caption Artist Bono and David A. Stewart Dave Stewart ... American Prayer is a 2002 song co written by Bono of U2 , David A. Stewart Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics , and Pharrell Williams . The song, which reflects the ... hope that America, and American Christians ... American Prayer publisher U2wanderer.org accessdate 7 May 2010 ref The song was the final song performed by the American Idol season 6 final six contestants on Idol Gives Back on 25 April 2007. Bono ... 08 dave stewarts a.html title Dave Stewart s American Prayer Worst Obama Song Yet? last Van Buskirk ... Reflist 2 External links Allmusic class song id t6953416 label American Prayer http www.youtube.com ... news articles 1458948 20021202 u2.jhtml?headlines true title U2 s Bono Sings New Song At AIDS ... name CT cite news url http www.christianitytoday.com ct 2003 march 2.38.html title Bono s American ... ref Bono described the song as a paean to America based on the poetry of the United States Declaration ... written by Emma Lazarus for the Statue of Liberty . In writing of the origin of the song, Stewart ..., Jr., the song ends with, If you get to the top of the mountain, will you tell me what you see If you ... performed the song on 29 November 2003 at the 46664 concerts Cape Town.2C South Africa 46664 concert ... news american idol top 6 finalists all remain safe as idol gives back 5079.php title American Idol s Top 6 finalists all remain safe as Idol Gives Back author Christopher Rocchio date ... Stewart reworked the song after concluding that Barack Obama represented the embodiment of a new anthem for change , ref name Huffington cite news url http www.huffingtonpost.com dave stewart an anthem for change b 120514.html title Exclusive Premiere An Anthem For Change author David A. Stewart ... not see the song as an endorsement as much as a celebration of all those who have picked up a sign ... more details
Association ARIA small Last single Die Another Day song Die Another Day br 2002 This single American Life br 2003 Next single Hollywood Madonna song Hollywood br 2003 Misc Audiosample Upper caption Audio sample Audio file AmericanLifeSample.ogg American Life is a song written and performed by United States American singer songwriter Madonna entertainer Madonna . It was the first single from her 2003 studio album American Life and was released on April 8, 2003 by Maverick Records . The song ... songinfo.php?id 30789 title Chart Stats Madonna American Life accessdate 2010 04 06 ref Song ... Invention World Tour . She also briefly performed a few lines of the song on her North American leg ... Life small Peter Rauhofer s AmericanAnthem Part 1 small 10 41 C1 American Life small Felix Da Housecat ... 8 52 D American Life small Peter Rauhofer s AmericanAnthem Part 2 small 9 06 UK Promo CD The Remixes ... Anthem Part 1 small 10 41 American Life small Peter Rauhofer s AmericanAnthem Part 2 small 9 06 ... Rauhofer s AmericanAnthem Part 1 small 10 41 UK CD 2 small W603CD2 9362 42616 2 small , ref http www.discogs.com ... Da Housecat s Devin Dazzle Club Mix small 6 10 American Life small Peter Rauhofer s AmericanAnthem Part 1 small 10 41 American Life small Peter Rauhofer s AmericanAnthem Part 2 small 9 06 Die Another ... Radio Edit 4 01 Oakenfold Radio Edit Without Rap 3 16 Peter Rauhofer AmericanAnthem Part 1 10 44 small ... throughout small Peter Rauhofer AmericanAnthem Part 2 9 06 Peter Rauhofer Radio Edit 3 50 Charts ... Madonna songAmerican Life align left Irish Singles Chart style text align center 8 align left Italian ... Madonna Madonna songs DEFAULTSORT American Life Song Category 2003 singles Category Madonna entertainer ...cleanup linkrot date August 2011 Infobox single Name American Life Cover American Life single .jpg Border yes Artist Madonna entertainer Madonna from Album American Life B side Die Another Day Calderone ... , Norway , Romania , Spain , Sweden . In the United Kingdom it peaked at number two. The song performed ... more details
single Breakdown Tom Petty song Breakdown br 1976 This single American Girl br 1977 Next single I Need to Know Tom Petty song I Need to Know br 1978 American Girl is the second single from Tom Petty ... manager first played American Girl for him, McGuinn asked When did I write that song? . ref McGuinn ...Infobox single See Wikipedia WikiProject Songs Name American Girl Cover American Girl Tom Petty.jpg Caption ... and the Heartbreakers A side American Girl B side Fooled Again I Don t Like It US Luna live UK Released ... not chart in the U.S., but in the UK it peaked at 40 the week ending August 27, 1977. The song was ranked ... Music American Girl uses standard rock instrumentation of electric guitar s, bass guitar electric ... and rumors Due to lyrics mentioning cars rolling by out on 441 and a desperate girl on a balcony, the song .... That s just not at all true. The song has nothing to do with that. But that story really gets around ... http www.snopes.com music songs americangirl.asp snopes.com American Girl Suicide Bot generated title ref blockquote In the same interview, Petty says that he wrote the song while living in California ... that must have inspired the lyric. ref name snopes.com blockquote The opening lines, Well, she was an American .... Especially an American girl. You can tell she s been raised on promises. Single track listings American Girl b w Fooled Again I Don t Like It br Shelter 62007 US American Girl b w The Wild One, Forever br Shelter WIP6377 UK American Girl b w Luna Live br Shelter WIP6403 UK br taken from Official Live ... in recent media The song has been featured in several Hollywood motion picture films , most notably ... of an episode titled My Own American Girl , which was first aired on October 2, 2003. It was also featured in The Sopranos , in season 6 episode Join the Club The Sopranos episode Join the Club . The song ... Festival episode. The song was frequently played during Hillary Clinton rallies or town hall meetings during the 2008 Democratic Primaries. Michele Bachmann used American Girl to kick off her 2011 ... more details
Infobox single Name Bleed American Salt Sweat Sugar Cover Bleed American JEW.jpg Artist Jimmy Eat World from Album Bleed American Released September 24, 2001 Format CD single CD Recorded Genre Alternative rock , emo Length 3 43 Label DreamWorks Records DreamWorks small R6538 small Producer Last single Blister song Blister br 1999 This single Bleed American br 2001 Next single The Middle song The Middle br 2002 Misc Extra album cover Upper caption Type Cover Saltsweatsugar.jpg Lower caption Cover for the UK single, retitled Salt Sweat Sugar Border optional parameter, type yes here to add a 1px border to the cover image Bleed American is the first track on Jimmy Eat World s album Bleed American retitled Jimmy Eat World . It was featured in the game Guitar Hero 5 & downloadable content for Rock Band . The song was originally titled Bleed American , but similar to the name change of the album after the September 11 attacks , the song was retitled Salt Sweat Sugar after the first line in the song s chorus. Music video The music video features the band playing a live gig, filmed from various angles onstage. Tracklist CDN promo Bleed American Album version Your Home Mis titled demo rock version UK CD Salt Sweat Sugar Re titled album version Splash Turn, Twist Non album Your House Demo rock version Salt Sweat Sugar Video Charts class wikitable align center Chart align center Peak br position align left U.S. Billboard magazine Billboard Alternative Songs Modern Rock Tracks align center 18 align left UK Singles Chart align center 60 Jimmy eat world DEFAULTSORT Bleed AmericanSong Category Jimmy Eat World songs Category 2001 singles es Bleed American canci n pt Bleed American can o ... more details
re an American Band Next single Walk Like a Man You Can Call Me Your Man We re an American Band from the We re an American Band album of the same name is a 1973 in music 1973 song by the band Grand ... . The song is played near the beginning of the movie Sahara 2005 film Sahara when the characters are aboard the NUMA ship. In television This song was used on American Broadcasting Company ABC s Life ... Americade American band Americade covered the song for their 1982 album release American Metal ... recorded the song as the implied title track of his 1984 album, American Band ages , which consists ... jazz pop arrangement of the theme song from American Bandstand with a pop vocal group singing .... Autograph American band Autograph covered the song in November 1985 and had it added to their second ... Band Verbal Abuse covered the song on their Just An American Band LP in 1983. Singers 78violet Aly ...Infobox single Name We re an American Band Cover GFO American Band single.jpg Artist Grand Funk Railroad from Album We re an American Band B side The Railroad Released July 16, 1973 Recorded 1973 Genre ... broadened Grand Funk s appeal to a much wider audience. The song was also sung by Brewer rather than Mark Farner, who usually took lead vocals. It is the 99 sup th sup song on VH1 s 100 Greatest Hard ... the band s recent tour and their energetic live performances. In the song, the band mentions ... arguing over the merits of British versus American rock. Grand Funk drummer Don Brewer stood up and after bragging about American rock heroes such as Jerry Lee Lewis , Fats Domino , Little Richard and Elvis Presley , proudly announced, We re an American band Thus inspired, Brewer wrote the song the next morning, and it was the top selling song in the world by September 1973. A video was also made, showing the band playing the song as well as engaging in activities such as basketball, dirtbike riding and watersports. The original single was released on gold transparent vinyl. In film The song ... more details
The Secret Millionaire . Official versions American Dream Radio Edit American Dream Afterlife Remix American Dream Commie Remix 9 02 American Dream DifferentGear Remix American Dream Joey Negro Club Mix American Dream Joey Negro Vocal Mix American Dream Lucid Remix 7 19 American Dream Mr. Oxx & Pagany T. Mix References reflist DEFAULTSORT American Dream Jakatta Song Category 2000 singles Category ...Infobox single Name American Dream Cover 1 Jakatta American Dream.jpg Artist Jakatta from Album Visions Released 2000 Format CD single Recorded Genre Length 4 29 Label Writer Joey Negro Dave Lee Producer Joey Negro Dave Lee Certification Last single This single American Dreams Next single American Dream is a 2000 song by Joey Negro Jakatta . The track sampling music samples two Thomas Newman pieces from the soundtrack for the film , American Beauty film American Beauty American Beauty and Dead Already . A re release American Dream remix was released in 2001. The track is extremely unusual in Dance Music, since the majority of the track is written in 6 4 time and does not have the usual four to the floor beat. Chart positions The single peaked at 3 in the UK and 63 in Australia. The 2001 remix re release peaked at 63 in the UK. Track listings UK CD American Dream Radio Edit American Dream Joey Negro Club Mix American Dream DifferentGear Remix UK 12 Vinyl A American Dream Joey Negro Club Mix B American Dream DifferentGear Remix Italy 12 Vinyl A American Dream Joey Negro Club Mix B American Dream Mr. Oxx & Pagany T. Mix Netherlands 12 Vinyl A1 American Dream Joey Negro Vocal Mix A2 American Dream Joey Negro Club Mix B American Dream DifferentGear Remix Trivia A mellow remix of American Dream was used in the 2005 Dreamworks film, Madagascar 2005 film Madagascar when Alex is lying on the beach and steaks begin to fall from the sky, this is also a strong connection to the movie American Beauty film American Beauty ref http www.imdb.com title tt0169547 movieconnections IMDB American ... more details
Infobox Single See Wikipedia WikiProject Songs Name An American Family Cover Artist The Oak Ridge Boys Album American Dreams album American Dreams B side Released 1989 Format Recorded Genre Country music Country Length Label MCA Records MCA Writer Bob Corbin Producer Jimmy Bowen Last single Beyond Those Years br 1989 This single An American Family br 1989 Next single No Matter How High br 1990 Misc An American Family is a single by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys . Released in 1989, it was the first single from the album American Dreams album American Dreams . The song reached 4 on the Billboard magazine Billboard Hot Country Songs Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart ref cite book title The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits 1944 2006, Second edition last Whitburn first Joel authorlink Joel Whitburn year 2004 publisher Record Research page 252 ref . Content The song describes a typical American family, and notes that they aren t a big deal and ain t gonna go down in history , but they are just part of a little story of an American family. The first verse of the song describes a husband, who worked in a rail yard and is nearing retirement, and his loving wife. The second verse tells how the wife waited for her husband while he fought in World War II and how their son fought in the Vietnam War . It also describes two other children, a son who is a lawyer in Los Angeles , and a daughter who married and stayed in her hometown. The Oak Ridge Boys re recorded the song for their patriotic album Colors in 2003. This version included a new bridge and chorus at the end of the song which referenced the September 11 attacks September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The additions shift the focus of the song from a single family to America as a country, and say that all Americans are part of an American family that pulls together during hard times. The 2003 version was recorded ... produced by Jimmy Bowen 1980s country song stub ... more details
About the Counting Crows song other songs with the same title American Girl disambiguation Unreferenced date November 2010 Infobox single Name American Girls Cover American Girls Counting Crows.jpg Artist Counting Crows from Album Hard Candy Counting Crows album Hard Candy Released July 9, 2002 Format CD single Recorded Genre Rock music Rock Length 4 32 Label Geffen Records Geffen Writer Adam Duritz Producer Steve Lillywhite Last single All My Friends Counting Crows song All My Friends br 2000 This single American Girls br 2002 Next single Miami Counting Crows song Miami br 2002 American Girls is a single by the United States American Rock music rock Rock band band Counting Crows . It is the second track on their fourth studio album Hard Candy Counting Crows album Hard Candy 2002 and includes Sheryl Crow on backing vocals. The song and the band were featured in a Coca Cola commercial in 2002. Track listing American Girls 4 49 Charts class wikitable align left Chart 2002 style text align center Peak br Position align left UK Singles Chart style text align center 33 align left U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 style text align center 24 Other appearances Live at the World Caf Vol. 15 Handcrafted 2002, World Caf Counting Crows DEFAULTSORT American Girls Song Category 2002 singles Category Counting Crows songs Category Songs produced by Steve Lillywhite Category Songs written by Adam Duritz Category English language songs pt American Girls ... more details
Infobox single Name American Idiot Cover Green Day American Idiot single cover.jpg Border yes Artist Green Day from Album American Idiot B side Too Much Too Soon , Shoplifter song Shoplifter , Governator ... parodied the song on his album Straight Outta Lynwood as Canadian Idiot a satirical commentary on American ... headline Side A title1 American Idiot length1 2 54 title2 Boulevard of Broken Dreams Green Day song ... Vertigo U2 song Vertigo by U2 s end DEFAULTSORT American Idiot Song Category Green Day songs Category ... single I Fought the Law Other versions I Fought the Law br 2004 This single American Idiot br 2004 Next single Boulevard of Broken Dreams Green Day song Boulevard of Broken Dreams br 2004 Audiosample Upper caption Audio sample Audio file Green Day American Idiot.ogg American Idiot is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day . It was released as the first single from their American Idiot album of the same name . The song received mostly positive reviews by critics and was nominated for four ... Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal , Grammy Award for Best Rock Song Best Rock Song , Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video Best Short Form Music Video and Grammy Award for Song of the Year Song of the Year . Inspiration The song heavily criticizes the state of the United ... Joe Armstrong was inspired to write the song after hearing the Lynyrd Skynyrd song That s How I ... of American Idiot on the US singles charts occurred just prior to Billboard magazine Billboard ... made a significant difference in the song s peak had it benefited from the new chart tabulation system ... magazine date 2007 08 04 accessdate 2007 07 30 language quote ref American Idiot became Green ... at 1 in Canada , holding onto the zenith position for five weeks. In Australia, the song was ranked 22 on Triple J Hottest 100, 2004 Triple J s Hottest 100 of 2004 . Green Day performed this song at the 2005 ... title American Idiot work Songfacts.com accessdate April 15, 2009 ref American Idiot has sold 1,371,000 ... more details
Infobox Single See Wikipedia WikiProject Songs Name American Psycho Cover Treble Charger American Psycho.jpg Cover size Border Caption Artist Treble Charger Album Wide Awake Bored A side B side Released July 24, 2000 Format Recorded Genre Pop punk Length 3 23 Label Nettwerk Writer Greig Nori Producer Matt Hyde Audio sample? Certification Last single Red br 1997 This single American Psycho br 2000 Next single Brand New Low br 2001 American Psycho is the first single from Treble Charger s fourth album, Wide Awake Bored . The song was a hit in Canada, peaking at 4 on Canada s Canadian rock alternative chart Rock Alternative Chart . ref name Sept 18 2000 Cite web url http www.collectionscanada.gc.ca rpm 028020 119.01 e.php?&file num nlc008388.8712&type 1&interval 20&PHPSESSID efp72m4csktnscmokpv2andav6 title Rock Alternative Volume 71, No. 20, September 18 2000 publisher RPM magazine RPM accessdate 2010 05 05 ref The song was also nominated for Best Single at the 2001 Juno Awards , losing to Nelly Furtado s I m Like a Bird . It is arguably considered to be the band s signature song . Appearances in other media The song was featured in the film, Dude, Where s My Car? . It was also used in promotional advertisements for the direct to video movie American Pie Band Camp . It was featured on the soundtrack to the EA Sports Hockey game NHL 2002 , along with Treble Charger s other hit single Brand New Low . The song is featured on MuchMusic s compilation album, Big Shiny Tunes 5 . Charts class wikitable Chart 2000 Peak br position Canadian rock alternative chart CAN br Rock Alt. align center 4 ref name Sept 18 2000 References Reflist External links youtube JZqCwEgOv1k American Psycho music video Treble Charger Category 2000 singles Category Treble Charger songs 2000s rock song stub ... more details
100 align center 48 References reflist Phil Vassar DEFAULTSORT American Child Song Category 2002 ...Infobox Single See Wikipedia WikiProject Songs Name American Child Cover Phil Vassar American Child single cover.png Artist Phil Vassar from Album American Child Released April 29, 2002 Format CD Single Recorded 2002 Genre Country music Country Length 3 14 Label Arista Nashville Writer Phil Vassar br Craig Wiseman Producer Byron Gallimore br Phil Vassar Last single That s When I Love You br 2001 This single American Child br 2002 Next single This Is God br 2003 American Child is the title of a song co written and recorded by American country music artist Phil Vassar . It was released in April 2002 as the lead off single to the album of the American Child same name . It peaked at 5 on the Hot Country Songs chart, and 48 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Content The song is a personal saga of one man s rise from nowhere Virginia to a life in the spotlight and satisfaction as a father. Critical reception Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that the track kicks off with a beautiful trill of mandolin, then continues to build and swell. She goes on to say that by the time the song hits the chorus, the production has escalated into a grand, sweeping backdrop that nicely complements the upbeat lyric. She concludes her review by saying that the song will kindle pride in the hearts of all who are appreciative of the freedom Americans have to pursue our dreams. ref Billboard magazine Billboard , May 11, 2001 ref Music video The music video was directed by Shaun Silva . It features Phil Vassar playing a piano and singing the song in the middle of a field. The video reached 1 on CMT s Top 20 Countdown. Chart positions American Child debuted at 55 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 4, 2002. It peaked at 5 on the Hot Country Songs chart on October 26, 2002 and 48 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart ... more details
music repertoire in the 20th and 21st centuries. 18th century American art song Image Francis Hopkinson sepia print.jpg thumb 200px Francis Hopkinson, American patriot and composer Francis Hopkinson ... the first important Americansong composer. His most famous song is My Days Have been so Wondrous ... . Other 18th century Americansong composers Peter Von Hagen 1750 1803 , Dutch born Alexander Reinagle ..., arrived in the U.S. in 1795 Oliver Shaw 1779 1848 19th century American art song In the 19th century, many Americans composed songs for amateur musicians to sing at home usually called parlor song s . In the middle of the century Stephen Foster 1826 1864 emerged as one of the best known American ... craft shown in these works is quite high. Other 19th century Americansong composers John ... Horatio Parker 1863 1919 20th century American art songAmerican composers began to break from European ... collection 114 Songs . Other publications of Americansong, such as those in the The Wa Wan Press ... composers emerged as the leaders of American art song composition, especially Aaron Copland 1900 1990 ... born 1932 Kenneth Benshoof born 1933 21st century American art songAmerican art song composition ... , are establishing themselves as the next generation of leading American art song composers. Active American art song composers Andr Previn born 1929 Robert Baksa born 1938 William Bolcom born 1938 John ... to the American Art Song 1870 1980 location Metuchen, NJ publisher Scarecrow Press year 2004 isbn ... Recent American Art Song A Guide location Lanham, MD publisher Scarecrow Press year 2008 isbn 978 0 ... American Art Song Page http www.americanmusicpreservation.com EARS.htm Essential ... to American Art Song http www.darryltaylor.com alliance The African American Art Song Alliance ...The composition of art song in America began slowly in the Colonial and Federal periods, expanded greatly ... melodies of his songs for the hearth and home are widely popular, often mistaken for American ... more details
Infobox single See Wikipedia wikiProject Songs Name An American Dream Cover Dirt Band American Dream.jpg Artist Nitty Gritty Dirt Band The Dirt Band Album An American Dream album An American Dream B side Take Me Back Released November 19, 1979 Format Gramophone record 7 Recorded Genre Country music Country Length 3 28 Label United Artists Records United Artists Writer Rodney Crowell Producer Jeff Hanna, Bob Edwards Last single In for the Night br 1978 This single An American Dream br 1979 Next single Make a Little Magic br 1980 Misc An American Dream is the title of a song written by Rodney Crowell and recorded by American country music group Nitty Gritty Dirt Band . It was released in November 1979 as the only single and title track from the album An American Dream album An American Dream . The song reached 58 on the Billboard magazine Billboard Hot Country Songs Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart but peaked at 13 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and at 3 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart. ref cite book title The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits 1944 2006, Second edition last Whitburn first Joel authorlink Joel Whitburn page 249 ref Chart performance class wikitable sortable align left Chart 1979 1980 align center Peak br position align left 3 Austria Top 40 Austrian Singles Chart align center 12 align left Canadian Singles Chart Canadian RPM Top Singles align center 3 align left Dutch Top 40 Dutch Singles Chart align center 10 align left RIANZ New Zealand Singles Chart align center 39 align left U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 align center 13 align left U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs Hot Country Singles & Tracks align center 58 References reflist DEFAULTSORT American Dream Song Category 1979 singles Category Nitty Gritty Dirt Band songs Category Songs written by Rodney Crowell 1980s country song stub ... more details
Infobox single See Wikipedia WikiProject Songs Name American Made Cover Artist The Oak Ridge Boys Album American Made B side The Cure for My Broken Heart Released February 1983 Format 7 single 7 Recorded Genre Country music Country Length 2 42 Label Universal Music Group Nashville MCA Writer Bob DiPiero br Pat McManus Producer Ron Chancey Last single Thank God for Kids br 1982 This single American Made br 1983 Next single Love Song The Oak Ridge Boys song Love Song br 1983 Misc American Made is the title track and first single from the 1983 album by The Oak Ridge Boys . American Made was written by Bob DiPiero and Pat McManus and would be The Oak Ridge Boys seventh number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart ref cite book title The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits 1944 2006, Second edition last Whitburn first Joel authorlink Joel Whitburn year 2004 publisher Record Research page 251 ref . American Made was also one of their biggest cross over hits peaking at number seventy two on the Hot 100 . Chart performance class wikitable sortable align left Chart 1983 align center Peak br position align left U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks align center 1 align left U.S. Billboard Hot 100 align center 72 align left Canadian RPM Country Tracks align center 1 References reflist s start sucession box before Dixieland Delight by Alabama band Alabama title Billboard Hot Country Songs Hot Country Singles number one single years April 23, 1983 after You re the First Time I ve Thought About Leaving by Reba McEntire s end DEFAULTSORT American Made Song Category The Oak Ridge Boys songs Category 1983 singles Category Billboard Hot Country Songs number one singles Category Songs written by Bob DiPiero Category Songs produced by Ron Chancey 1980s country song stub ... more details
Infobox single Name American English Cover AmericanEnglish Idlewild.jpg Artist Idlewild band Idlewild from Album The Remote Part Released June 2002 Format vinyl record 7 , compact disc CD Recorded ? Genre Alternative rock Alternative Length 4 36 Label Parlophone Producer Dave Eringa Last single You Held the World in Your Arms br 2002 This single American English br 2002 Next single Live in a Hiding Place br 2002 American English is a song by Scotland Scottish rock band Idlewild band Idlewild , from their 2002 album The Remote Part . It was released as the second single music single from the album in June 2002 and charted at 15 in the UK Singles Chart see 2002 in British music . It features piano performed by sometime band member Jeremy Mills . Track listings In the UK CD 1 small CDRS6582 small American English Poor Thing These Are Just Years American English video CD 2 American English The Nothing I Know We Always Have To Impress 7 American English Poor Thing Idlewild Category 2002 singles Category Idlewild songs Category Songs produced by Dave Eringa 2000s song stub ... more details
on the Floor prev no 1 this track All American Girl track no 2 next track So Small next no 3 External music video http www.cmt.com videos carrie underwood 205307 all american girl.jhtml All American Girl at CMT.com All American Girl is a song composed by country pop singer Carrie Underwood , Ashley ... 2011 10 23 ref The song centers around a beautiful, wonderful, perfect all American girl. The first ... for he replies with one just like you an all American girl. Underwood said the song is in part ... align center All American Girl style text align center Most Streamed Country Song of the Year won ...About the Carrie Underwood song the Melissa Etheridge song Yes I Am Infobox single See Wikipedia WikiProject Songs Name All American Girl Cover Carrie Underwood All American Girl.jpg Border yes Artist ... date accessdate 2011 10 23 ref Last single So Small br 2007 This single All American Girl br 2007 Next ... . Background All American Girl is the second single for which Underwood shares a writing credit, the first being So Small , which preceded it. The song is a mid tempo country pop song, with a soaring chorus. Underwood stated in an issue of Entertainment Weekly that the high note during the bridge in the song ... wrapped around her finger , and his heart belongs to that all American girl. The second verse then shifts ... American girl could be behind different backgrounds through a green screen. Throughout the video she appeared as an American olympic swimmer, an artist painter, a nurse, a photographer, a cowgirl, a waitress ... accessdate 2011 10 23 ref The song has been certified Platinum by the RIAA. Chart performance If you ... record chart, don t add it The following table lists the peak positions for All American Girl on the major Billboard magazine Billboard charts. The song reached number 27 on the Hot 100 , becoming Underwood s seventh career Hot 100 top forty single. All American Girl debuted at number 58 on the country ... on Canada s Country Chart proving to be a big hit there. So far, 1,428,000 copies of All American ... more details
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