"Suddenly" is a song by American country music artist LeAnn Rimes, released as the third and final single from her fifth studio album Twisted Angel (2002) on February 24, 2003. The song was written by Desmond Child and Andreas Carlsson and produced by the former along with Peter Amato and Gregg Pagani. The song was included in the soundtrack for the 2003 box-office bomb View from the Top.
| "Suddenly" | ||||
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| Single by LeAnn Rimes | ||||
| from the album Twisted Angel and View from the Top: Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||||
| Released | February 24, 2003 | |||
| Studio | Various | |||
| Length | 3:58 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | ||||
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| LeAnn Rimes singles chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 US cover | ||||
| Audio sample | ||||
The first chorus of "Suddenly". | ||||
It was a commercial failure, only peaking within the top forty in New Zealand and Scotland. In the US, the song peaked at number 43 on the US Hot Country Songs chart. Two music videos were filmed for the song, both of which were directed by Cameron Casey.[1]
Commercial performance
editEurope
editIn the United Kingdom, "Suddenly" debuted at number 47 on the UK Singles Chart the week of March 8, 2003. It would only spend one other week before falling off entirely.[2] The song performed slightly better in Scotland, debuting at number 33 on the Scottish Singles Chart. The song did not perform well across the rest of Europe. The song debuted and peaked at number 90 on the German Singles Chart on March 3, 2003, being her last single to chart there to date.[3] The only other country the song charted in was in the Netherlands, where it debuted at number 93 on the Single Top 100 chart and spent only three weeks in total.
Oceania
edit"Suddenly" debuted and peaked at number 53 on the ARIA Singles Chart. In neighboring New Zealand, "Suddenly" debuted at number 46 on the New Zealand Singles Chart on May 11, 2003. It spent ten weeks in total and peaked at number 24, becoming Rimes's third entry after "Can't Fight the Moonlight" and "Life Goes On".
United States
editIn the United States, "Suddenly" was only released to country radio on March 10, 2003; it was the album's only release to the format after "Life Goes On" was pulled.[4] It debuted on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart (then titled "Hot Country Singles & Tracks") the week of March 8, 2003 at number 54.[5] It reached a peak of number 43 on the chart the week of May 3, 2003, spending 15 weeks in total; this resulted in Twisted Angel becoming Rimes's first studio album to not spawn any top forty hits on the chart.
Music video
editCameron Casey directed the music video for the song. Two videos were created for the song. Both feature Rimes at a party; one version uses cut scenes of its parent film View from the Top while the other replaces the movie scenes with regular shots. The video premiered to CMT on March 17, 2003.[6]
Track listings
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UK CD single[7]
UK cassette single[8]
European CD single[9]
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European maxi-CD single[10]
Australian CD single[11]
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Credits and personnel
editCredits are taken from the Twisted Angel booklet.[12]
Studios
- Recorded at various studios in the United States and United Kingdom
- Strings recorded at Cello Studios (Hollywood, California)
- Mixed at Larrabee West (Hollywood, California) and Larrabee North (Universal City, California)
- Lead vocals mixed at Larrabee North (Universal City, California)
- Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
Main personnel
- LeAnn Rimes – vocals, background vocals
- Desmond Child – writing, production
- Andreas Carlsson – writing, background vocals, bass
- Jeanette Olsson – background vocals
- Corky James – guitar, bass
- Peter Amato – keyboards, production, arrangement, programming
- Gregg Pagani – keyboards, production, arrangement, programming
- Steve Ferrone – drums
- Humberto Gatica – recording (strings)
- Rob Chiarelli – mixing
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
Orchestra
- Joel Derouin – violin, concertmaster
- Charlie Bisharat – violin
- John Wittenberg – violin
- Susan Chatman – violin
- Michele Richards – violin
- Peter Kent – violin
- Sid Page – violin
- Sara Parkins – violin
- Margaret Wooten – violin
- Eve Butler – violin
- Ed Stein – violin
- Charlie Everett – violin
- Anatoly Rosinsky – violin
- Gerry Hilera – violin
- Bob Peterson – violin
- Ana Landauer – violin
- Denyse Buffum – principal viola
- Matt Funes – viola
- Simon Oswell – viola
- Darrin McCann – viola
- Kazi Pitelka – viola
- Larry Corbett – principal cello
- Dan Smith – cello
- Steve Richards – cello
- Rudy Stein – cello
- David Campbell – string arrangement, conducting
- Suzie Katayama – orchestra management
Charts
edit| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[13] | 53 |
| Germany (GfK)[14] | 90 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] | 93 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16] | 24 |
| Scotland (OCC)[17] | 33 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[18] | 47 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[19] | 43 |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | February 24, 2003 | [20] | ||
| United States | March 10, 2003 | Country radio | Curb | [4] |
| Australia | April 14, 2003 | CD single | [21] |
References
edit- ^ "Suddenly official music video". CMT. Archived from the original on June 13, 2008. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
- ^ "LeAnn Rimes Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
- ^ "LeAnn Rimes – Suddenly (in German)". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
- ^ a b "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1494. March 7, 2003. p. 50.
- ^ "Hot Country Singles & Tracks" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 10. March 8, 2003. p. 33. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
- ^ "Video Monitor" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 13. March 29, 2003. p. 54. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
- ^ Suddenly (UK CD single liner notes). LeAnn Rimes. Curb Records, London Records. 2003. CUBC 088.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Suddenly (UK cassette single sleeve). LeAnn Rimes. Curb Records, London Records. 2003. CUBZ 088.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Suddenly (European CD single liner notes). LeAnn Rimes. Curb Records, Warner Music International. 2003. 5050466-3855-2-9.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Suddenly (European maxi-CD single liner notes). LeAnn Rimes. Curb Records, Warner Music International. 2003. 5050466-3445-2-6.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Suddenly (Australian CD single liner notes). LeAnn Rimes. Curb Records. 2003. 673665 2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Twisted Angel (US CD album booklet). LeAnn Rimes. Curb Records. 2002. D2-78747.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Issue 687" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
- ^ "LeAnn Rimes – Suddenly" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
- ^ "LeAnn Rimes – Suddenly" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
- ^ "LeAnn Rimes – Suddenly". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
- ^ "LeAnn Rimes Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
- ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 24 February 2003: Singles". Music Week. February 22, 2003. p. 31.
- ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 14th April 2003" (PDF). ARIA. April 14, 2003. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2008. Retrieved March 1, 2023.