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"That's What Friends Are For"
Song by Rod Stewart
from the album Night Shift soundtrack
Released
1982
Genre
Pop
Length
3:54
Label
Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager
Night Shift soundtrack track listing
"The Love Too Good to Last"
(4) "That's What Friends Are For"
(5) "Someday, Someway"
(6)
"That's What Friends Are For" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager. It was first recorded in 1982 by Rod Stewart for the soundtrack of the film Night Shift, but it is better known for the 1985 cover version by Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder. This recording, billed as being by "Dionne & Friends", was released as a charity single for AIDS research and prevention. It was a massive hit, becoming the #1 single of 1986 in the United States, and winning the Grammy Awards for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and Song of the Year. Its sales raised over US$3 million for its cause.
Contents
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1 Personnel
2 Dionne Warwick cover
2.1 Personnel
3 1990 benefit concert
4 Other versions
5 References
6 External links
Personnel[edit]
Rod Stewart - vocals
Jim Cregan - guitar, background vocals
Jimmy "Z" Zavala - saxophone
Kevin Savigar - keyboards
Jay Davis - bass
Tony Brock - drums, background vocals
Dionne Warwick cover[edit]
"That's What Friends Are For"
Single by Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder
(as "Dionne & Friends")
from the album Friends
B-side
"Two Ships Passing in the Night"
Released
November 1985
Format
7", 12"
Genre
Soul, pop, soft rock, adult contemporary
Length
4:14
Label
Arista
Songwriter(s)
Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager
Producer(s)
Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager
Dionne Warwick singles chronology
"Run to Me"
(1985) "That's What Friends Are For"
(1985) "Whisper in the Dark"
(1986)
"Run to Me"
(1985) "That's What Friends Are For"
(1985) "Whisper in the Dark"
(1986)
Elton John singles chronology
"Wrap Her Up"
(1985) Wrap Her Up1985 "That's What Friends Are For"
(1985) That's What Friends Are For1985 "Cry to Heaven"
(1986)
Gladys Knight singles chronology
"Till I See You Again"
(1985) Till I See You Again1985 "That's What Friends Are For"
(1985) That's What Friends Are For1985 "Send It to Me"
(1986)
Stevie Wonder singles chronology
"Part-Time Lover"
(1985) Part-Time Lover1985 "That's What Friends Are For"
(1985) That's What Friends Are For1985 "Go Home"
(1985) Go Home1985
Send It to Me1986
Cry to Heaven1986
A one-off collaboration headed by Dionne Warwick and featuring Gladys Knight, Elton John, and Stevie Wonder was released as a charity single in the United Kingdom and the United States in 1985. It was recorded as a benefit for American Foundation for AIDS Research, and raised over US$3 million for that cause. Warwick, who had previously raised money for blood-related diseases such as sickle-cell anemia, wanted to help combat the then-growing AIDS epidemic because she had seen friends die painfully of the disease.[1]
Elton John played piano and Stevie Wonder played harmonica; the two had previously worked together on 1983's "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues".
Clockwise from left, Gladys Knight, Carole Bayer-Sager, Burt Bacharach, Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, and Elton John, "That's What Friends Are For", 1985
The song peaked at number one for three weeks on the soul chart and for four weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1986,[2] and became Billboard's number one single of 1986.[3][4] In the U.S., it was certified Gold on January 15, 1986 by the RIAA. It was the final US number one for all but John. Due to Stevie Wonder's involvement, it also holds the distinction of being the last number one song for anyone who had topped the charts before the British Invasion (Stevie Wonder's first #1 hit, "Fingertips", came in 1963).
The Dionne and Friends version of the song won the performers the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, as well as Song of the Year for its writers, Bacharach and Bayer Sager. This rendition is also listed at #75 on Billboard's Greatest Songs of all time.[1]
Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight, and Stevie Wonder performed the song live together for the first time in 23 years at the 25th Anniversary AmfAR Gala in New York City on February 10, 2011.[5]
Personnel[edit]
Dionne Warwick - vocals
Elton John - vocals, keyboards, synthesizer
Gladys Knight - vocals
Stevie Wonder - vocals, harmonica
1990 benefit concert[edit]
On March 17, 1990 an AIDS benefit titled That's What Friends Are For: Arista Records 15th Anniversary Concert was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. One month later, CBS aired a two-hour version of the concert on television. The celebrity guests and Arista label performers were: Air Supply, Lauren Bacall, Burt Bacharach, Eric Carmen, Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Clive Davis, Taylor Dayne, Michael Douglas, Exposé, Whoopi Goldberg, Melanie Griffith, Hall & Oates, Jennifer Holliday, Whitney Houston, Alan Jackson, Kenny G, Melissa Manchester, Barry Manilow, Milli Vanilli, Jeffrey Osborne, Carly Simon, Patti Smith, Lisa Stansfield, The Four Tops, and Dionne Warwick. "That's What Friends Are For" was the finale song sung by Warwick and cousin Houston before being joined on the stage by the other guests of the event. Over $2.5 million was raised that night for the Arista Foundation which gave the proceeds to various AIDS organizations.
Other versions[edit]
Other recordings are by Shirley Bassey (1991), Cilla Black & Cliff Richard (a duet for Cilla Black's Through the Years album in 1993) and Helen Reddy (for The Burt Bacharach Album: Broadway Sings the Best of Burt Bacharach in 1998).
Mexican singer Manuel Mijares covered it in his 2009 Spanish-language album Vivir Así under the title of "Para ti yo estoy", a trio with Daniela Romo & Pandora.
"The Friends Project" recorded a version that was arranged and produced by Australian singer Nathan Leigh Jones and directed by Michael Akers. Those taking part were singer-songwriter and piano player David Raleigh, Tony Award winning and Emmy-nominated Alan Cumming, Broadway actor, producer and singer Billy Porter and indie pop star Ari Gold. Revenues went to Ali Forney Center, a NYC shelter for homeless gay and lesbian youth.
In 1987, at the Soul Train Music Awards, Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, Luther Vandross and Whitney Houston performed live together.
References[edit]
Jump up ^ . Washington Post. 1988. So working against AIDS, especially after years of raising money for work on many blood-related diseases such as sickle-cell anemia, seemed the right thing to do. 'You have to be granite not to want to help people with AIDS, because the devastation that it causes is so painful to see. I was so hurt to see my friend die with such agony,' Warwick remembers. 'I am tired of hurting and it does hurt.' Missing or empty |title= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 610.
Jump up ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/yearend_chart_display.jsp?f=The+Billboard+Hot+100&g=Year-end+Singles&year=1986
Jump up ^ Billboard, December 27, 1986
Jump up ^ Heyman, Marshall (February 11, 2011). "Superstar 'Friends' Reunite". The Wall Street Journal.
External links[edit]
Rod Stewart Lyrics from Metro Lyrics
Dionne Warwick and Friends Lyrics from Metro Lyrics
Preceded by
"Say You, Say Me" by Lionel Richie Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one single
January 11, 1986 (2 weeks) Succeeded by
"Go Home" by Stevie Wonder
Preceded by
"Say You, Say Me" by Lionel Richie Billboard Hot 100 number one single
January 18, 1986 – February 8, 1986 Succeeded by
"How Will I Know" by Whitney Houston
Preceded by
"Say You, Say Me" by Lionel Richie Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one single
January 25 – February 8, 1986 Succeeded by
"Do Me, Baby" by Meli'sa Morgan
Preceded by
"A Good Heart" by Feargal Sharkey Australian ARIA Singles Chart number-one single
March 3, 1986 Succeeded by
"When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" by Billy Ocean
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Rod Stewart singles
1970s
"It's All Over Now" (1970)
"Reason to Believe"/"Maggie May" (1971)
"Every Picture Tells a Story"/"Reason to Believe" (1971) Spain only
"(I Know) I'm Losing You"/"Mandolin Wind" (1971)
"Handbags and Gladrags" (1972)
"You Wear It Well" (1972)
"Angel" (1972)
"What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)" (1972)
"Twistin' the Night Away" (1973, 1987)
"Oh! No Not My Baby" (1973)
"Farewell" / "You Send Me" (1973)
"Mine for Me" (1974)
"You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything" (1974) Stewart/Faces
"Sailing" (1975)
"This Old Heart of Mine" (1975)
"Tonight's the Night" (1975)
"The Killing of Georgie" (1976)
"Get Back" (1976)
"The First Cut Is the Deepest" (1977)
"I Don't Want to Talk About It" (1977, 1990)
"You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)" (1978)
"Hot Legs" (1978)
"I Was Only Joking" (1978)
"Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (1978, 1997)
"Ain't Love a Bitch" (1979)
"Blondes (Have More Fun)" (1979)
1980s
"(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" (1980)
"Passion" (1980)
"Tonight, I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)" (1981)
"Young Turks" (1982)
"How Long?" (1982)
"Baby Jane" (1983)
"That's What Friends Are For" (1983)
"Infatuation" (1984)
"Some Guys Have All the Luck" (1984)
"All Right Now" (1984)
"People Get Ready" (1985, 1991, 1993) Stewart/Beck
"Love Touch" (1986)
"In My Life" (1987)
"Forever Young" (1988)
"My Heart Can't Tell You No" (1988)
"This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" (1989)Stewart/Isley
"Downtown Train" (1989)
1990s
"It Takes Two" (1990)Stewart/Turner
"Rhythm of My Heart" (1991)
"The Motown Song" (1991)
"Your Song" (1992)
"Ruby Tuesday" (1993)
"Have I Told You Lately" (1993)
"Reason to Believe" (unplugged, 1993)
"All for Love" (1993) Stewart/Adams/Sting
"Leave Virginia Alone" (1995)
"Lady Luck" (1996)
"Ooh La La" (1998)
"Rocks" (1998)
"Cigarettes and Alcohol" (1998)
"Faith of the Heart" (1999)
2000s
"These Foolish Things" (2002)
"They Can't Take That Away from Me" (2003)
"Time After Time" (2003)
"What a Wonderful World" (2004)
"Blue Moon" (2004)
"Baby, It's Cold Outside" (2005)
"I've Got a Crush on You" (2005)
"I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" (2006)
"Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" (2006)
2010s
"Everybody Hurts" (2010)
"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" (2012)
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (2012)
"She Makes Me Happy" (2013)
"It's Over" (2013)
"Brighton Beach" (2013)
"Everyday" (2015)
"Love Is" (2015)
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Dionne Warwick
Studio albums
Presenting Dionne Warwick (1963)
Anyone Who Had a Heart (1964)
Make Way for Dionne Warwick (1964)
The Sensitive Sound of Dionne Warwick (1965)
Here I Am (1965)
Here Where There Is Love (1966)
On Stage and in the Movies (1967)
The Windows of the World (1967)
The Magic of Believing (1968)
Dionne Warwick in Valley of the Dolls (1968)
Promises, Promises (1968)
Soulful (1969)
I'll Never Fall in Love Again (1970)
Very Dionne (1970)
Dionne (1972)
Just Being Myself (1973)
Then Came You (1975)
Track of the Cat (1975)
Love at First Sight (1977)
Dionne (1979)
No Night So Long (1980)
Friends in Love (1982)
Heartbreaker (1982)
How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye (1983)
Finder of Lost Loves (1985)
Friends (1985)
Reservations for Two (1987)
Dionne Sings Cole Porter (1990)
Friends Can Be Lovers (1993)
Aquarela do Brazil (1994)
Dionne Sings Dionne (1998)
Dionne Sings Dionne, Vol. 2 (2000)
My Favorite Time of the Year (2004)
My Friends & Me (2006)
Why We Sing (2008)
Only Trust Your Heart (2011)
Live albums
Dionne Warwick in Paris (1966)
Hot! Live and Otherwise (1981)
Christmas in Vienna II (1993)
Compilation albums
The Love Collection (2008)
Singles
"Don't Make Me Over"
"Wishin' and Hopin'"
"Anyone Who Had a Heart"
"Walk On By"
"You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)"
"A House Is Not a Home"
"Reach Out for Me"
"Who Can I Turn To?"
"Are You There (With Another Girl)"
"Message to Michael"
"I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself"
"Alfie"
"The Windows of the World"
"I Say a Little Prayer"
"(Theme from) Valley of the Dolls"
"Do You Know the Way to San Jose"
"(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me"
"This Girl's in Love with You"
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling"
"I'll Never Fall in Love Again"
"Make It Easy on Yourself"
"The Good Life"
"Then Came You" (with Spinners)
"By the Time I Get to Phoenix/I Say a Little Prayer" (with Isaac Hayes)
"Only Love Can Break a Heart"
"I'll Never Love This Way Again"
"Déjà Vu"
"After You"
"No Night So Long"
"Easy Love"
"Heartbreaker"
"All the Love in the World"
"Run to Me" (with Barry Manilow)
"That's What Friends Are For" (with Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder)
"Love Power" (with Jeffrey Osborne)
"It's All Over" (with Dieter Bohlen as Blue System)
"What the World Needs Now Is Love" (with TheHipHopNationUnited)
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Arista
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Rhino
River North
Scepter
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Stevie at the Beach
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Someday at Christmas
Eivets Rednow
For Once in My Life
My Cherie Amour
Signed, Sealed & Delivered
Where I'm Coming From
Music of My Mind
Talking Book
Innervisions
Fulfillingness' First Finale
Songs in the Key of Life
Hotter than July
In Square Circle
Characters
Conversation Peace
A Time to Love
Ten Billion Hearts
When The World Began
Gospel Inspired by Lula
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Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius
Stevie Wonder Live
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Natural Wonder
Soundtracks
Stevie Wonder's Journey Through "The Secret Life of Plants"
The Woman in Red
Jungle Fever
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Looking Back
Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I
Song Review: A Greatest Hits Collection
At the Close of a Century
Ballad Collection
The Definitive Collection
20th Century Masters
The Complete Stevie Wonder
Top ten singles
"Fingertips - Part 2"
"Uptight (Everything's Alright)"
"Blowin' in the Wind"
"A Place in the Sun"
"I Was Made to Love Her"
"I'm Wondering"
"Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day"
"For Once in My Life"
"My Cherie Amour"
"Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday"
"Never Had a Dream Come True"
"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"
"Heaven Help Us All"
"If You Really Love Me"
"Superstition"
"You Are the Sunshine of My Life"
"Higher Ground"
"Living for the City"
"He's Misstra Know-It-All"
"You Haven't Done Nothin'"
"Boogie On Reggae Woman"
"I Wish"
"Sir Duke"
"Send One Your Love"
"Master Blaster (Jammin')"
"I Ain't Gonna Stand for It"
"Happy Birthday"
"That Girl"
"Do I Do"
"Ebony and Ivory"
"I Just Called to Say I Love You"
"Love Light in Flight"
"Part-Time Lover"
"That's What Friends Are For"
"Go Home"
Other singles
"Hey Harmonica Man"
"Hey Love"
"I Don't Know Why"
"Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer"
"Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)"
"Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing"
"As"
"Another Star"
"Lately"
"Ribbon in the Sky"
"Overjoyed"
"Faith"
Other songs
"You and I (We Can Conquer the World)"
"I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)"
"They Won't Go When I Go"
"Knocks Me Off My Feet"
"Pastime Paradise"
"Isn't She Lovely"
"Black Man"
Collaborations
"Ebony and Ivory"
"We Are the World"
"Just Good Friends"
"California Roll"
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1960s and 1970s
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"Your Song" (1970)
"Friends" (1971)
"Levon" (1971)
"Tiny Dancer" (1972)
"Rocket Man" (1972)
"Honky Cat" (1972)
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"Elderberry Wine" (1972)
"Daniel" (1972)
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"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (1973)
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"Candle in the Wind" (1974)
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"Harmony" (1974)
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1974)
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"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (1974)
"Philadelphia Freedom" (1975)
"I Saw Her Standing There" (1975)
"Someone Saved My Life Tonight" (1975)
"Island Girl" (1975)
"Grow Some Funk of Your Own" (1976)
"I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)" (1976)
"Pinball Wizard" (1976)
"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (1976)
"Cage the Songbird" (1976)
"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (1976)
"Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance!)" (1977)
"Crazy Water" (1977)
"The Goaldiggers Song" (1977)
"Ego" (1978)
"Part-Time Love" (1978)
"Song for Guy" (1978)
"Are You Ready for Love" (1979)
"Mama Can't Buy You Love" (1979)
"Johnny B. Goode" (1979)
1980s
"Little Jeannie" (1980)
"Sartorial Eloquence (Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More?)" (1980)
"Dear God" (1980)
"Whatever Gets You thru the Night" (1981)
"Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" (with Kiki Dee, 1981)
"Blue Eyes" (1982)
"Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" (1982)
"Ball and Chain" (1982)
"All Quiet on the Western Front" (1982)
"I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" (1983)
"I'm Still Standing" (1983)
"Sad Songs (Say So Much)" (1984)
"Nikita" (1985)
"That's What Friends Are For" (1985)
"Wrap Her Up" (1985)
"Take Me to the Pilot" (1988)
"I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" (1988)
"Town of Plenty" (1988)
"Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (Part Two)" (1988)
"Healing Hands" (1989)
"Sacrifice" (1989)
1990s
"Club at the End of the Street" (1990)
"You Gotta Love Someone" (1990)
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1991)
"The One" (1992)
"Runaway Train" (1992)
"The Last Song" (1992)
"Simple Life" (1993)
"True Love" (1993)
"Shakey Ground" (1994)
"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (1994)
"Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (1994)
"Circle of Life" (1994)
"Believe" (1995)
"Made in England" (1995)
"When the Money's Gone" (1995)
"You Can Make History (Young Again)" (1996)
"The Madness of King Scar" (1997)
"Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (1997)
"Candle in the Wind 1997" (1997)
"Written in the Stars" (1999)
2000s
"I Want Love" (2001)
"This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" (2002)
"Original Sin" (2002)
"Are You Ready for Love" (2003)
"Ghetto Gospel" (2005)
"Electricity" (2005)
"The Bridge" (2006)
"Joseph, Better You than Me" (2008)
"Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)" (2009)
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1980
Kenny Loggins & Michael McDonald - "What a Fool Believes"
1981
Christopher Cross - "Sailing"
1982
Donna Weiss & Jackie DeShannon - "Bette Davis Eyes"
1983
Johnny Christopher, Mark James & Wayne Carson - "Always on My Mind"
1984
Sting - "Every Breath You Take"
1985
Graham Lyle & Terry Britten - "What's Love Got to Do with It"
1986
Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie - "We Are the World"
1987
Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager - "That's What Friends Are For"
1988
James Horner, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil - "Somewhere Out There"
1989
Bobby McFerrin - "Don't Worry, Be Happy"
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1983: "Every Breath You Take" – The Police
1984: "When Doves Cry" – Prince
1985: "Careless Whisper" – Wham! featuring George Michael
1986: "That's What Friends Are For" – Dionne & Friends
1987: "Walk Like an Egyptian" – The Bangles
1988: "Faith" – George Michael
1989: "Look Away" – Chicago
1990: "Hold On" – Wilson Phillips
1991: "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" – Bryan Adams
1992: "End of the Road" – Boyz II Men
1993: "I Will Always Love You" – Whitney Houston
1994: "The Sign" – Ace of Base
1995: "Gangsta's Paradise" – Coolio featuring L.V.
1996: "Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)" – Los del Río
1997: "Candle in the Wind 1997"/"Something About the Way You Look Tonight" – Elton John
1998: "Too Close" – Next
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There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back
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"There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back"
Single by Shawn Mendes
from the album Illuminate
Released
April 20, 2017 (2017-04-20)
Format
Digital download
Genre
Pop rock
Length
3:19
Label
Island
Universal
Songwriter(s)
Shawn Mendes
Teddy Geiger
Geoff Warburton
Scott Harris
Producer(s)
Teddy Geiger
Andrew Maury
Shawn Mendes singles chronology
"Mercy"
(2016) "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back"
(2017) "In My Blood"
(2018)
"Mercy"
(2016) "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back"
(2017) "In My Blood"
(2018)
Music video
"There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" on YouTube
"There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Shawn Mendes. Written by Mendes, Teddy Geiger, Geoff Warburton and Scott Harris,[1] and produced by Geiger and Andrew Maury, it was released as a single on April 20, 2017. The song was included in the reissue of his second studio album Illuminate (2016). An accompanying music video was released on June 20, 2017. The single reached the top 10 in several countries, including the US and the UK.
Contents
1 Composition
2 Critical reception
3 Live performances
4 Chart performance
5 Music video
6 Usage in media
7 Track listing
8 Accolades
9 Charts
9.1 Weekly charts
9.2 Year-end charts
10 Certifications
11 Release history
12 References
13 External links
Composition[edit]
"There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back'" is a "dance-y" pop rock track.[2] A Billboard editor noted it features some electric guitar and "strained" vocals on the chorus.[3] As the upbeat track progresses, it incorporates handclaps, funky guitar riffs, and foot-tapping bass.[4] The pre-chorus was inspired by early works of Timbaland and Justin Timberlake.[5]
Critical reception[edit]
Writing for Billboard, Taylor Weatherby noted "the song's sound falls right in line with the guitar-laced goodness he brought on his sophomore effort, but this time bringing in a little more edge."[3] Allison Bowsher for Much opined the sound "is a return to the earworms that launched Mendes' career back in 2015. Reminiscent of the high energy pop sensibilities of Mendes' "Something Big," today's new track plays with lifts and falls throughout, allowing Mendes to show off the strength of his voice."[6] In MTV News, Madeline Roth thought the track is "more danceable than anything in his catalog. His voice is gritty and hoarse, especially on the passionate, aggressive hook."[7]
TIME chose the song as a contender for one of the songs of the summer, commending the "smart use of both electric guitar and tropical house beat."[8] Billboard considered it the 44th best song of the year,[9] CBC Music named it the 5th.[10]
Live performances[edit]
"There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" is featured on the Illuminate World Tour setlist.[5] The singer performed the single on The Graham Norton Show on June 9, 2017,[11] at Capital FM's Summertime Ball 2017 on June 10, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on June 19, at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards on August 27,[12] and at the 2017 MTV Europe Music Awards on 12 November 2017, in which Billboard named his performance the second best of the night.[13][14]
Chart performance[edit]
In the United States, the song has peaked at number 6, becoming Mendes' third top 10 single on the US Billboard Hot 100. In his native country Canada, the song has reached a peak of 6, becoming his highest charting single in his home country. It has reached top 5 in several other countries such as Australia, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Scotland, and the United Kingdom, as well as topping the South Korea charts.
Music video[edit]
The music video for the song was released on June 20, 2017. The clip, filmed in Paris, Amsterdam and the United Kingdom, sees Mendes and his love interest (played by actress Ellie Bamber) exploring Europe while the singer is out on tour. The couple races through transportation hubs, ride trains and trek along the coastline. The video also shows footage from Mendes' concerts.[15]
Usage in media[edit]
The song is heard in the television series The Good Doctor at the closing of Season 1, Episode 4 in a scene set in a bar.[16] It was also the song used by Dancing with the Stars season 25 winners Jordan Fisher and Lindsay Arnold in their first dance, a tango.[17] It can also be heard in national TV ads for Ford Motor Company of Australia.
Track listing[edit]
Digital download (NOTD Remix)[18]
"There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" (NOTD remix) – 3:14
Digital download (Acoustic)[19]
"There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" (Acoustic) – 3:21
Accolades[edit]
Year
Award
Category
Result
2017 MTV Europe Music Awards Best Song Won
MTV Video Music Awards Song of the Summer Nominated
2018 APRA Music Awards International Work of the Year Nominated
BMI Awards Award Winning Songs Won
iHeartRadio Music Awards Best Music Video Nominated
Best Lyrics Nominated
Juno Awards Single of the Year Won
Radio Disney Music Awards Song Of The Year Nominated
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (2017–18)
Peak
position
Argentina Anglo (Monitor Latino)[20]
17
Australia (ARIA)[21]
4
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[22]
3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[23]
3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[24]
12
Brazil (Brasil Hot 100 Airplay)[25]
6
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[26]
6
Canada AC (Billboard)[27]
1
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[28]
1
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[29]
1
Colombia (National-Report)[30]
51
Costa Rica (Monitor Latino)[31]
9
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[32]
1
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[33]
8
Denmark (Tracklisten)[34]
4
Ecuador (National-Report)[35]
8
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[36]
18
France (SNEP)[37]
17
Germany (Official German Charts)[38]
5
Guatemala (Monitor Latino)[39]
1
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[40]
4
Hungary (Single Top 40)[41]
13
Ireland (IRMA)[42]
3
Israel (Media Forest)[43]
6
Italy (FIMI)[44]
14
Latvia (Latvijas Top 40)[45]
4
Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[46]
16
Malaysia (RIM)[47]
10
Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[48]
31
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[49]
4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[50]
8
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[51]
8
Norway (VG-lista)[52]
15
Philippines (Philippine Hot 100)[53]
15
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[54]
9
Portugal (AFP)[55]
7
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[56]
2
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[57]
4
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[58]
7
Slovenia (SloTop50)[59]
4
South Korea International Chart (Gaon)[60]
1
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[61]
11
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[62]
11
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[63]
8
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[64]
4
Uruguay (Monitor Latino)[65]
16
US Billboard Hot 100[66]
6
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[67]
1
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[68]
1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[69]
1
Venezuela Anglo (Record Report)[70]
7
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (2017)
Position
Australia (ARIA)[71]
10
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[72]
15
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[73]
5
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[74]
39
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[75]
16
Costa Rica (Monitor Latino)[76]
14
Denmark (Tracklisten)[77]
7
El Salvador (Monitor Latino)[78]
57
France (SNEP)[79]
104
Germany (Official German Charts)[80]
19
Guatemala (Monitor Latino)[81]
49
Honduras (Monitor Latino)[82]
24
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[83]
50
Hungary (Single Top 40)[84]
50
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[85]
17
Israel (Media Forest)[86]
49
Italy (FIMI)[87]
25
Mexico (Monitor Latino)[88]
51
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[89]
28
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[90]
32
Paraguay (Monitor Latino)[91]
49
Peru (Monitor Latino)[92]
83
Poland (ZPAV)[93]
65
Slovenia (SloTop50)[94]
32
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[95]
38
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[96]
30
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[97]
16
US Billboard Hot 100[98]
23
Certifications[edit]
Region
Certification
Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[99]
4× Platinum 280,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[100]
Diamond 160,000*
Belgium (BEA)[101]
2× Platinum 60,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[102]
5× Platinum 400,000^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[103]
Platinum 90,000^
France (SNEP)[104]
Platinum 150,000*
Germany (BVMI)[105]
Platinum 400,000^
Italy (FIMI)[106]
3× Platinum 150,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)[107]
2× Platinum 120,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[108]
Platinum 30,000*
Portugal (AFP)[109]
Gold 10,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[110]
Platinum 40,000^
Sweden (GLF)[111]
2× Platinum 80,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[112]
Platinum 600,000
United States (RIAA)[113]
3× Platinum 3,000,000
*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone
Release history[edit]
Region
Date
Format
Version
Label
Ref.
United States
April 25, 2017 Contemporary hit radio Original
Island
Republic
[114]
Worldwide
May 12, 2017 Digital download NOTD Remix
Island
[18]
France
July 6, 2017 Acoustic [19]
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This article is about the fictional mountain. For the mountain in Thailand, see Phu Thok. For the album, see Lonely Mountain (album).
Lonely Mountain
Artist's depiction of the Lonely Mountain
Thrór's map of the Lonely Mountain
J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium location
Other name(s)
Erebor
Type
Isolated mountain
Ruler
Kings of Durin's Folk: [1] T.A. 1999-c.2200, [2] 2590-2770, [3] 2941-Fourth Age; Smaug T.A. 2770-2941
Notable locations
the Chamber of Thrór, Dale, the Front Gate, the Great Hall, Ravenhill, the secret door
Location
Northeast of Mirkwood
Founder
Thráin I
In J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, the Lonely Mountain (Sindarin Erebor) is a mountain in the north of Rhovanion. It is the source of the Celduin River, and the location of the Kingdom under the Mountain. The town of Dale lies in a vale on its southern slopes.
Contents
1 Internal history
1.1 Natural history
1.2 Origins of the Kingdom under the Mountain
1.3 Erebor in The Hobbit
1.4 Erebor in The Lord of the Rings
2 Adaptations
3 Namesakes
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
Internal history[edit]
Natural history[edit]
Erebor stood hundreds of miles from the nearest mountain range. Tolkien's map shown in The Hobbit shows the mountain with six ridges stretching out from a central peak that was snowcapped well into spring. The whole mountain was perhaps ten miles in diameter; it contained fabulous lodes of gold and jewels.[1]
The mountain was the habitat for a variety of plants and animals, including thrushes, crows, snails and pines; some of these were endemic sub-species. Perhaps the most well-known were the ravens of Ravenhill, a spur of the mountain. Some wildlife survived the Desolation of Smaug,[2] a dragon who invaded the Mountain and dominated its surrounds for nearly 200 years in the Third Age.
Origins of the Kingdom under the Mountain[edit]
Erebor became the home of the Folk of Durin, a clan of Dwarves known as the Longbeards, after they were driven from their ancestral home of Khazad-dûm. In the latter days of the Third Age, this Kingdom under the Mountain held one of the largest dwarvish treasure hoards in Middle-earth.
Dale, a town of Men built between the two southern spurs of Erebor,[3] formed an economically symbiotic relationship with the dwarves.
The Kingdom under the Mountain was founded by Thráin I the Old, who discovered the Arkenstone there. His son, Thorin I, left the mountain with much of the Folk of Durin to live in the Ered Mithrin (Grey Mountains) on account of the great riches to be found in that range. After dragons plundered their hoards, the Longbeards, led now by Thrór, a descendant of Thorin, returned to Erebor to take up the title King under the Mountain. Under Thrór's reign, Erebor became a great stronghold where the dwarves became a numerous and prosperous people. The Dwarves of Erebor were at that time well known for the making of matchless weapons and armour, and there was great demand for their work by the surrounding peoples. The Longbeards amassed a large treasure hoard during this time.
Erebor in The Hobbit[edit]
In 2770 T.A., while the young Thorin II Oakenshield was out hunting, the dragon Smaug flew south from the Grey Mountains, killed all the dwarves he could find, and destroyed the town of Dale. Smaug then took over the mountain, using the dwarves' hoard as a bed. King Thrór, his son Thráin II, and several companions escaped death by a secret door. Although Thrór and Thráin later perished, Thorin lived in exile in the Ered Luin until, by chance, he met the wizard Gandalf. Together they formed a plan to reclaim the mountain. Gandalf insisted that burglary was the best approach and recommended the hobbit Bilbo Baggins, whom he represented to be a professional thief.
Thus Bilbo, Thorin, and Thorin's company of twelve other Dwarves travelled to the Lonely Mountain to regain the treasure. They planned to use the secret door, whose key Gandalf had managed to obtain from Thráin, whom he had found at the point of death in the pits of Dol Guldur. On Durin's Day, when the setting sun and the last moon of autumn were in the sky together, the day's last sunlight would fall on the door and expose its keyhole so that it could be unlocked. By a fortunate coincidence, this happened soon after Bilbo and the dwarves arrived, and the hobbit was able to enter the mountain and steal a golden cup.
Smaug, enraged by the theft, emerged from the mountain and destroyed Lake-town, which he thought to be the source of the "thieves". During this attack Smaug was slain by Bard the Bowman, and Thorin claimed the mountain. However, the Men of Esgaroth, supported by Thranduil and the Elves of Mirkwood, demanded a part of the dragon's hoard as recompense for the destruction. Thorin, mad with greed, refused all claims and sent word to his second cousin Dáin II Ironfoot, chief of the Dwarves of the Iron Hills, who brought reinforcements to the aid of Thorin and Company. Before the battle began, however, an army of orcs and wargs descended on Erebor. Dwarves, elves, and men joined ranks against them, which led to the Battle of the Five Armies. During the battle, Thorin's nephews Fíli and Kíli were slain, and Thorin himself was mortally injured and died shortly afterwards. The title of King under the Mountain passed to Dáin.
Erebor in The Lord of the Rings[edit]
With the restoration of the Kingdom under the Mountain the area became prosperous again. Dale was rebuilt under Bard's leadership, and dwarves and men reforged their friendship.
Some of the Dwarves, led by Balin, left Erebor to reclaim the ancient Dwarvish Kingdom of Khazad-dûm (also known as Moria). They established a colony there but five years later Balin was killed by an Orc, and soon after Moria was overrun by Orcs and the rest of the Dwarves were killed.
Gimli, a dwarf of Erebor and the son of Glóin, one of Thorin's 12 companions, was chosen to represent his people in the Fellowship of the Ring and helped Aragorn II regain the throne of Gondor.
During the War of the Ring, a messenger from Mordor twice came to Erebor, asking for assistance in finding the One Ring and offering three of the seven Dwarf rings and Moria, but Dáin refused. Dale was overrun by Sauron's northern army, and many dwarves and men took refuge in Erebor, which was promptly surrounded. Dáin II was killed before the gates of Erebor defending the body of his fallen ally King Brand of Dale. Dáin was succeeded by his son Thorin III Stonehelm, who along with King Bard II withstood the siege and later routed Sauron's forces. In The Quest of Erebor, Gandalf related that although Sauron's main thrust was directed against Gondor, the restoration of the Kingdom Under the Mountain provided a bulwark against Sauron's northern allies, who otherwise could have done great harm in Arnor and the Shire.
Adaptations[edit]
The Lonely Mountain board game in play
The Lonely Mountain: Lair of Smaug the Dragon is a board game produced in 1985 by Iron Crown Enterprises,[4] designed by Coleman Charlton, which features groups of adventurers, either Dwarves, Elves, Orcs or Men entering Smaug's Lair to capture his treasure before he awakens.
"Erebor", specifically the southern spurs of the Mountain and Dale, is a playable map in The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II. It has three gates, including the one Tolkien described and two which cannot be closed, to allow those playing as invading forces to easily enter the stronghold.
The Lonely Mountain appears in the Peter Jackson motion picture adaptations of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Desolation of Smaug, and The Battle of the Five Armies.
Namesakes[edit]
The International Astronomical Union names all mountains on Saturn's moon Titan after mountains in Tolkien's work.[5] In 2012, they named a Titanean mountain "Erebor Mons" after the Lonely Mountain.[6]
See also[edit]
Middle-earth portal
The Quest of Erebor
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Tolkien, J. R. R., The Hobbit, 4th edition, George Allen & Unwin 1978, ch.I p.28; ISBN 0-04-823147-9
Jump up ^ Tolkien, J. R. R., The Hobbit, 4th edition, George Allen & Unwin 1978, ch.XIII p.208; ISBN 0-04-823147-9
Jump up ^ Fonstad, Karen Wynn. The Atlas of Middle-earth (Revised Edition) . Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 1991. pp. 110-1
Jump up ^ Newsboard, Fellowship Follows, White Dwarf (magazine) #57, September, 1984 p45
Jump up ^ International Astronomical Union. "Categories for Naming Features on Planets and Satellites". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Accessed Nov 14, 2012.
Jump up ^ International Astronomical Union. "Erebor Mons". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Accessed Nov 14, 2012.
External links[edit]
Harper, Amelia (2006). "Lonely Mountain (Erebor)". In Drout, Michael D. C. J. R. R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment. Routledge. pp. 384–385. ISBN 0-415-96942-5.
Erebor (Lonely Mountain) at the Encyclopedia of Arda
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