Amazing (Seal Song)
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"Amazing" is a song recorded by British singer
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. It was produced by
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and released as the
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from his fifth studio album ''
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'' (2007). Although not a big success on the ''Billboard''
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, it did reach number-one on the
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chart. The single was released on
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on 25 September 2007 in the United States. The song served as the
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for the third cycle of ''
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'' and has been used in advertisements for the
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reality show, ''
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''. Along with other songs from the album, "Amazing" was also used on the ''
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'', playing right before commercial breaks. Seal performed the song at the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2007. Both the original version of the song and the Thin White Duke Edit appeared on the album. The track was nominated for a
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on the category of
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Remixes

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Radio - 3:12 # Kaskade Remix - 6:33 # Kaskade Dub - 6:33 # Bill Hamel Radio - 5:02 # Bill Hamel Vocal Mix - 9:07 # Bill Hamel Dub - 8:39 # Bill Hamel Stripped Mix - 8:39 #
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Dub - 6:53 # Thin White Duke Main - 6:55 # Thin White Duke Edit - 3:27


Chart performance


Weekly charts


Year-end charts


See also

* List of number-one dance singles of 2007 (U.S.) *
List of number-one dance airplay hits of 2007 (U.S.) These are the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' magazine Dance/Mix Show Airplay, Hot Dance Airplay number-one hits of 2007. Note that ''Billboard'' publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7–10 days in advance. See also *2007 in ...


References

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