"Amber" is a song from American rock band

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. Focusing more on their

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roots, the song is about Nick Hexum's then fiancée and then

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. Scherzinger appears briefly in the music video, playing in the ocean with Hexum. Although it is not one of the highest-charting singles (hitting number 13 on the

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chart), it ended up their longest lasting on the Alternative Rock chart. It is also their only single that received a certification by the

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, achieving Gold status. It is considered to be the band's signature song, along with " Down" and " All Mixed Up". The song's intro was remixed on ''

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Background

TBA

Composition

The song is composed in key of

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Reception

TBA

In popular culture

A live performance video clip of "Amber" was featured on the DVD extras for the 2004 movie, ''

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. The album version of "Amber" was featured in the movie itself. The song was also on the soundtrack for the movie '' Dear John''. The song is also featured in the background of a bar scene in the 2008 movie, ''

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Charts

Release history

References

External links

* 2001 singles Reggae fusion songs Rock ballads Songs written by Nick Hexum Music videos directed by The Malloys 2001 songs Volcano Entertainment singles 311 (band) songs {{2000s-single-stub