"I Turn to You" is a song by British singer

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. It was released as the fourth single from her debut solo album, '' Northern Star'' (1999), on 7 August 2000 in the United Kingdom and became Melanie's second UK number-one single, selling 120,000 copies in its first week. "I Turn to You" also topped the

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, the

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, the

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, the

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and the US ''Billboard''

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chart. The main single was released as the "Hex Hector Radio Mix", for which

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won the 2001

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as Remixer of the Year.

Background and recording

The album version of the song was recorded in 1999. It was written by

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. The song was chosen to be released as the fourth single of the album '' Northern Star'', just after the big success of the number one single ''Never Be The Same Again''. According to Melanie after some discussions with

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executives, they decided to get some remixes done just to see what they sounded like. She stated that she was "blown away" as soon as she heard the Hex Hector remix, so along with the Virgin executives they decided that it should be released as a single. She said that "it just made sense - the whole Ibiza thing, it was a summer release, it was obvious that the Hex Hector mix was going to be a hit".

Critical reception

Since the song's release, it has been critically acclaimed as one of the best solo Spice Girl singles. ''

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'' listed it as the number-one entry in the article "Girl Group Solo Songs: The 10 Best (Non-Beyonce) Singles of the Modern Era". '' Daily Record'' commented, "

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orientated, this track looks set to spice up the charts. It's a bit of a change from girl power to power pop." The Digital Fix deemed the song "fantastic". '' Q'' magazine said, "Today we are enjoying

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Mel. Video, haircut and moves shamelessly lifted straight from

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. Constant repetition of the titles over some bogstandard

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-fun, and suddenly her Top Shop Motorhead t-shirt is nowhere to be seen. As attempts to dominate the lucrative Ibiza market go, it's innocuous enough, if tinged with fear over what her next move will be". The War Against Silence wrote "the dense, sparkling "I Turn to You" reminds me alternately of recent

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and

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-era

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Chart performance

With "I Turn to You", Melanie C achieved her tenth number-one UK single as a songwriter and it made her the first woman to top the UK charts as part of a quintet, quartet, duo and as a solo artist. With " Holler", the

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' final UK number one, Melanie C became the first female songwriter to write at least 11 UK number-one singles. Melanie C held this record alone until

achieved her eleventh number one with "

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" in 2005, then lost it when Madonna achieved her twelfth number one with " Sorry" in 2006.

Music video

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for the song was filmed on the island of

in June 2000, and features shots of her dancing in Es Paradis nightclub. Melanie has crimped blonde hair extensions in this video and there are constantly changing scenes of her dancing (in Esparadis) to sitting on a cliff to lying in blue water, possibly the sea or a swimming pool. The video ends with her and groups of people walking up the top of the cliff at sunset. The video was directed by Cameron Casey.

Live performances

"I Turn to You" has been performed in all of Melanie C's concert tours, and is typically used as the encore song. Melanie C performed the song during her appearance on American talk show ''

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'', which aired by

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on 6 April 2001. "I Turn to You" eventually became part of the set list for

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tour in 2007 and 2008.

Usage in media

After the song gained popularity, it was featured in the film ''

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''. It was covered by Darkseed on "Ultimate Darkness", by

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on "Webography", and by

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on '' 667.. The Neighbour of the Beast''. The song was also featured in the musical ''

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'', a musical show based on the songs of the

. It was featured on the Showtime Unlimited promo.

Track listings

* UK and Taiwanese CD1, South African CD single # "I Turn to You" # "I Turn to You" # "

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" # "I Turn to You" * UK and Taiwanese CD2 # "I Turn to You" # "I Turn to You" # "Be the One" * UK 12-inch single :A. "I Turn to You" – 10:13 :B. "I Turn to You" – 10:14 * UK 2×12-inch single :A. "I Turn to You" – 8:32 :B. "I Turn to You" – 10:29 :C. "I Turn to You" – 6:48 :D. "I Turn to You" – 9:43 * UK cassette single # "I Turn to You" # "Never Be the Same Again" # "Be the One" * European CD single # "I Turn to You" # "I Turn to You" * US maxi-CD single # "I Turn to You" # "I Turn to You" # "I Turn to You" # "I Turn to You" * US 12-inch single # "I Turn to You" – 10:29 # "I Turn to You" – 4:11 # "I Turn to You" – 8:29 * Australian CD single # "I Turn to You" – 4:11 # "I Turn to You" – 8:32 # "Never Be the Same Again" – 4:00 # "I Turn to You" – 10:29 # "I Turn to You" – 10:13 # "I Turn to You" – 4:10

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Wig Wam version

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band

, and the first single released from their debut album '' 667.. The Neighbour of the Beast''. The CD single features only " Crazy Things". The track was later featured on ''Hard to Be a Rock 'n' Roller'', a renamed reissue of ''667.. The Neighbour of the Beast''.

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External links

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Background and recording

Critical reception

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Music video

Live performances

Usage in media

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Wig Wam version

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