"Open Arms" is a song by American

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band Journey. It was released as a single from the '' Heavy Metal'' soundtrack and their 1981 album, ''

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''. Co-written by band members Steve Perry and Jonathan Cain, the song is a

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whose lyrics attempt to renew a drifting relationship. It is one of the band's most recognizable radio hits and their biggest US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 hit, reaching number two in February 1982 and holding that position for six weeks (behind " Centerfold" by

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" by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts). "Open Arms" has been covered by various recording artists. American singer-songwriter

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enjoyed an international hit with the song in 1996; hers is arguably the best-known version of the song in the United Kingdom, where it reached number 4 on the

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. The song has also been covered by such artists as American singer and songwriter

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, R&B group

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and Canadian singer

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. It is a favorite on

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singing competitions as well, being performed by contestants on US shows '' The Voice'' and ''

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'', and on the UK's ''The X Factor.'' Journey's recording of "Open Arms" has been described as one of the greatest love songs ever written;

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named the song as the greatest power ballad of all time. Mike DeGagne of

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described it as "one of rock's most beautiful ballads", which "gleams with an honesty and feel only Steve Perry could muster."

Journey version

Journey recorded "Open Arms" for their seventh studio album, ''

'', which was produced by Kevin Elson and Mike Stone. Jonathan Cain had begun writing the song while he was still a member of

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, but Babys vocalist

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turned down the melody as "sentimental rubbish". Cain eventually finished the song with Steve Perry during the writing sessions for ''Escape'', changing the key from A to D and changing the melody slightly,VH1 - Behind the Music - Journey but it was almost left off the album; Journey's guitarist

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reportedly disliked the song because "it was so far removed from anything ourneyhad ever attempted to record before". Drummer Steve Smith recalls that Schon noted that it "sounds kinda

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", added to which the other members of the band were against the idea of performing ballads. In 2005 Perry commented on the emotions he felt while producing '' Live in Houston 1981: The Escape Tour'' and listening to the band performing the song 24 years previously: "I had to keep my head down on the console when "Open Arms" was on. There is one line in the song that I always wanted to be a certain way. I have ideals about certain things. The line "wanting you near" — I just wanted that line to go up and soar. I wanted it to be heartfelt. Every time it would come by I would just have to keep my head down and try to swallow the lump in my throat. I felt so proud of the song." In the Journey episode of

's '' Behind the Music'', Perry recalls the recording sessions for the song becoming an ordeal; Schon taunted Perry and Cain in the studio. But when the band performed it in concert for the first time during their Escape Tour in the fall of 1981, the audience was thunderstruck, much to Schon's disbelief. After two encores, the band left the stage and Schon suddenly said, "Man, that song really kicked ass!" Perry recalled being incensed at Schon's hypocrisy. "I looked at him, and I wanted to kill him," he later said. During an episode of the radio show ''

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'' devoted to the album ''Escape'', Jonathan Cain said he was ill with a bad cold when he recorded the piano track to "Open Arms" and wanted to re-do the track. Everybody else disagreed and they used the track Cain recorded while "under the weather". "Open Arms" was used on the soundtrack to the animated Canadian film '' Heavy Metal'' (released to theatres in August 1981), and it was released as the third single from ''Escape'' in January 1982 in the United States. It was also featured on two occasions during scenes of the 1982 film '' The Last American Virgin''. It became one of Journey's biggest singles there, and the most successful of the five singles released from ''Escape'' (only one other, "Who's Crying Now", reached the top five). It stayed at number 2 for six weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, kept from the number one spot by " Centerfold" by

and "

" by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, and it was also a top ten hit on Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks. The single was less successful on the

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, only reaching the top forty. The song and its status as a

has been remembered years following its original release. One critic praised "Open Arms" as "a lyrical rock ballad and one of the band's best-written songs", while the

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wrote that the song was "fueled by Perry's operatic, high-flying vocal style." It has also been referred to as a "wedding anthem" (in a December 2005 ''Lumino'' article), and

placed the song at number 1 on their "25 Greatest Power Ballads" list.

said "One of rock's most beautiful ballads, "Open Arms" gleams with an honesty and feel only Steve Perry could muster," and a review of a Journey concert in the ''

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'' characterized the song as a "classic ballad". Steve Perry told the ''

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'', "I can't tell you how many times I get a tap on the shoulder and somebody says...'This was my prom song'." ''

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'' called it a "sentimental ballad featuring some delicate keyboard work and Steve Perry's seductive vocal." The song was later included on Journey's box set '' Time³'' (1992) and the compilation album ''

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'' (2001).

In popular culture

In 2003 ''

'' contestant Clay Aiken performed the song during a key semi-final round of the show, and later in a duet with fellow Idol

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(the winner from the previous year) on their joint February—April 2004 concert tour. "Open Arms" was included on the set list for

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' 1999 ...Baby One More Time Tour, and it was also used as the love theme for Japanese director Eiichiro Hasumi's film ''Umizaru'' (2004). Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the creators of the animated television comedy ''

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'', frequently reference and parody Journey and their music in their work. In Episode 132 of ''South Park'', entitled " Erection Day" (2005), a little girl playing piano in a talent competition begins to sing the opening to "Open Arms" ("Lying beside you, here in the dark...") before the scene ends. In the 2007 film ''

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'' the song is played during a gay benefit costume party. "Open Arms" is one of twelve greatest hits re-recorded by Journey featuring current lead vocalist

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on the second disc of their latest 2008 album '' Revelation''. The song also appeared in the 1982 film '' The Last American Virgin'' as well as a 1982 episode of the US daytime soap opera ''

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''. The song was used in the Season 3 finale of '' Cobra Kai''.

Personnel

''Escape'' version

* Steve Perry –

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–

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* Jonathan Cain –

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, backing vocals *

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–

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, backing vocals * Steve Smith –

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, backing vocals

'' Revelation'' version

– lead vocals *Neal Schon – lead guitar, backing vocals *Jonathan Cain – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals *Ross Valory – bass, backing vocals *Deen Castronovo – drums, backing vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Mariah Carey version

co-produced her cover of the song with

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for her fifth album, ''

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'' (1995). Carey's career has crossed paths with Journey's: the band's drummer Steve Smith played drums on many of her earlier singles, and its bassist for a short period in the mid-1980s,

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, has worked with her for a long time. The single was released as the album's third single between late 1995 and early 1996 in most markets outside the United States. It became a number 4 hit in the United Kingdom and was performed live on the

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's flagship chart television show, ''

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''. It also reached the top-ten in Ireland, Poland and New Zealand; and the top-twenty in Iceland and the Netherlands. The single's music video, directed by

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, is a live performance of the song by Carey at

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. The video for the Spanish version of the song, "El Amor Que Soñé", was recorded after the MSG show as Mariah performed to the studio track. A UK CD single for "Open Arms" included the ''Daydream'' track "I Am Free" and live versions of "

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" (1990). Another version of the CD single comprised the album cuts of "

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" (1993) and " Without You" (1994), and a radio edit of " I'll Be There" (1992). UK sales for the song stand at 105,000 units.

Critical reception

The cover was universally panned by critics. Bill Lamb felt it was "simply an uninspired song selection." Stephen Thomas Erlewine also criticized the cover, calling it "second rate". "Open Arms" received a negative review from Stephen Holden as well, who called it a "sobbing remake". Rolling Stone called it an "ill-advised" cover.

Formats and track listings

UK CD (Part 1) / Australian CD/Cassette (Part 1) # "Open Arms" - 3:30 # "I Am Free" - 3:09 # "Fantasy" (Live from ''Fantasy: Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden'') - 4:32 # "Vision of Love" (Live from ''Fantasy: Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden'') - 3:50 UK CD (Part 2) # "Open Arms" # "

" # " Without You" # " I'll Be There" Australian CD/Cassette (Part 2) # "Open Arms" - 3:30 # "Slipping Away" - 4:32 # "El Amor Que Soñé" - 3:29 UK Cassette Single # "Open Arms" - 3:30 # "I Am Free" - 3:09 European CD Single # "Open Arms" - 3:30 # "Vision of Love" (Live from ''Fantasy: Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden'') - 3:49 European CD Maxi-Single / European 12" Single # "Open Arms" - 3:30 # "Fantasy" (Live from ''Fantasy: Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden'') - 4:31 # "Vision of Love" (live from ''Fantasy: Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden'') - 3:49 # " Make It Happen" (live from ''Fantasy: Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden'') - 4:43

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Other cover versions

* The Taiwanese

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released a cover of "Open Arms" in 2005. *

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singer Collin Raye released a cover of "Open Arms" on his compilation album '' The Best of Collin Raye: Direct Hits'' in 1997. His version charted at number 70 on the

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charts that year based on unsolicited airplay. * In 2016, South Korean singer and musical actress, Jung Yoo-ji sang Mariah Carey's rendition of the song during her special appearance at the Chinese version of the show "I Am The Singer".

Live cover performances

* ''

'' contestant Clay Aiken performed the song during a key semi-final round of the show in 2003, and later in a duet with fellow Idol

(the winner from the previous year) on their joint February—April 2004 concert tour. * ''

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'' season 3 finalist Anne Robertson performed this song on the show in 2005 for the 1980s theme night. * American Idol contestant

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performed the song in 2006 on

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. * 2008 ''The X Factor'' finalist, Daniel Evans recorded a version of the song which was released as his debut single on January 25, 2010 as a digital download. * ''The X Factor'' contestant Joe McElderry performed his version of "Open Arms" as his second song on Semi-Final night, on December 5, 2009. All 4 judges hailed the performance on the night, with Louis Walsh saying that if Joe released that song tomorrow, he would have a Number 1 single the very next day. This performance saw Joe through to the Grand Final of the X Factor. * 2011 to 2015,

performs "Open Arms" at the start of her Las Vegas show '' Celine''. * Mexican band Tobby covered the song, as "Quiero Amar" (

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: "I Want to Love"), whose translation was made by Menny Carrasco, a member of the group. * ''The Voice'' contestant

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performed the song in 2012 on Season 2 of '' The Voice''. * The song has also been covered live by Korean singer Younha and Taiwanese

. *

performed the song at her cousin's wedding in 1996 when she was 15; this video eventually led to her getting a record contract. She also performed the song on her ...Baby One More Time Tour. * The song has been covered live by several

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artists including

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. * The song has also been covered by Philippine singer

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References

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