"Sing" is the debut single by

Theo Tams Theo Tams (born 12 July 1985) is a Canadian singer and the winner of the Canadian Idol (season 6), sixth season of the CTV reality show ''Canadian Idol''. His debut album, ''Give It All Away (Theo Tams album), Give It All Away'', was released on 1 ...

, the winner of

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of ''

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''.

Background

The song was written by

Rob Wells Rob Wells (born 1971/1972) is a Canadian producer/songwriter, and is one half of music production team "The Fourth Floor" with award winning singer/songwriter/recording artist Shobha. Artists that Wells has worked with includes Ariana Grand ...

(who has also written songs for

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, Nick Lachey, Backstreet Boys, and Eva Avila) and Xandy Barry. The single was produced by Gavin Brown.

Release

It was released for digital downloads on September 11, 2008, and then the next week it made a "Hot Shot Debut" at number 12 on the

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chart due to digital downloads. The track is included as a bonus track on Tams' 2009 album debut, '' Give It All Away''.

Reception

References

2008 singles Canadian pop songs Songs written by Rob Wells 2008 songs Sony BMG singles {{2000s-pop-single-stub