"There's No Place I'd Rather Be" is a song sung by
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
an artiste,
Kit Chan. Along with
Will you Will You may refer to:
* "Will You", song by Joe Hinton, 1959
* "Will You?" (Hazel O'Connor song), 1981
* "Will You", song by Breathless (band)
Breathless are an English dream pop band formed in 1983 by Dominic Appleton (vocals, keyboards), ...
, it serves as the official theme to the
National Day Parade in 2007. The single is one of the few National Day Parade themes that doesn't mention
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
's name. The song was originally written for
Singapore Polytechnic
Singapore Polytechnic (SP) is a post-secondary education institution and statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Education in Singapore.
Established in 1954, the institution is the first and oldest polytechnic in Singapore and is ...
's, ''"Musical Superstar: The Pop Musical"''. It was later sung by
Project SuperStar finalist,
Kelly Poon
Kelly Poon (; born 11 July 1983) is a Singaporean singer who emerged from one of the Project SuperStar singing competition held in Singapore.
Early life
Kelly Poon graduated from Huamin Primary School and Yishun Town Secondary School. She late ...
before being commissioned as an official
National Day Parade
The National Day Parade (NDP) is an annual parade held in Singapore to commemorate its independence. Held annually on 9 August, it is the main public celebration of National Day, consists of a parade incorporating contingents of the Singapo ...
theme in 2007.
Music video
As with every other NDP music video, the music video is usually sponsored by a
locally In mathematics, a mathematical object is said to satisfy a property locally, if the property is satisfied on some limited, immediate portions of the object (e.g., on some ''sufficiently small'' or ''arbitrarily small'' neighborhoods of points).
Pr ...
established company. For this short film,
DBS Bank
DBS Bank Limited, often known as DBS, is a Singaporean multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered at the Marina Bay Financial Centre in the Marina Bay district of Singapore. The bank was previously known as The Dev ...
was the official sponsor.
See also
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National Day Parade
The National Day Parade (NDP) is an annual parade held in Singapore to commemorate its independence. Held annually on 9 August, it is the main public celebration of National Day, consists of a parade incorporating contingents of the Singapo ...
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National Day Parade, 2007
National may refer to:
Common uses
* Nation or country
** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen
Places in the United States
* National, Maryland, ce ...
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Music of Singapore
Singapore has a diverse music culture that ranges from rock and pop to folk and classical. Its various communities have their own distinct musical traditions: the Chinese form the largest ethnic group in Singapore, with Malays, Indians as well a ...
References
External links
NDP official website*
Singaporean songs
2007 songs
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