"Trying to Find Atlantis" is a song written by Chris Waters and Zack Turner, and recorded by Australian

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artist

Jamie O'Neal Jamie O'Neal (born 3 June 1968) is an Australian country singer and songwriter. In 2000, O'Neal released her first studio album, '' Shiver''. The album included the back-to-back number one singles " There Is No Arizona" and "When I Think About ...

. It was released in September 2004 as the lead single from her second studio album, '' Brave'', and her first single for

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Background

"Trying to Find Atlantis" is an up-tempo country song. The song was one of two songs on her second album that were not written or co-written by O'Neal herself.

Content

The song is an analogy to the ancient mythical city of

Atlantis Atlantis ( grc, Ἀτλαντὶς νῆσος, , island of Atlas) is a fictional island mentioned in an allegory on the hubris of nations in Plato's works '' Timaeus'' and '' Critias'', wherein it represents the antagonist naval power that b ...

that explains how a woman trying to find a perfect man is like "trying to find Atlantis". The song's chorus explains the message of the song: :''It's a mystery like the deep blue sea'' :''You can take it you can leave it but I still believe'' :''So I won't give up and I won't give in'' :''I know I'm gonna find him I just don't know when'' :''A girl trying to find herself the perfect man is like trying to find Atlantis''

Music video

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for "Trying to Find Atlantis" was filmed after its release, directed by Randee St Nicholas. The video showed O'Neal coming out of the beach, wearing a gold-colored wedding dress. She searches around the area looking for the perfect man for her, but is initially unsuccessful. At the very end of the video, she is seen back at the beach and finds a man on a surfboard, realizing he is the perfect man for her.

Chart performance

The song was the first single release for O'Neal on Capitol Records. The single was released in late September 2004, and officially peaked in early 2005. The song reached a peak of number 18 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart and number 86 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming O'Neal's third Top 20 single on the country chart.

References

{{Jamie O'Neal 2004 singles Jamie O'Neal songs Music videos directed by Randee St. Nicholas Songs written by Chris Waters Song recordings produced by Keith Stegall Capitol Records Nashville singles Songs written by Zack Turner 2004 songs