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Chris Rene Christopher Rene (previously René; born December 25, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and producer. He was in a band called Diversion and also had a solo career, releasing the album ''Soul'd Out''. Chris auditioned for the fi ...

. It is the first single from Rene's debut studio EP ''

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''. Following its release, the song debuted at number one on the New Zealand singles chart on March 19, 2012.

Background

Rene wrote the song prior to auditioning for the first season of the '' American version'' of singing talent competition ''The X Factor''. Rene performed the song a total of three times on the show - at his first audition, during the top nine performance show and during the show's final.

Recording and release

Following ''The X Factor'', Rene went on to record a studio version of the song that was released worldwide on March 13, 2012. A music video was also created in Rene's hometown of

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on February 16, 2012 and released onto

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and

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on March 20, 2012.

Music video

The official

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for the song was directed by

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, and takes place in Santa Cruz, Rene's hometown. The video shows various parts and citizens of Santa Cruz, giving the viewers an idea of how the city inspired Rene to write the song.

Chart positions

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2012 debut singles Chris Rene songs Epic Records singles Music videos directed by Jeremy Rall Number-one singles in New Zealand Song recordings produced by J. R. Rotem Songs written by Marty James Songs written by J. R. Rotem 2012 songs