Compass is a song written by
Diane Warren
Diane Eve Warren (born September 7, 1956) is an American songwriter. She has received several awards including a Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, three ''Billboard'' Music Awards and an Honorary Academy Award.
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and originally recorded by Australian singer
Mark Vincent
Mark Vincent (born 4 September 1993) is an Australian tenor. Vincent won the third season of ''Australia's Got Talent'' in 2009 and signed with Sony Music Australia immediately after. As of 2018, Vincent has released seven studio albums and one ...
, the winner of the third edition of ''
Australia's Got Talent
''Australia's Got Talent'' is an Australian reality television talent show. The show is based on the ''Got Talent'' series format that originated in the United Kingdom with Simon Cowell.
The first six seasons aired on the Seven Network, from 2 ...
'', for his second studio album of the
same name (2010).
"Compass" was later recorded by Norwegian
classical recording artist
Didrik Solli-Tangen. It was released in February 2011 through
Universal Norway as the third and final single from Solli-Tangen's debut studio album ''
Guilty Pleasures'' (2011). The song failed to chart.
Track listing
Digital download
# "Compass" - 3:42
Sam Bailey version
In 2014, "Compass" was recorded by English singer
Sam Bailey, the winner of the
tenth series of ''
The X Factor''. It was released as the second single from her debut studio album ''
The Power of Love'' on 16 March 2014. The song received its debut airplay on
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It is the most popular station in the United Kingdom with over 15 million weekly listeners. Since launching in 1967, the station broadcasts a wide range of content. ...
on 18 February 2014.
On 24 February, the official audio track was uploaded to
YouTube.
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2011 singles
2014 singles
2010 songs
Songs written by Diane Warren
Syco Music singles