8th World Wonder

"8th World Wonder" is the 2004 debut single from American Idol finalist Kimberley Locke, from the album One Love. The single (written by Canadian songwriter/performer Joel Parkes, Shaun Shankel & Kyle Jacobs) debuted on the Billboard Singles Sales Chart at number one, making it the first non-Idol single to top the chart from any Idol finalist. The single was later nominated in the category for "Best Love Song" at the 2004 Teen Choice Awards. The release also features a brand new modern arrangement of Locke's signature song from the show, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow".

"8th World Wonder"
Single by Kimberley Locke
from the album One Love
Released
  • March 16, 2004 (U.S.)
  • June 19, 2004 (U.K.)
Recorded2003
GenrePop
Length4:03
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Kimberley Locke singles chronology
"8th World Wonder"
(2004)		 "Wrong"
(2004)
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"8th World Wonder" is one of the longest-running Idol singles to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, spending 20 weeks on the chart and peaking at number 49. Outside the United States, the song only managed to chart in the United Kingdom, also reaching number 49. In a recent Entertainment Weekly magazine, "8th World Wonder" was listed as one of the top 5 songs to come out of American Idol.

Music video

The video for "8th World Wonder" was directed by Sam Erickson, who has also directed videos for John Mayer, Keith Urban and Good Charlotte. Locke stars in the video along with Charles Divins from the soap opera Passions. The video starts with Locke awakening one morning to find a note left by her boyfriend. It then shows each day backwards from current day to 7 days ago when they first made eye contact at a party. The video ends with Locke giving Divins her number at the party they met at. A dance remix version of the video was also released.

Track listing
  1. "8th World Wonder"
  2. "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"

Remixes

A maxi single featuring dance remixes of "8th World Wonder" was released on March 23, 2004. With remixes by Hi-Bias and Elektrik Kompany, the remixes proved to be very popular in the dance clubs. It was such a hit that a video for the Hi-Bias remix was edited and sent to dance clubs.

  1. "8th World Wonder" (Hi-Bias Radio Edit) – 3:35
  2. "8th World Wonder" (Elektrik Kompany Radio Edit) – 3:30
  3. "8th World Wonder" (Elektrik Kompany Club Mix) – 8:07
  4. "8th World Wonder" (Hi-Bias Extended Club Mix) – 5:41
  5. "8th World Wonder" (Elektrik Kompany Mixshow Edit) – 6:38

Charts
Charts (2004) Peak
position
Scotland (OCC)[1] 50
UK Singles (OCC)[2] 49
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 49
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[4] 6
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[5] 36
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[6] 19

Cover versions

Mexican singer Alessandra Rosaldo recorded a Spanish version of "8th World Wonder" entitled "La Octava Maravilla" which was featured on her 2009 album, Alessandra.[7]

References
  1. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  2. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  3. "Kimberley Locke Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  4. "Kimberley Locke Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  5. "Kimberley Locke Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  6. "Kimberley Locke Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  7. "Lanza Neuvo Disco!" Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, AlessandraRosaldo.com, August 13, 2009
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