Shine (Vanessa Amorosi song)

"Shine" is the third single from Vanessa Amorosi's debut album, The Power. After its release on 15 May 2000, the ballad[1] debuted and peaked at number four on the Australian Singles Chart and earned a platinum disc from the Australian Recording Industry Association. On 29 January 2001, it was released in Europe, reaching the top 50 in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. "Shine" won an APRA Award in 2001 for Most Performed Australian Work.[2]

"Shine"
Single by Vanessa Amorosi
from the album The Power
Released15 May 2000 (2000-05-15)
GenrePop
Length3:52
Label
  • Transistor Music
  • CBK Produktions
  • BMG Australia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Axel Breitung
Vanessa Amorosi singles chronology
"Absolutely Everybody"
(1999)		 "Shine"
(2000)		 "The Power" / "Everytime I Close My Eyes"
(2000)

"Shine" was adopted by Ansett Airlines for their final advertising campaign before the company went bankrupt and had to shut down. "I jinxed them with my song!" Amorosi said. "That was heartbreaking, actually. We had some little goodbye parties and stuff. It was horrible".[3] Mark Holden covered the song in 2004 for his Live at the George Ballroom DVD/EP.

Background

The original lyrics to "Shine" were much darker. Mark Holden was responsible for the success of her song "Shine", which Amorosi wrote for a friend from high school who committed suicide. Amorosi says:

"Mark changed a line in it. He said the song didn't work, or that one particular line in it didn't work. The line went 'Everyone you see, everyone you know is gonna die' and he didn't like the word 'die'. He thought it was just wrong. We were all sitting around trying to find a substitute, and we were all stuck on the word 'try'. But Mark came up with the idea of changing it to 'shine' and it all came together. That's Mark's magic. He has a great ear for music. He knows exactly what makes a hit.[4] I think it was a good outcome, because something that was tragic became positive, but... I could never go back to changing it to 'die' now. It is what it is. A lot of my music on The Power was very personal, because I suppose that's what sets me apart from the other songwriters. I'm very blunt and honest with melodies and lyrics. I like to get straight to the point. So I think with "Shine" I tried to make it uplifting but it was very, very personal - and quite an upsetting song."[3]

Live performances

Amorosi sang "Shine" at the Opening Ceremony of the Paralympic Games 2000, which was broadcast in 80 countries. She also performed "Shine" at the 2002 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony in Manchester.

Track listings
#"Shine" (Australia)[5]Time
1."Shine" (Radio version)3:52
2."Shine" (Extended radio version)5:06
3."Shine" (R&B version)3:56
4."Shine" (Extended R&B version)5:30
5."Shine" (Unplugged version)3:36
6."Steam"3:47
#"Shine" (Germany)Time
1."Shine" (Extended mix radio edit)3:56
2."Shine"3:52
3."Shine" (Tung N Groov remix)3:59
4."Absolutely Everybody" (Sydney 2000 version)6:23

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[11] Platinum 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Region Date Label Catalogue
Australia 15 May 2000[5] Transistor Music SCBK622
Europe 29 January 2001[1] Universal Music 158577-2

References
  1. Cairo, Raul (10 March 2001). "Sales – Airborne" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 18 no. 11. p. 10. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. "Most Performed Australian Work". APRA Awards. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. Rip It Up: Vanessa Amorosi Interview
  4. MCV-Melbourne Community Voice: Absolutely Amorosi
  5. "Australian-charts.com – Vanessa Amorosi – Shine". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  6. "Austriancharts.at – Vanessa Amorosi – Shine" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  7. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 18 no. 10. 3 March 2001. p. 11. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  8. "Offiziellecharts.de – Vanessa Amorosi – Shine". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  9. "Swisscharts.com – Vanessa Amorosi – Shine". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  10. "2000 ARIA Singles Chart". ARIA. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  11. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
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