Wonderful (Annie Lennox song)
"Wonderful" is a song by Annie Lennox, released as the third and last single from her album Bare in 2004. It was released as a CD single and 12 inch single in the United States and only as a promotional single elsewhere. The single topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart for a week and became her fifth number one on that chart. No music video was made for this song.
"Wonderful" | ||||
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Single by Annie Lennox | ||||
from the album Bare | ||||
Released | 2004 | |||
Genre | Pop, Soul | |||
Label | J Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Annie Lennox | |||
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Track listing
UK CD Single
1. "Wonderful" (Album Version) - 4:16
2. "Pavement Cracks" (Goldtrix Full Vocal Mix) - 6:34
3. "A Thousand Beautiful Things" (Gabriel & Dresden Tech Funk Mix) - 9:03
Critical reception
The song had mixed critical reception. Thom Jurek of Allmusic made the song a "Track Pick" off Bare, called it "one of Lennox's trademark ballads", and praised the song's lyrics and its "Hall & Oates-styled Philly soul refrain".[1] Meanwhile, Rolling Stone's Anthony Decurtis wrote that "the thumping funk chorus of 'Wonderful,' for example, sounds forced" and called it a "misstep".[2]
Remake
The song was covered by recording artist Lovari on his album Moment Of Love [6] , which reached #2 on iTunes Electronic Dance Chart in the United States. A music video [6] was released to accompany the track.
Chart performance
Weekly charts
Chart (2003) | Peak position | |
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CIS (Tophit)[3] | 116 | |
Chart (2004) | Peak position | |
U.S. Hot Dance Club Play[4] | 1 | |
References
- allmusic: Bare - Overview by Thom Jurek
- Annie Lennox: Bare: Music Reviews: Rolling Stone by Anthony Decurtis
- Annie Lennox — Wonderful. Tophit. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- "Hot Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 31 January 2004. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- "CIS Year-End Radio Hits (2003)". Tophit. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
6. https://choiceradio.co.uk/lovari-wonderful/ Retrieved 15 May 2020