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"Someone's Watching Over Me"
"Someone's Watching Over Me"
Single by Hilary Duff
from the album Hilary Duff
B-side	"My Generation"
Released	February 21, 2005
Recorded	2004
Genre	Soft rock;
Length	4:11
Label	Hollywood
Songwriter(s)	Kara DioGuardi; John Shanks;
Producer(s)	John Shanks
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Audio video
	"Someone's Watching Over Me" on YouTube

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"Someone's Watching Over Me" is a song recorded by American singer Hilary Duff for her self-titled third studio album (2004). It was released by Hollywood Records as the second single just in Australia. The song was written by Kara DioGuardi and John Shanks, who also produced the song.

Background and composition

The song was written by DioGuardi and Shanks for the film Raise Your Voice, in which Duff stars. In the movie, which is set at a performing arts summer school, Duff's character, Terri Fletcher, writes the song with her fellow student Jay, played by Oliver James, and performs it at the film's climax in front of the students, staff and parents. The song is dedicated to Terri's late brother, Paul, who supported her dream to become a musician. The song states that in all the challenges Terri needs to overcome in her journey to fulfill her dream, although not physically present, someone is still there watching over her.

Musically, "Someone's Watching Over Me" is a moderately paced pop song, moving at a tempo of 78 beats per minute.^[3] Written in the key of E Major, the song has the sequence of C#m—F#m—B—B/G♯—G#m—G#/C as its chord progression in the verses, and then moves to E-B-C#m-B-A-B in the chorus.^[3] Lyrically, the song speaks about "holding on no matter what happens in life, believing that someone's watching over".

Reception

According to Paul Broucek, executive vice president of music for New Line Cinema, in November 2004, "Someone's Watching Over Me" was one of the studio's possible contenders for an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song at the 77th Academy Awards.^[4] The Herald Sun wrote of "Someone's Watching Over Me", which it awarded one star, "Yeah, that'd be Lindsay Lohan. They're single-white-femaling each other when it comes to music, though Duff got in first with the polite Avril-lite soft rock. However, this positivity-laden ballad sucks."^[5] The Sunday Telegraph published a two-star review of the song, editorializing that "The banging migraine kicked in somewhere around the lyrics: "I've seen that ray of light/It's shining on my destiny" [...] a brainless, infectious dose of made-to-order teen empowerment pop."^[6]

Chart performance

As of July 27, 2014, the song had sold 238,000 digital copies in the United States.^[7] Outside US, during the week of the single's radio release in Australia in January, it was the fifth most added song to station playlists.^[8] After its release as a single the following month, it peaked at number twenty-two on the ARIA Singles Chart and remained in the top forty for nine weeks.^[9] The single's B-side is a cover of The Who's "My Generation".

Music video

The performance scene on the movie served as the single's video, which premiered on the program Rage on ABC Broadband in mid January 2005.^[10]

Track listing

CD single

"Someone's Watching Over Me" – 4:11
"My Generation" – 2:41

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[11]	22

References

^ "Hilary Duff.com.au - the official Australian website for all things Hilary Duff!". Archived from the original on April 5, 2005. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
^ "The ARIA Report: Issue 782" (PDF). Webarchive.nla.gov.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-02-22. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Unsupported Browser or Operating System". Musicnotes.com. 27 October 2008. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
^ Guerin, Ada. "Sound Investments". The Hollywood Reporter. November 16, 2004.
^ Adams, Cameron. "the singles". Herald Sun. February 24, 2005, Hit, pg. I08.
^ Holmes, Peter. "CD Reviews". The Sunday Telegraph. February 13, 2005, Features, ExpressMusic, pg. 124.
^ "Ask Billboard: How Has Enrique Iglesias' 'Bailando' Become Such A Big Hit?". Billboard. July 27, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
^ "hit list". Herald Sun. January 19, 2005, Guide, pg. H10.
^ "Hilary Duff - Someone's Watching Over Me" Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine. MusicSquare. Retrieved August 16, 2006.
^ "Hilary Duff's 'Someone's Watching Over Me' Video"^{[permanent dead link‍]}. popdirt.com. January 14, 2005. Retrieved October 27, 2006.
^ "Hilary Duff – Someone's Watching Over Me". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved November 24, 2013.

[1] "Hilary Duff.com.au - the official Australian website for all things Hilary Duff!". Archived from the original on April 5, 2005. Retrieved 2013-11-25.

[2] "The ARIA Report: Issue 782" (PDF). Webarchive.nla.gov.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-02-22. Retrieved 27 March 2022.

[sheet-3] "Unsupported Browser or Operating System". Musicnotes.com. 27 October 2008. Retrieved 2013-11-25.

[4] Guerin, Ada. "Sound Investments". The Hollywood Reporter. November 16, 2004.

[5] Adams, Cameron. "the singles". Herald Sun. February 24, 2005, Hit, pg. I08.

[6] Holmes, Peter. "CD Reviews". The Sunday Telegraph. February 13, 2005, Features, ExpressMusic, pg. 124.

[Nielsen_Soundscan_sales_figures-7] "Ask Billboard: How Has Enrique Iglesias' 'Bailando' Become Such A Big Hit?". Billboard. July 27, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2014.

[8] "hit list". Herald Sun. January 19, 2005, Guide, pg. H10.

[9] "Hilary Duff - Someone's Watching Over Me" Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine. MusicSquare. Retrieved August 16, 2006.

[10] "Hilary Duff's 'Someone's Watching Over Me' Video"^{[permanent dead link‍]}. popdirt.com. January 14, 2005. Retrieved October 27, 2006.

[sc_Australia_Hilary_Duff-11] "Hilary Duff – Someone's Watching Over Me". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved November 24, 2013.

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-"'''Someone's Watching over Me'''" is a [[pop music|pop]] song written by [[Kara DioGuardi]] and [[John Shanks]], produced by Shanks and recorded by [[Hilary Duff]] for the soundtrack of the 2004 film ''[[Raise Your Voice]]'', in which she stars. It also appears on Duff's second album, ''[[Hilary Duff (album)|Hilary Duff]]'' (2004). Jeff Rothschild and Shanks [[audio mixing (recorded music)|mixed]] the song.<ref>Unknown (2004). In ''Hilary Duff'' [CD liner notes]. United States: [[Hollywood Records]].</ref> It was released as the album's second [[single (music)|single]] in [[Australia]] in 2005 (see [[2005 in music]])
+"'''Someone's Watching Over Me'''" is a song recorded by American singer [[Hilary Duff]] for her [[Hilary Duff (album)|self-titled third studio album]] (2004). It was released by Hollywood Records as the second single just in Australia. The song was written by [[Kara DioGuardi]] and [[John Shanks]], who also produced the song.
+==Background and composition==
-==History==
-The song has a role in the plot of ''Raise Your Voice''&mdash;in the [[Sean McNamara (director)|Sean McNamara]]-directed film, which is set at a performing arts summer school, Terri (played by Duff) writes the song with her fellow student Jay ([[Oliver James (entertainer)|Oliver James]]) and performs it at the film's climax in front of the students, staff and parents. The performance scene served as the single's [[music video|video]], which premiered on the program ''[[rage (TV program)|rage]]'' on [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] Broadband in mid January 2005.<ref>[http://www.popdirt.com/article35866.html "Hilary Duff's 'Someone's Watching over Me' Video"]. popdirt.com. January 14, 2005. Retrieved October 27, 2006.</ref>
+The song was written by DioGuardi and Shanks for the film ''[[Raise Your Voice]]'', in which Duff stars. In the movie, which is set at a performing arts summer school, Duff's character, Terri Fletcher, writes the song with her fellow student Jay, played by [[Oliver James (entertainer)|Oliver James]], and performs it at the film's climax in front of the students, staff and parents. The song is dedicated to Terri's late brother, Paul, who supported her dream to become a musician. The song states that in all the challenges Terri needs to overcome in her journey to fulfill her dream, although not physically present, someone is still there watching over her.
+Musically, "Someone's Watching Over Me" is a moderately paced [[pop music|pop]] song, moving at a tempo of 78 beats per minute.<ref name="sheet"/> Written in the key of [[E major|E Major]], the song has the sequence of C#m—F#m—B—B/G{{music|sharp}}—G#m—G#/C as its chord progression in the verses, and then moves to E-B-C#m-B-A-B in the chorus.<ref name="sheet">{{cite web|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdVPE.asp?ppn=MN0069120 |title=Unsupported Browser or Operating System |website=Musicnotes.com |date= 27 October 2008|access-date=2013-11-25}}</ref> Lyrically, the song speaks about "holding on no matter what happens in life, believing that someone's watching over".
-During the week of the single's radio release in Australia in January, it was the fifth most added song to station playlists.<ref>"hit list". ''[[Herald Sun]]''. January 19, 2005, Guide, pg. H10.</ref> After its release as a single the following month, it peaked at number twenty-two on the [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] [[ARIA Charts|Singles Chart]] and remained in the top forty for nine weeks.<ref>[http://www.musicsquare.net/charts/song/2562 "Hilary Duff - Someone's Watching over Me"]. MusicSquare. Retrieved August 16, 2006.</ref> The single's [[B-side]] is a cover of [[The Who]]'s "[[My Generation (The Who song)|My Generation]]".
+==Reception==
-According to Paul Broucek, executive vice president of music for [[New Line Cinema]], in November 2004, "Someone's Watching over Me" was one of the studio's possible contenders for an [[Academy Award]] nomination for [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] at the [[77th Academy Awards]].<ref>Guerin, Ada. [http://www.allbusiness.com/services/motion-pictures/4905275-1.html "Sound Investments"]. ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''. November 16, 2004.</ref> The ''[[Herald Sun]]'' wrote of "Someone's Watching over Me", which it awarded one [[Star (classification)|star]], "Yeah, that'd be [[Lindsay Lohan]]. They're [[Single White Female|single-white-femaling]] each other when it comes to music, though Duff got in first with the polite [[Avril Lavigne|Avril]]-lite [[soft rock]]. However, this positivity-laden [[ballad (music)|ballad]] sucks."<ref>Adams, Cameron. "the singles". ''[[Herald Sun]]''. February 24, 2005, Hit, pg. I08.</ref> ''[[The Sunday Telegraph (Australia)|The Sunday Telegraph]]'' published a two-star review of the song, editorializing that "The banging migraine kicked in somewhere around the lyrics: "I've seen that ray of light/It's shining on my destiny" [...] a brainless, infectious dose of made-to-order teen empowerment pop."<ref>Holmes, Peter. "CD Reviews". ''[[The Sunday Telegraph (Australia)|The Sunday Telegraph]]''. February 13, 2005, Features, ExpressMusic, pg. 124.</ref>
+According to Paul Broucek, executive vice president of music for [[New Line Cinema]], in November 2004, "Someone's Watching Over Me" was one of the studio's possible contenders for an [[Academy Award]] nomination for [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] at the [[77th Academy Awards]].<ref>Guerin, Ada. [http://www.allbusiness.com/services/motion-pictures/4905275-1.html "Sound Investments"]. ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''. November 16, 2004.</ref> The ''[[Herald Sun]]'' wrote of "Someone's Watching Over Me", which it awarded one [[Star (classification)|star]], "Yeah, that'd be [[Lindsay Lohan]]. They're [[Single White Female|single-white-femaling]] each other when it comes to music, though Duff got in first with the polite [[Avril Lavigne|Avril]]-lite [[soft rock]]. However, this positivity-laden [[ballad (music)|ballad]] sucks."<ref>Adams, Cameron. "the singles". ''[[Herald Sun]]''. February 24, 2005, Hit, pg. I08.</ref> ''[[The Sunday Telegraph (Sydney)|The Sunday Telegraph]]'' published a two-star review of the song, editorializing that "The banging migraine kicked in somewhere around the lyrics: "I've seen that ray of light/It's shining on my destiny" [...] a brainless, infectious dose of made-to-order teen empowerment pop."<ref>Holmes, Peter. "CD Reviews". ''[[The Sunday Telegraph (Sydney)|The Sunday Telegraph]]''. February 13, 2005, Features, ExpressMusic, pg. 124.</ref>
+==Chart performance==
+As of July 27, 2014, the song had sold 238,000 digital copies in the United States.<ref name="Nielsen Soundscan sales figures">{{cite magazine|url=http://billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6189519/ask-billboard-how-has-enrique-iglesias-bailando-become-such-a?page=0%2C2|title=Ask Billboard: How Has Enrique Iglesias' 'Bailando' Become Such A Big Hit?|date=July 27, 2014|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 27, 2014}}</ref>
+Outside US, during the week of the single's radio release in Australia in January, it was the fifth most added song to station playlists.<ref>"hit list". ''[[Herald Sun]]''. January 19, 2005, Guide, pg. H10.</ref> After its release as a single the following month, it peaked at number twenty-two on the [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] [[ARIA Charts|Singles Chart]] and remained in the top forty for nine weeks.<ref>[http://www.musicsquare.net/charts/song/2562 "Hilary Duff - Someone's Watching Over Me"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926221641/http://www.musicsquare.net/charts/song/2562 |date=2007-09-26 }}. MusicSquare. Retrieved August 16, 2006.</ref> The single's [[B-side]] is a cover of [[The Who]]'s "[[My Generation (The Who song)|My Generation]]".
+==Music video==
-The song reached #22 spot in [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] charts and #20 in Vietnam Hot 10 @ 10.
+The performance scene on the movie served as the single's [[music video|video]], which premiered on the program ''[[Rage (TV program)|Rage]]'' on [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] Broadband in mid January 2005.<ref>[http://www.popdirt.com/article35866.html "Hilary Duff's 'Someone's Watching Over Me' Video"]{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. popdirt.com. January 14, 2005. Retrieved October 27, 2006.</ref>
 ==Track listing==
+;CD single
-# "Someone's Watching over Me" ([[Kara DioGuardi]], [[John Shanks]]) &ndash; 4:11
+# "Someone's Watching Over Me" &ndash; 4:11
-# "[[My Generation (The Who song)|My Generation]]" ([[Pete Townshend]]) &ndash; 2:41
+# "[[My Generation (The Who song)|My Generation]]" &ndash; 2:41
-==Notes==
+== Charts ==
+{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
-<references/>
+|-
+! Chart (2005)
+! Peak<br />position
+|-
+{{singlechart|Australia|22|artist=Hilary Duff|song=Someone's Watching Over Me|access-date=November 24, 2013|rowheader=true}}
+|}
+==References==
+{{Reflist|2}}
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+{{Authority control}}
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v t e Hilary Duff
Awards and nominations Discography Songs Tours
Studio albums	Santa Claus Lane Metamorphosis Hilary Duff Dignity Breathe In. Breathe Out.
Compilation albums	Most Wanted 4Ever Hilary Best of Hilary Duff
Live and video albums	All Access Pass The Girl Can Rock Learning to Fly Live at Gibson Amphitheatre
Singles	"I Can't Wait" "Why Not" "So Yesterday" "Come Clean" "Little Voice" "Our Lips Are Sealed" "Fly" "Someone's Watching Over Me" "Wake Up" "Beat of My Heart" "Play with Fire" "With Love" "Stranger" "Reach Out" "Chasing the Sun" "All About You" "Sparks" "Little Lies"
Bibliography	Elixir Devoted
Retail	Stuff by Hilary Duff With Love... Hilary Duff Femme for DKNY
Related	Haylie Duff (sister)
Category