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!align="center" bgcolor="yellow" colspan="3"|"Open Arms" |
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|align="center" colspan="3"|[[Image:OAC.jpg]] |
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!align="center" bgcolor="yellow" colspan="3"|Single by [[Mariah Carey]] |
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!align="center" colspan="3"|From the album ''[[Daydream (album)|Daydream]]'' |
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!align="left" valign="top"|Released |
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|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[1996]] |
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!align="left" valign="top"|Format |
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|colspan="2" valign="top"|Not released in USA |
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!align="left" valign="top"|[[Musical genre|Genre]] |
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|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Pop music|Pop]] |
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!align="left" valign="top"|Length |
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|colspan="2" valign="top"|3:30 |
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!align="left" valign="top"|[[Record label|Label]] |
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|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Sony]] |
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!align="left" valign="top"|[[Songwriters|Writers]] |
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|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Steve Perry]]<br>[[Jonathan Cain]] |
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!align="left" valign="top"|[[Record producer|Producers]] |
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|colspan="2" valign="top"|Mariah Carey<br>[[Walter Afanasieff]] |
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!align="left" valign="top"|[[Music-video director|Director]] |
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|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Larry Jordan]] |
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!align="left" valign="top"|[[Single certification|Certification]] |
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|colspan="2" valign="top"|n/a |
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!align="left" valign="top"|[[Top 40|Chart positions]] |
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|colspan="2" valign="top"|#4 (UK) |
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!align="center" bgcolor="yellow" colspan="3"|Mariah Carey singles chronology |
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|valign="top"|<small>"[[One Sweet Day]]"<br />[[1996]]</small> |
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|valign="top"|<small>"[[Always Be My Baby]]"<br />[[1996]]</small><br>----<br /><small>"Open Arms"<br />[[1996]] ([[UK]]) |
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|valign="top"|<small>"[[Forever (Mariah Carey song)|Forever]]"<br />[[1996]]</small> |
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"'''Open Arms'''" was the third [[single (music)|single]] released from [[Mariah Carey]]'s sixth album, ''[[Daydream (album)|Daydream]]'', in early [[1996]]. |
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The single was co-produced by Carey and [[Walter Afanasieff]]. The song is a cover and was originally performed by the legendary rock band, [[Journey (band)|Journey]], and written by two of its members, [[Steve Perry (musician) |Steve Perry]] and [[Jonathan Cain]]. The epic ballad details the struggle of lovers having problems, who are trying to reconcile by starting anew with "open arms". Carey has connections with Journey, as the band's drummer [[Steve Smith (musician)|Steve Smith]] played drums on many of her earlier singles, and the band's bassist for a short period in the mid-[[1980s]], [[Randy Jackson]], has been involved musically with Carey for a long time. |
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==Chart performance== |
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The single was released internationally in most markets, where it performed moderately. It fared best in the [[United Kingdom]], peaking at number four; however, it did not reach the top ten in other markets. The single was not released in the [[United States]]. |
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==Music video/Spanish music video== |
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The [[music video]] of the song is simple, and is a video of a live performance of the song by Carey at [[Madison Square Garden]]. The [[Spanish language|Spanish]] version of this song, "El Amor Que Sone", also has a music video, also a live performance in Madison Square Garden from the same night. |
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The music video has been released in its full unedited form as part of the ''Fantasy: Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden'' DVD/video, but it has never been released in edited music-video form to consumers on video or DVD. The music video of "El Amor Que Sone", the Spanish version of the song, has never been released to consumers on video or DVD. |
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==Remixes== |
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There are no known remixes of this song. However, as mentioned above, there is also a Spanish version of this song known as "El Amor Que Sone". |
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==Track listings of major single-releases== |
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===UK CD single 1=== |
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#"Open Arms" (album version) |
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#"I Am Free" (album version) |
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#"Fantasy" (live) |
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#"Vision of Love" (live) |
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===UK CD single 2=== |
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#"Open Arms" (album version) |
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#"Hero" (album version) |
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#"Without You" (album version) |
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#"I'll Be There" (radio edit) |
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==Comprehensive charts== |
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!align="left"|Year |
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!align="left"|Single |
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!align="left"|Chart |
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!align="left"|Position |
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|align="left"|1996 |
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|align="left"|"Open Arms" |
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|align="left"|UK Singles Chart |
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|align="left"|#4 |
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|align="left"|1996 |
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|align="left"|"Open Arms" |
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|align="left"|ARIA Singles Chart |
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|align="left"|#23 |
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|align="left"|1996 |
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|align="left"|"Open Arms" |
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|align="left"|Germany Singles Chart |
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|align="left"|#72 |
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|align="left"|1996 |
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|align="left"|"Open Arms" |
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|align="left"|France Top 100 Singles |
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|align="left"|#29 |
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|align="left"|1996 |
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|align="left"|"Open Arms" |
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|align="left"|Switzerland Top 100 Singles |
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|align="left"|#30 |
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==Official remixes/versions list== |
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*"Open Arms" (album version) |
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*"El Amor Que Sone" (album version) (Spanish version of "Open Arms") |
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{{Template:Mariah Carey2}} |
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[[Category:Mariah Carey singles]] |
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[[Category: 1996 singles]] |
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