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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 (musician)|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>"Open Arms"<br />[[1996]] |
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|valign="top"|<small>"[[Always Be My Baby]]"<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 written by [[Steve Perry (musician) |Steve Perry]] and [[Jonathan Cain]], two of the members of [[Journey (band)|Journey]], and originally performed by Journey. The epic ballad details the struggle of lovers who are trying to reconcile by starting anew with "open arms". Carey's career has crossed paths with Journey's: the band's drummer [[Steve Smith (musician)|Steve Smith]] played drums on many of her earlier singles; and the its bassist for a short period in the mid-[[1980s]], [[Randy Jackson]], has worked with her for a long time. |
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==Chart performance== |
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The single was released in most markets outside the U.S., and performed moderately. It fared best in the [[United Kingdom]], peaking at number four, and in the Philippines, where it competed directly with Mariah Carey's "[[One Sweet Day]]" and both songs topped the charts of numerous radio stations. However, it did not reach the top ten in other markets. The single was not released in the [[United States]]. |
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==Videos== |
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The [[music video|video]] of the song simply presents 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 video of the English version has been released in its full unedited form as part of the ''Fantasy: Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden'' DVD/video, but never in edited music-video form to consumers on video or DVD. The video of the Spanish version 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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Latest revision as of 13:38, 6 July 2007
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