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"Amber"
Single by 311
from the album From Chaos
ReleasedFebruary 11, 2002 (2002-02-11)
Length
  • 3:29 (album version)
  • 2:58 (radio edit)
LabelVolcano
Songwriter(s)Nick Hexum
Producer(s)
  • Saint
  • 311
311 singles chronology
"I'll Be Here Awhile"
(2001)
"Amber"
(2002)
"Creatures (For a While)"
(2002)

"Amber" is a song from American rock band 311. Focusing more on their reggae roots, the song is about Nick Hexum's then fiancée and former Days of the New and then Eden's Crush member Nicole Scherzinger.[1] Scherzinger appears briefly in the music video, playing in the ocean with Hexum. Although it is not one of the highest-charting singles (hitting number 13 on the Modern Rock chart), it ended up their longest lasting on the Alternative Rock chart. It is also their only single that received a certification by the RIAA, achieving Gold status. It is considered to be the band's signature song, along with "Down" and "All Mixed Up".

The song's intro was remixed on Greatest Hits '93–'03.

Background

Composition

The song is composed in key of C major.

Reception

A live performance video clip of "Amber" was featured on the DVD extras for the 2004 movie, 50 First Dates starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. The album version of "Amber" was featured in the movie itself.

The song was also on the soundtrack for the movie Dear John.[2]

The song is also featured in the background of a bar scene in the 2008 movie, Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position[3]
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 13
US Billboard Adult Top 40 27
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[4] 3

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref(s).
United States February 11, 2002 Alternative radio Volcano [5]
February 18–19, 2002 [6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Nick Hexum of 311 (Song Fact)". 311.com/Songfacts. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "All 15 Songs from the Dear John Soundtrack". Reelsoundtrack. January 7, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
  3. ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/311/chart-history/
  4. ^ "311 Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1439. February 8, 2002. p. 30.
  6. ^ "Amber". Radio & Records. No. 1439. February 8, 2002. p. 24.
  7. ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1440. February 15, 2002. p. 33.