Predictable

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Predictable"

Single by Delta Goodrem
from the album Innocent Eyes
B-side(s)	"Happy Xmas (War is Over)"
Released	November 28, 2003 (Australia)
Format	CD single
Genre	Pop
Length	3:39
Label	Sony BMG
Writer(s)	Delta Goodrem Jarrad Rogers Kara DioGuardi
Producer(s)	John Fields
Certification	2x Platinum (ARIA)
Chart positions
#1 (Australia)
Delta Goodrem singles chronology
"Not Me, Not I" (2003)	"Predictable" (2003)	"Throw It Away" (2004)

For other uses, see Predictable (disambiguation).

"Predictable" was the fifth and final single from Delta Goodrem's debut album Innocent Eyes. Released in the last quarter of 2003, the single peaked at #1 on the Australian ARIA Charts, becoming Goodrem's 5th #1 single in Australia. This achievement in itself broke the record set by Goodrem herself for the most amount of consecutive #1's from a debut album. The original record was held by Kylie Minogue.

1 About the record
2 Music video
3 Chart performance
4 Track listing
5 Charts
6 External links

[edit] About the record

The song was co-written by Delta Goodrem, Jarrad Rogers and Kara DioGuardi (whom shot to fame by writing the song, "Spinning Around" for Kylie Minogue). The song and produced by John Fields in L.A. Originally, the demo version of the song was rather different from the end product; however, Goodrem desired the song to have a rock edge to it, thus asking Fields to help produce it. The song is set around the theme of a girl rejecting the advances of a man, because she can see through his facade, and knows that if she let's him enter her life, she will end up heartbroken.

The song was chosen by Goodrem's record company, Sony, to be the last single to represent her record-breaking album, Innocent Eyes. Some insiders claim that the single choice came to fruition due to the well-received performance of the song by Australian Idol star, Cosima De Vito.

[edit] Music video

Due to Goodrem's cancer treatment, and her inability to shoot a video; Sony used a live video to represent the song. The live video was shot at the Headquarters for Channel V (an entertainment variety show). The video, along with the song was well received. What made the video stand out was the fact that it had no backing track covering it up; instead, just a simple live performance performed by Goodrem.

[edit] Chart performance

The single faced stiff competition from competent international and local acts; debuting at a solid #2, behind the then-Australian Idol, Guy Sebastian. With no promotion, due to Goodrem's cancer, this single was heralded as a testimony to Goodrem's popularity amongst Australians. Two weeks after, Predictable reached the top spot,which made it Delta's 5th number one in Australia, but was pushed back to two selling 24,534 singles just behind the Black Eyed Peas "Shut Up".The single remained in the Top 10 for 8 weeks and began declining.

[edit] Track listing

"Predictable" — 3:39
"Happy Xmas (War is Over)" — 4:36
"Here I Am" (Piano & Cello Version) — 4:23

[edit] Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart	1

Australian ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29
Position	2	2	1	2	3	3	6	7	12	16	18	20	25	32	39	45	55	50	62	55	66	73	70	79	84	91	86	91	93

Preceded by "Angels Brought Me Here" by Guy Sebastian	ARIA (Australia) number one single December 21, 2003	Succeeded by "Shut Up" by The Black Eyed Peas