8th World Wonder
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| "8th World Wonder" | ||
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| Single by Kimberley Locke | ||
| Released | March 9, 2004 (Single) March 23, 2004 (Remixes) |
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| Format | CD-Single | |
| Recorded | 2003 | |
| Genre | Adult Contemporary, Hot AC, Pop, Dance | |
| Label | Curb Records | |
| Producer(s) | Shaun Shankel & Guy Roche | |
| Kimberley Locke singles chronology | ||
| 8th World Wonder (2004) |
Wrong (2004) |
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"8th World Wonder" is the debut single from American Idol finalist, Kimberley Locke, from her One Love album. The single debuted on the Billboard Singles Sales Chart at #1, making it the first non-Idol single to top the chart from any Idol finalist. The single was later nominated in the category for "Best Love Song" at the 2004 Teen Choice Awards. The release also features a brand new modern arrangement of Kimberley's signature song from the show, "Somewhere Over The Rainbow".
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[edit] Tracklisting
- "8th World Wonder"
- "Somewhere Over The Rainbow"
[edit] Remixes
A maxi single featuring dance remixes of "8th World Wonder" was released on March 23, 2004. With remixes by Hi-Bias and Elektrik Kompany, the remixes proved to be very popular in the dance clubs. It was such a hit that a video for the Hi-Bias remix was edited and sent to dance clubs.
- 8th World Wonder (Hi-Bias Radio Edit) 3:35
- 8th World Wonder (Elektrik Kompany Radio Edit) 3:30
- 8th World Wonder (Elektrik Kompany Club Mix) 8:07
- 8th World Wonder (Hi-Bias Extended Club Mix) 5:41
- 8th World Wonder (Elektrik Kompany Mixshow Edit) 6:38
[edit] Charts
| Year | Single | Chart | Peak Position |
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| 2004 | "8th World Wonder" | Billboard Hot 100 | 49 |
| 2004 | "8th World Wonder" | Adult Contemporary | 6 |
| 2004 | "8th World Wonder" | Hot AC | 36 |
| 2004 | "8th World Wonder" | Top 40 Mainstream | 19 |
| 2004 | "8th World Wonder" | Billboard Hot Singles Sales | 1 |
| 2004 | "8th World Wonder" | Canada Adult Contemporary | 16 |
| 2004 | "8th World Wonder: Remixes" | Billboard Hot Singles Sales | 1 |
[edit] Music Video
The video for "8th World Wonder" was directed by Sam Erickson, who has also directed videos for John Mayer, Keith Urban and Good Charlotte. Kimberley stars in the video along with Charles Divins from the soap opera Passions. The video starts with Kimberley awakening one morning to find a note left by her boyfriend. It then shows each day backwards from current day to 7 days ago when they first made eye contact at a party. The video ends with Kimberley giving Charles her number at the party they met at. A dance remix version of the video was also released.
