With Arms Wide Open
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| "With Arms Wide Open" | ||
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| Single by Creed | ||
| from the album Human Clay | ||
| Released | 2000 | |
| Format | CD | |
| Genre | Post-grunge | |
| Length | 3:53 | |
| Label | Wind-Up Records | |
| Writer(s) | Scott Stapp/Mark Tremonti | |
| Chart positions | ||
| Creed singles chronology | ||
| "What If" (1999) |
"With Arms Wide Open" (2000) | "My Sacrifice" (2000) |
"With Arms Wide Open" is a song composed by the band Creed. Scott Stapp wrote this song when he found out that he was going to be a father. "With Arms Wide Open" topped The Billboard magazine Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for four weeks in July 2000; a month later it reached the U.S. top forty. In September it was announced that Creed would release a limited edition single of "With Arms Wide Open" with some profits benefiting Scott Stapp's With Arms Wide Open Foundation to "Promote Healthy, Loving Relationships Between Children And their Families". In October the song hit the top ten and it topped Billboard's Adult Top 40 chart for eight weeks. It then hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for a week, and the video topped VH1's top ten. On February 2001 Scott Stapp and Mark Tremonti won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song and the band were nominated for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("With Arms Wide Open").
[edit] Track listing
- "With Arms Wide Open" (New Version) 3:42
- "Wash Away Those Years" 6:04
- "One" 5:02
- "With Arms Wide Open" (Strings Version) 3:55
- "With Arms Wide Open" (Bonus Video Track) 3:44
Total running time: 22:25
Catalog Number: 670739
[edit] Covers
Staind covered this song, and someone parodied it and renamed it With Legs Wide Open. The artist of the parody is unknown, but it is not Weird Al Yankovic contrary to previous belief. Since then, many lesser parodies have been all over the Internet, including versions such as "They Claw You Open," "When Bars Come Open," "With Blinds Wide Open," and more.
| Preceded by "Come on Over Baby (All I Want Is You)" by Christina Aguilera |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single November 11, 2000 |
Succeeded by "Independent Women Part I" by Destiny's Child |
