Realize (song)

"Realize" is the second single from American singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat's debut album, Coco (2007). The song is the follow-up to her worldwide debut hit "Bubbly", and was officially released in January 2008.

The song is musically similar to "Bubbly", as it is an acoustic folk-pop song, where Caillat sings of having feelings for a best friend.

Caillat and her backup band performed "Realize" as the featured musical performance that closed the May 23, 2008 broadcast of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

[edit] Music video

Caillat in the "Realize" video.

The video debuted near the end of January 2008. The video starts with Caillat in her forest cabin, as she proceeds to write a note. She leaves her house with her note, and begins driving through the forest, as her best friend is shown in his city apartment, also writing a note. He also leaves his apartment with the note, and begins to drive through the city, and into the forest. Meanwhile, Caillat has reached the city, and arrives at her friend's apartment. Her friend is also shown arriving at Caillat's cabin. The two discover that neither is home, and slip their notes under each other's doors. Instead of leaving, the friend decides to sit and wait at Caillat's door, and Caillat is shown arriving as the two exchange smiles.

The video for "Realize" was filmed in both Toronto, Ontario and Haliburton, Ontario Canada. Most of Colby's driving scenes are on highway 121 and highway 118, two main arteries of the Haliburton region.

[edit] Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak
Canadian Hot 100	38
Hot Digital Songs	14
Hot Digital Tracks	14
Hot 100 Airplay	33
Pop 100 Airplay	12
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	20
U.S. Billboard Pop 100^[1]	16
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream^[1]	11
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks^[1]	24
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks^[2]	6
United World Chart	35