| "Here I Am" | ||||
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| Single by Bryan Adams | ||||
| from the album Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron | ||||
| Released | June 11, 2002 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Recorded | 2002 | |||
| Genre | Pop, Adult Contemporary | |||
| Length | 4:06 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Writer(s) | Bryan Adams Hans Zimmer Gretchen Peters |
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| Producer | Jimmy Jam Terry Lewis |
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"Here I Am" is a song by Canadian singer Bryan Adams. The song was written and recorded in 2002 for the movie Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron and was both released on the soundtrack and as a single. The single reached #1 in Taiwan, Azerbaijan, Portugal and hit #5 in both Canada and the U.K.
Adams also sang the song in French with the title "Me voila".
The song won an ASCAP Award and was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.
The song was also used in the Swedish TV-show Melodifestivalen 2009, where it was sung by the comedian Petra Mede and singer Martin Stenmarck. It was performed with a lyrics in Swedish, and was the opening of the arrangement. The title was "En ny tid" (A New Age).
The music video is shot in the American wilderness and features Adams and several women living in the wilderness trying to survive from the thirst, snakes etc. As a reference to the movie a herd of horses is running through the wilderness. The video was directed by Mike Lipscombe and produced by Michael Pierce.
The instrumental version of the song was also used for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games bid. The inspirational video was thought to have influenced the International Olympic Committee's decision to award the 21st Winter Olympics to Vancouver, Canada.