I Turn to You (Melanie C song)

"I Turn to You"
Single by Melanie C
from the album Northern Star
Released August 7, 2000 (2000-08-07)
Format CD single
Recorded 1999
Genre Dance-pop, trance
Length 5:49 (Album Version)
4:11 (Hex Hector Radio Mix)
Label Virgin
Writer(s) Melanie Chisholm, Rick Nowels, Billy Steinberg
Producer Rick Nowels, Rob Playford
Melanie C singles chronology
"Never Be the Same Again"
(2000)		 "I Turn to You"
(2000)		 "If That Were Me"
(2000)
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"I Turn to You" is the fourth single from Melanie C's first solo album, Northern Star. It was released on August 7, 2000 in the U.K and became Melanie's second UK number-one single. It sold 120,000 copies in its first week, altogether selling 360,477 copies, making it the twenty-seventh best seller of 2000. "I Turn to You" also topped the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart for the week of November 11. The main single was released as the "Hex Hector Radio Mix", for which Hex Hector won the 2000 Grammy as Remixer of the Year.

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Song information

With "I Turn To You", Melanie achieved her tenth #1 UK single as a songwriter, equaling the record set by former bandmate Geri Halliwell. With "Holler", the Spice Girls' final UK #1, Melanie became the only female songwriter to write and/or co-write 11 #1 UK singles. Melanie held this record until Madonna achieved her eleventh #1 with "Hung Up" in 2005, and then lost it when Madonna achieved her twelfth #1 with "Sorry" in 2006.

This song was featured in the film Bend It Like Beckham, where it gained popularity, and was covered by the metal band Machinae Supremacy in their Webography and also by the rock band Wig Wam on their 2004 album, 667...The Neighbour of the Beast.

"I Turn to You" eventually became part of the set list for the Spice Girls Reunion Tour.

In addition, this single's #1 peak marked Chisholm as the first female solo artist in the UK to top the charts again after having previously done so as part of a quintet, part of a quartet, and part of a duo.

Music video

The video was filmed on the island of Ibiza and features shots of her dancing in Es Paradis nightclub. Melanie has crimped blonde hair extensions in this video and there are constantly changing scenes of her dancing (in Esparadis) to sitting on a cliff to lying in blue water, possibly the sea or a swimming pool. The video ends with her and groups of people walking up the top of the cliff at sunset. The video was directed by Cameron Casey.

Track listing and formats

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "I Turn to You".

  1. "I Turn to You" (Hex Hector Radio Mix) - 4:13
  2. "I Turn to You" (Stonebridge R&B Radio Mix) - 3:37
  3. "Never Be the Same Again" (Live at MTV) - 4:00
  4. "I Turn to You" (Video)
  1. "I Turn to You" (Damian LeGassick Radio Mix) - 3:50
  2. "I Turn to You" (Stonebridge Club Mix) - 8:30
  3. "Be the One" (Live at MTV) - 3:21
  1. I Turn To You (Hex Hector Radio Mix) - 4:11
  2. I Turn To You (Stonebridge Club Mix) - 8:30
  1. I Turn To You (Hex Hector Radio Mix) - 4:11
  2. I Turn To You (Stonebridge Club Mix) - 8:30
  3. Never Be The Same Again (Recorded Live At MTV) - 4:00
  4. I Turn To You (Hex Hector Club Mix) - 10:29
  5. I Turn To You (Tilt's Maverick Remix) - 10:13
  6. I Turn To You (Video)
  1. "I Turn to You" (Hex Hector Radio Mix) - 4:13
  2. "I Turn to You" (Stonebridge R&B Radio Mix) - 3:37
  3. "I Turn to You" (Hex Hector Club Mix) - 10:29
  4. "I Turn to You" (Stonebridge Club Mix) - 8:30
  1. I Turn To You (Tilt's Maverick Mix) - 10:13
  2. I Turn To You (Tilt's Maverick Dub) - 10:13
  1. I Turn To You (Stonebridge Club Mix) - 8:30
  2. I Turn To You (Hex Hector Club Mix) - 10:29
  3. I Turn To You (Stonebridge F.F.F Dub) - 6:48
  4. I Turn To You (Hex Hector Ground Control Dub) - 9:43
  1. I Turn To You (Hex Hector Club Mix) - 10:29
  2. I Turn To You (Hex Hector Radio Mix) - 4:11
  3. I Turn To You (Stonebridge Club Mix) - 8:30
  1. I Turn To You (Hex Hector Radio Mix) - 4:11
  2. Never Be The Same Again (Recorded Live At MTV) - 4:00
  3. Be The One (Recorded Live At MTV) - 3:21

Official versions and remixes

* Appears only in the Northern Star album sampler
** Appears only in promotional releases

Release history

Region Date
United States January 14, 2001 (2001-01-14)
United Kingdom August 7, 2000 (2000-08-07)

Charts

Chart Position
Australia Singles Chart 11
Austria Singles Chart 1
Denmark Singles Chart [1] 1
Finland Singles Chart 4
German Singles Chart 1
Irish Singles Chart 6
UK Singles Chart 1[2]
Sweden Singles Chart 1
Netherlands Singles Chart 1
Norwegian Singles Chart 1
Switzerland Singles Chart 1

Uk Sales: 360,477 (Gold)

Certifications

Country Provider Certification
United Kingdom BPI Gold
Netherlands NVPI Gold
Austria IFPI Gold
Germany BVMI Gold[3]
Sweden IFPI Platinum
Australia ARIA Platinum

Wig Wam version

"I Turn to You"
Single by Wig Wam
from the album 667.. The Neighbour of the Beast
A-side "I Turn to You"
B-side "Crazy Things"
Released 2004
Format CD
Genre Glam Metal
Length 4:08
Label Voices of Wonder
Wig Wam singles chronology
I Turn to You
(2004)		 "Crazy Things"
(2004)

I Turn To You is the 2004 debut single by Norwegian Glam Metal band Wig Wam, and the first single released from their debut album 667.. The Neighbour of the Beast. The CD single features only "Crazy Things". The track was later featured on Hard to Be a Rock 'n' Roller, a re-named reissue of 667.. The Neighbour of the Beast.

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "I Turn to You"    
2. "Crazy Things"    

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ http://books.google.dk/books?id=fBEEAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Billboard&hl=da&ei=LdvBTMSBF9m5jAek3IhX&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CEsQ6AEwCDj8Ag#v=onepage&q=denmark&f=false
  2. ^ http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=28416
  3. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Melanie C)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=&strInterpret=Melanie+C&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked. 
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