Love Is All Around (Agnes Carlsson song)
"Love Is All Around" is a song by Agnes Carlsson, who was the winner of Swedish Idol 2005. The song was composed by Fredrik Thomander and Anders Wikstrom. It has been covered in at least 3 other continents.
Ricki-Lee version
"Love Is All Around" was covered by Australian singer-songwriter, Ricki-Lee Coulter. It served as the second single released from her second album Brand New Day on November 10, 2007.[1] It debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart at number five.[2] The music video features Coulter at a theme park, showing examples of love in all forms, such as love between couples and families.
Tracklisting
- "Love Is All Around" - 3:26
- "Love Is All Around" (Rok Coalition mix) - 4:22
- "It's Just Life" - 5:16
- "Love Is All Around" (Acappella) - 3:22
- "Love Is All Around" (Instrumental) - 3:36
- "Love Is All Around" (Rok Coalition Extended Remix) - 7:51
Other versions
- The song was remade into Japanese for the boyband, Arashi, and was retitled "We Can Make It!". It featured the same melody, but its lyrics were not a direct translation, and a rap part was included. It debuted at the top of the Japanese charts upon its release on May 2, 2007.
Jody version
"Love Is All Around" was covered by South African singer Jody Williams, who released it as the first single from her debut album Just Gonna Be Me. It was released on December 10, 2007.
The song was scheduled as the "winner's song" in the fourth season of "Idols (South Africa)" and was performed by both Jody and competition runner-up, Andriëtte Norman. On December 9, 2007, Jody won the show and sung out the finale with the song. A day later on December 10, 2007 it was released on CD in South Africa with "Dance With My Father" as the CD's B-side - a song Jody performed on Idols which was originally done by singer Luther Vandross.
Background and success
"Love Is All Around" features as a bonus track on Jody's debut album "Just Gonna Me". The song was ironically released a month before as a single by Australian Idol Ricki Lee. Jody's cover of the song features distinctly different affects to it, turning a pop song into what was described as "an urbanised version" of the Agnes Carlsson original. Jody's version is all also differs largely in length, being the longest of all covers of the song so far.
"Love Is All Around" was released as a CD single a day after Jody won South African Idols. It was sold out on the first day and accumalated Gold status in South Africa after selling 30,000 copies. The song also reached #1 on AF Stereo's "South African Airplay Chart"
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Candy Litchfield (2002) • Matthew Stewardson (2002 first half) • Sami Sabitiin (2002 second half) • Letoya Makhene (2003) • Colin Moss (2003-2007) • Sean Else (2006) • Liezl van der Westhuizen (2009-2010)
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"Once in a Lifetime" • "Silver Lining" • "I'm So Ready" • " In Jou Oë" • "Love is All Around" • " Break the Silence" • "Things My Father Said" • "Hall of Mirrors" |
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