The Little Voice

"The Little Voice"
Single by Sahlene
from the album It's Been a While
B-side "Hush Hush"
Format CD single
Genre Pop rock
Length 3:11
Label Roadrunner Arcade
Writer(s) Kara DioGuardi, Patrik Berger
Sahlene singles chronology
"Fifth Element" "The Little Voice"
(2000)
"Fishies"

"The Little Voice" is a song recorded by Swedish pop rock singer Sahlene. The song was written by American songwriter Kara DioGuardi and Patrik Berger. Released as her first solo single in 2000, the song picked up significant airplay in the Scandinavian regions. It peaked at number fifty-one on the singles chart in Sweden.[1][2]

Although the single received airplay, Sahlene's record company went bankrupt before the release of her debut album, and the album was shelved.[3] But, in 2003 she finally released her debut album "It's Been a While", which contained "The Little Voice".[3]

The Little Voice, had heavy promotion and an accompanying music video was also released. The music video features Sahlene in a laboratory like set, walking around and scenes of her performing the song is also shown.

Mexican pop group RBD recorded a Spanish and Portuguese cover of "The Little Voice", titled "Tu Dulce Voz" and "Sua Doce Voz" (Your Sweet Voice), which is included on their third studio album, Celestial (2006) and "Celestial - versão Brasil".. In 2007, RBD recorded an English cover of "Little Voice" for inclusion on their second English language studio album, Celestial (Japanese version).

Contents

Charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[4] 51

Hilary Duff version

"Little Voice"
Single by Hilary Duff
from the album Metamorphosis
Released June 15, 2004
Format CD single
Recorded 2003
Genre Teen pop, bubblegum pop, power pop
Length 3:03
Label Buena Vista, Hollywood
Writer(s) Kara DioGuardi, Patrik Berger
Producer Chico Bennett, Kara DioGuardi
Hilary Duff singles chronology
"Come Clean"
(2004)
"Little Voice"
(2004)
"Our Lips Are Sealed"
(2004)

American pop singer Hilary Duff recorded a cover of the song for her first album, Metamorphosis (2003). The song was released as album's third and final single, only outside the United States. Duff's cover has different lyrics and was renamed "Little Voice".

The song performed moderately in Australia and Netherlands. In Australia, the song peaked at number twenty-nine and in Netherlands at number eighty. A music video released, containing footages from Duff's "The Girl Can Rock" tour.

Background

Buena Vista Records and Disney released the CD single in Australia on June 15, 2004 (see 2004 in music); it included an exclusive track, a dance remix of "Party Up".[5] The song reached number twenty-nine in Australia.[6]

Music video

The music video for "Little Voice" is taken from the The Girl Can Rock Tour DVD. It shows cuttings of the "Little Voice" performance and the tour.

Formats and track listing

CD Single
  1. "Little Voice"
  2. "Party Up" (Dance Mix)

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[6] 29
Dutch Top 40[7] 80

References