"Prayin'" is a song written by Alan Earls from Greystones, County Wicklow[2] and recorded by Australian-born Irish singer and composer Johnny Logan. The song was released in association with RTÉ's music entertainment series The Hit. The song peaked at number 3 on the Irish charts and number 1 on the Irish rock chart.[3]
| "Prayin'" | ||||
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| Single by Johnny Logan | ||||
| Released | 9 August 2013 | |||
| Genre | rock[1] | |||
| Length | 3:49 | |||
| Label | Vision Independent Productions | |||
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| Johnny Logan singles chronology | ||||
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Following the chart position, Logan spoke to the Irish Independent saying "For a person who has been around as long as I have, this is incredible. I feel like the singer Bill Nighy plays in the film Love Actually, the guy who tops the charts by accident."[4]
Reception
editPadraig Muldoon from WiwiBloggs said “"Prayin'" is completely different to his previous work. It's an anthemic rock song, which you could easily imagine being performed to a packed stadium. After a few listens it's very hard not to sing along. And despite its somber themes of death and loss it is oddly uplifting.”[4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Prayin'" | 3:49 |
Charts
edit| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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| Ireland (IRMA)[6] | 3 |
References
edit- ^ "Prayin' by Johnny Logan". amazon. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "Johnny Logan Prayin for a Hit!". Meath Chronicle. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "Johnny Logan WINS Chart Battle". Eurovision Ireland. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Ireland: Johnny Logan Raps His Way to Chart Success". wiwibloggs. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "Prayin' by Johnny Logan". iTunes Store. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "Chart Track: Week 33, 2013". Irish Singles Chart.