"There's a Place for Us" is a song written by David Hodges, Hillary Lindsey, and co-written and recorded by American country artist Carrie Underwood for the soundtrack of the 2010 film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. The song was performed by other artists for country-specific releases outside the United States. The song was nominated for Best Original Song at the 68th Golden Globe Awards.
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| Single by Carrie Underwood | ||||
| from the album The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | ||||
| Released | November 16, 2010 | |||
| Genre | Country pop | |||
| Length | 3:53 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Mark Bright | |||
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Release and reception
editIt was released on November 16, 2010 as the soundtrack's lead single, and can be purchased exclusively through iTunes.[1] It has sold 77,000 copies as of January 18, 2011.[2] The song did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 but peaked at number 7 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles extension chart. It also entered two digital charts tracked by Billboard — at number 64 on the Hot Canadian Digital Songs (component of Canadian Hot 100) and at number 11 on Country Digital Songs (component of Hot Country Songs).
Chart positions
edit| Chart (2010) | Peak Position |
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| Hot Canadian Digital Songs (Billboard)[3] | 64 |
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[4] | 7 |
| US Country Digital Songs (Billboard)[5] | 11 |
Joe McElderry version
edit| "There's a Place for Us" | ||||
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| Single by Joe McElderry | ||||
| from the album The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | ||||
| A-side | "Someone Wake Me Up" | |||
| Released | December 6, 2010 | |||
| Genre | Pop, country pop | |||
| Length | 3:53 | |||
| Label | Syco | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Carrie Underwood, David Hodges, Hillary Lindsey | |||
| Joe McElderry singles chronology | ||||
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Joe McElderry recorded the song for a United Kingdom release. It was released on December 6, 2010 as the b-side to McElderry's "Someone Wake Me Up" where it sold over 7,000 copies. Due to Sony Music's tight recording schedule, McElderry accidentally sang "king and queen" in the chorus instead of the printed lyric, "kings and queens" (referring to the kings and queens of Narnia), although attempts were made to electronically correct this in post-production.
Versions
editVarious versions of the song "There's a Place for Us" are featured in international versions of the soundtrack, used to promote artists signed to Sony Music in different marketing regions. Many of these artists became famous as a result of various reality TV talent shows, such as American Idol in the case of Carrie Underwood, X Factor in the UK for Joe McElderry, and Swedish Idol in the case of E.M.D.
| Singer(s) | Country |
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| Carrie Underwood | United States, Canada, Philippines, Australia, New Zealand |
| Joe McElderry | United Kingdom |
| E.M.D. | Sweden |
| Sergey Lazarev | Russia and Ukraine |
| Sonohra | Italy, France and Spain |
| Victoria S | Germany, Austria, Switzerland |
| Xander de Buisonjé | Dutch language countries and Netflix English release in Korea |
References
edit- ^ "There's a Place for Us (Music from the Motion Picture "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader") - Single by Carrie Underwood". iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc. Archived from the original on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ 'Idol' track sales: Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Adam Lambert
- ^ "Carrie Underwood Album & Song Chart History". Billboard Hot Canadian Digital Songs for Carrie Underwood. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ "Carrie Underwood Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Carrie Underwood Album & Song Chart History". Billboard Country Digital Songs for Carrie Underwood. Retrieved 31 March 2015.