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"Unwritten" is a song by English singer Natasha Bedingfield. Bedingfield, Danielle Brisebois, and Wayne Rodriguez wrote it for her debut album, Unwritten. The single was released as the album's third UK single (Nov 2004) and second US single (2006). It reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her first Top 10 hit in the United States.
[edit] Song historyAs of March 2006, "Unwritten" was certified platinum in the U.S. Unwritten was also the most played song on U.S. radio during 2006 as confirmed before her performance at the Diana concert.[citation needed] It was also written by former child star Danielle Brisebois, formerly of New Radicals. Unwritten is Bedingfield's most successful single in the US along with Pocketful of Sunshine; both songs have peaked at number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Bedingfield also wrote the song for her youngest brother, Joshua. [edit] Music videoTwo different music videos were made for the promotion of the song: one was shot in 2004 in the UK to promote it internationally; the other one was shot in New York in 2006 to promote the single in North America. Both versions received airplay in Latin America. International version: directed by Michael Gracey, shows Bedingfield as the cover of an small animated book in a large library as it climbs an amazingly large bookshelf. As it gets higher the shelf becomes more like a cliff, even snowing at the top. At the top the book sees a dove and falls off. As the small book is torn apart in the fall, people pick up the pages and look up into the sky. North American and Spanish version: directed by Chris Applebaum, shows Bedingfield on a lift, and as the lift stops, she experiences new things in her life on some floors of the building (singing with a church choir, seeing a couple kiss madly, watching a janitor throw away his money and watches, comforting a goth who later grows happy and shares her joy with a man who comes in the elevator) and even finds a love interest (that stops with her in the first floor, with their end being "unwritten"). According to an TRL interview, Bedingfield chose to make a scene where she gets wet because while filming the North American version of her "These Words" video it was a very hot and sunny day in Rio de Janeiro. This scene occurs the second time Bedingfield sings "Feel the rain on your skin." She and several children jump and dance as they are sprayed by water. [edit] Chart performancePeaking at number-five for two weeks in the United States, "Unwritten" charted at number six on the 2006's Hot 100 year-end chart. "Unwritten" stayed in the Hot 100 for 38 weeks, thirteen of those inside the top ten, estimated sales in the United States for "Unwritten" are 2,007,000 as of January 30, 2008. This was the third highest ranking for a female artist for 2006 behind "Hips Don't Lie" by Shakira and Wyclef Jean, and "Promiscuous" by Nelly Furtado and Timbaland. The song also proved to be very popular in other radio formats in the United States. The Johnny Vicious and Hani Club Mixes peaked at number one on the Dance Club Play and number two on the Dance Radio Airplay chart, while the original version went to number two on the Adult Top 40 and spent 10 weeks at number one on the Adult Contemporary chart. It spent 13 weeks in the top 10 of the Hot 100. "Unwritten" was not as successful in the United Kingdom as her previous chart-topping hit "These Words", but made an impressive showing on the charts, peaking at number six. It is one of her few singles to peak higher in the U.S. than in the UK. [edit] Uses in media
[edit] Formats and track listingsThese are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Unwritten". UK 2-Track CD
UK Maxi CD
International CD Maxi
US Ringle CD
Remixes/Official Versions
[edit] Release history
[edit] Charts
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