Amazed

For other uses of "Amazed", see Amazed (disambiguation).

"Amazed"
Single by Lonestar
from the album Lonely Grill
B-side	"Tell Her"
Released	March 22, 1999 (See release history)
Format	CD single, 7" 45 RPM
Recorded	1998
Genre	Country
Length	4:00
Label	BNA 65755
Writer(s)	Marv Green Chris Lindsey Aimee Mayo
Producer	Dann Huff
Certification	Gold (RIAA)
Lonestar singles chronology
"Saturday Night" (1999) "Amazed" (1999) "Smile" (1999)
Alternative cover Alternate US Pop cover Music video "Amazed" on YouTube

"Amazed" is the title of a song written by Marv Green, Aimee Mayo and Chris Lindsey. The first version of the song was recorded by the American country music group Lonestar, whose version was released in March 1999 as the second single from their 1999 album Lonely Grill. Lonestar's version is their longest-lasting Number One single and biggest hit, spending eight weeks at the top of the Billboard country singles charts. A remix later reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts as well. Since the release of the original, the song has been covered by Bonnie Tyler, Duncan James and Fady Maalouf, all of whom have released their respective versions as singles. Ben Mills and Boyz II Men have included covers in their respective albums.

Content

"Amazed" is in the key of A♭ major with a vocal range from F4 to A♭5.

Lonestar version

Lonestar's rendition is the second single from their 1999 album Lonely Grill. The song spent eight consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart that same year. With this accomplishment, it set a record for the longest run at Number One on the country charts since the Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems was initiated in 1990. This run was later tied by Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett's 2003 single "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere", which spent eight non-consecutive weeks at Number One. "Amazed" spent 41 weeks on the country singles charts, giving it the second-longest chart run of any country single in the 1990s. In addition, the single crossed over into the pop airwaves entering the Billboard Hot 100 at #81. It peaked at #24 on before falling off the Hot 100.

"Amazed" was then remixed for pop radio (a tactic commonly used to present country-leaning songs to non-country audiences) and the new mix's popularity prompted the single to re-enter the Hot 100 at #45. On this second chart run, the remixed version helped the song hit #1 on March 4. In doing so, it became the first country song to top the pop charts since Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers' 1983 duet "Islands in the Stream". It also made Lonestar the first country band to place a song in the Top Ten of the Hot 100 year-end countdown. All remixes of the song made the single spend a combined total of 55 weeks in the Hot 100, and 41 weeks on Hot Country Singles & Tracks.

In the United Kingdom, Lonestar's version of "Amazed" reached a peak of #21 and spent 22 weeks in the charts. It spent 17 weeks in the top 40 without ever breaking into the top 20.

Music video

Trey Fanjoy directed the music video for Lonestar's rendition. It was released in July 1999. It alternates between shots of the band performing the song in a dark room, and a model making seductive poses.

Tracklisting

USA

1. "Amazed" (Captain Mix) - 4:29
2. "Amazed" (AC Mix) - 4:02

UK CD1

1. "Amazed" (Pop Remix)
2. "Amazed" (Radio Edit)
3. "Lonely Grill"

UK CD2

1. "Amazed" (Mainstream Mix)
2. "Amazed" (Huff Mix)
3. "Amazed" (Mainstream Mix - Acoustic Version)

• The Captain Mix, Mainstream Mix & Pop Remix are all the same version. The AC Mix is the original "Acoustic Version" while the "Huff Mix" is the original album version.

Release history

Format	Release Date
United States (country radio)	March 22, 1999
United States (pop radio)	December 13, 1999

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (1999)	Peak Position
U.S. Billboard Country Singles & Tracks	1
Canada RPM Country Tracks	1
Chart (2000)	Peak Position
Australia (ARIA)	19
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary	2
Canada RPM Top Singles	7
Ireland (IRMA)	2
New Zealand (RIANZ)	11
Norway (VG-lista)	10
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)	21
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	1
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	2
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Top 40	7
U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40	7

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	85
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1
Chart (2000)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	8

• ¹Re-release.

Preceded by "Write This Down" by George Strait	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single July 17-September 4, 1999	Succeeded by "Single White Female" by Chely Wright
	RPM Country Tracks number-one single July 19-July 26, 1999	Succeeded by "You've Got a Way" by Shania Twain
Preceded by "God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You" by Alabama featuring 'N Sync	RPM Country Tracks number-one single August 30-September 13, 1999	Succeeded by "Single White Female" by Chely Wright
Preceded by "Just to See You Smile" by Tim McGraw	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single of the year 1999	Succeeded by "How Do You Like Me Now?!" by Toby Keith
Preceded by "Honey, I'm Home" by Shania Twain	RPM Country Tracks number-one single of the year 1999	Succeeded by none
Preceded by "I Knew I Loved You" by Savage Garden	Billboard Hot 100 number-one single March 4-March 11, 2000	Succeeded by "Say My Name" by Destiny's Child

Duncan James version

"Amazed"
Single by Duncan James
from the album Future Past
B-side	"Save This Moment For Me"
Released	September 29, 2006(Germany) March 12, 2007(UK)
Format	CD Single (Germany) Download (United Kingdom)
Recorded	2006
Genre	Pop
Length	3:58
Label	Innocent Records
Producer	Matt Prime
Duncan James singles chronology
"Can't Stop A River" (2006) "Amazed" (2007) Music video "Amazed" on YouTube

"Amazed" was the third and final single released from Future Past, the debut album of Duncan James, a former member of the British boy band Blue. It was released in the UK on March 12, 2007, but was withdrawn just days later, following James' being dropped from his record label due to poor sales of his previous singles and album. The single was also released in some European countries, such as Germany, where it peaked at #181 on the German Singles Chart.

Tracklisting

UK CD Single

1. "Amazed" [Radio Edit] - 3:57
2. "Save This Moment For Me" - 4:42

Germany CD1

1. "Amazed" [Radio Edit] - 3:57
2. "Part Time Love" - 4:01

Germany CD2

1. "Amazed" [Radio Edit] - 3:57
2. "You Can" - 3:55
3. "Part Time Love" - 4:01
4. "Amazed" [Videoclip] - 3:57

Chart performance

Chart (2007)	Peak position
German Singles Charts	181

Fady Maalouf version

"Amazed"
Single by Fady Maalouf
from the album Blessed
Released	2008 (Germany, Austria, Switzerland)
Recorded	2008
Genre	Pop
Label	Columbia Deutchland
Fady Maalouf singles chronology
"Blessed" (2008) "Amazed" (2008) "Show Me Your Love" 2009 Music video "Amazed" on YouTube

In 2008, the Lebanese-German singer Fady Maalouf released a cover version of the song as his second single release immediately after the big success of his debut single "Blessed". The song also appears in his debut album Blessed's double CD rerelease, entitled Blessed: New Edition. Maalouf's version was a hit in Germany where it reached #26 in the German Singles Chart. It was also released in Austria reaching #52 in the Austrian Singles Chart.

Track list

CD Single

1. Amazed (3:58)
2. "Vole mon ame" (3:42)

CD Maxi

1. "Amazed" (3:58)
2. "Vole mon ame" (3:42)
3. "Show Me Your Love" (Dance version) (4:31
4. "Amazed" (Instrumental) (3:58)
5. "Amazed" (Video)

Chart performance

Chart (2009)	Peak position
German Singles Charts	26
Austrian Singles Charts	52

Other cover versions

• In 2007, former X Factor contestant Ben Mills recorded a version for his debut album Picture of You.
• In 2009, Boyz II Men made a cover in their 2009 cover versions album Love.
• In May 2011, the American Idol contestant and eventual 2011 winner Scotty McCreery sang it during competition and a studio version was released after his interpretation.