"Born to Try" is a piano-based pop ballad written by Delta Goodrem and Audius Mtawarira, produced by Ric Wake for Goodrem's debut album Innocent Eyes (2003).
[edit] History
Goodrem, who was starring as Nina Tucker in Neighbours at the time, performed the track on the show, as her character was also trying to launch a music career. The piano ballad proved to be successful, debuting at number three before reaching number one on the Australian Singles chart, becoming Goodrem's first number one single. It spent three months in the top five and went on to sell over 210,000 copies, making it the third highest selling single of 2002.[citation needed] In the UK, "Born to Try" debuted and peaked the charts at number three, spending eleven weeks in the top forty. The single was also a number one hit for Goodrem in New Zealand.
Goodrem co-wrote the song with producer and songwriter Audius Mtawarira (who had worked with Selwyn) at her home in Sydney. The two met in 2001 and Goodrem states "Audius and I got on really well and someone at the record company suggested we write together. He came out to our house, mum made some lunch and we wrote four songs. 'Born To Try' was the last one. We just naturally clicked and there was no pressure so it was just music for music's sake".[1]
"Born to Try" was not Delta's debut single. In 2001, she released "I Don't Care", but the single was unsuccessful and barely noticed by the general public.
The song is included in Delta's debut album in the USA, "Delta", released on 15 July 2008.
[edit] Formats and track listings
| Writer(s) |
| 1. |
"Born To Try" |
Delta Goodrem, Audius Mtawarira |
4:13 |
| 2. |
"Born To Try" (Graham Stack Remix) |
Goodrem, Mtawarira |
4:14 |
| 3. |
"Born To Try" (Original Demo) |
Goodrem, Mtawarira |
4:14 |
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Total length:
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12:41 |
| Writer(s) |
| 1. |
"Born To Try" (Radio Edit) |
Delta Goodrem, Audius Mtawarira |
3:51 |
| 2. |
"Born To Try" (Mash Master Mix) |
Goodrem, Mtawarira |
6:28 |
| 3. |
"Longer" |
Goodrem, Gary Barlow, Eliot Kennedy, Tim Woodcock |
3:39 |
| 4. |
"Born To Try" (Video) |
Goodrem, Mtawarira |
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Total length:
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14:18 |
| Writer(s) |
| 1. |
"Born To Try" |
Delta Goodrem, Audius Mtawarira |
4:13 |
| 2. |
"Born To Try" (Original Demo) |
Goodrem, Mtawarira |
4:14 |
| 3. |
"In My Own Time" |
Goodrem |
4:07 |
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Total length:
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12:34 |
- Official mixes
- "Born to Try" (demo version)
- "Born to Try" (Graham Stack remix)
- "Born to Try" (Mash club mix)
- "Born to Try" (Mash Master mix)
- "Born to Try" (Mash radio edit)
- "Born to Try" (U.S. mix)
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2002/03) |
Peak
position |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart[2] |
1 |
| Dutch Singles Chart |
18 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 Singles[3] |
11 |
| Irish Singles Chart |
13 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart[4] |
1 |
| Swiss Singles Chart |
58 |
| UK Singles Chart |
3 |
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| End of year chart (2002) |
Position |
| Australian Singles Chart |
34 |
| End of year chart (2003) |
Position |
| Australian Singles Chart |
4 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart |
5 |
| UK Singles Chart |
41 |
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| Country |
Certification |
Sales |
| Australia |
3× platinum |
220,114[5] |
| New Zealand |
Gold |
7,500+ |
| United Kingdom |
— |
150,000[6] |
[edit] References
- ^ "Delta's Single Out Monday". Deltagoodrem.com.au. Retrieved 10 July 2007.
- ^ "Born to Try - Australian Chart Run". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 17 July 2007.
- ^ http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20030407-0000/ISSUE683.pdf
- ^ "Born to Try - New Zealand Chart Run". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 17 July 2007.
- ^ Sales in Australia Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ^ Chartwatch Annual Chart Booklets->Year 2003 Retrieved 4 August 2010.
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