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"'''With Arms Wide Open'''" is a song composed by the band [[Creed (band)|Creed]], featured on the album ''[[Human Clay]]''. [[Scott Stapp]] wrote the lyrics when he found out that he was going to be a father. His son would be named Jagger. "With Arms Wide Open" topped the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks]] chart for four weeks in July 2000; a month later it reached the U.S. Top 40. In September, it was announced that Creed would release a limited edition single of "With Arms Wide Open" with some profits benefiting Scott Stapp's With Arms Wide Open Foundation to "promote healthy, loving relationships between children and their families". In October, the song hit the top ten and topped Billboard's [[Adult Top 40]] chart for eight weeks. It hit number one on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] on the issue dated November 11 for one week, and the video topped [[VH1]]'s top ten. In February 2001, Scott Stapp and [[Mark Tremonti]] won a [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Song]], and the band was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal|Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group]] for the song.
"'''With Arms Wide Open'''" is a song composed by the band [[Creed (band)|Creed]], featured on the album ''[[Human Clay]]''. [[Scott Stapp]] wrote the lyrics when he found out that he was going to be a father. His son would be named Jagger. "With Arms Wide Open" topped the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks]] chart for four weeks in July 2000; a month later it reached the U.S. Top 40. In September, it was announced that Creed would release a limited edition single of "With Arms Wide Open" with some profits benefiting Scott Stapp's With Arms Wide Open Foundation to "promote healthy, loving relationships between children and their families". In October, the song hit the top ten and topped Billboard's [[Adult Top 40]] chart for eight weeks. It hit number one on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] on the issue dated November 11 for one week, and the video topped [[VH1]]'s top ten flaccid tracks of 2000. In February 2001, Scott Stapp and [[Mark Tremonti]] won a [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Song]], and the band was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal|Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group]] for the song.


The song was ranked number four on VH1's ''25 Greatest Power Ballads''.<ref name="ballads"> [http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/the_greatest/66390/episode_countdown.jhtml http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/the_greatest/66390/episode_countdown.jhtml]</ref>
The song was ranked number four on VH1's ''25 Greatest Power Ballads''.<ref name="ballads"> [http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/the_greatest/66390/episode_countdown.jhtml http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/the_greatest/66390/episode_countdown.jhtml]</ref>

Revision as of 12:24, 18 November 2009

"With Arms Wide Open"
Song
B-side"One",
"Wash Away Those Years"

"With Arms Wide Open" is a song composed by the band Creed, featured on the album Human Clay. Scott Stapp wrote the lyrics when he found out that he was going to be a father. His son would be named Jagger. "With Arms Wide Open" topped the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for four weeks in July 2000; a month later it reached the U.S. Top 40. In September, it was announced that Creed would release a limited edition single of "With Arms Wide Open" with some profits benefiting Scott Stapp's With Arms Wide Open Foundation to "promote healthy, loving relationships between children and their families". In October, the song hit the top ten and topped Billboard's Adult Top 40 chart for eight weeks. It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on the issue dated November 11 for one week, and the video topped VH1's top ten flaccid tracks of 2000. In February 2001, Scott Stapp and Mark Tremonti won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song, and the band was nominated for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for the song.

The song was ranked number four on VH1's 25 Greatest Power Ballads.[1]

Covers and parodies

Staind covered this song. Parodies include "They'll Claw You Open," "When Bars Come Open," "With Blinds Wide Open,"[1] "With Legs Wide Open", and more.

A parody of the song entitled "With Arms Wide Open (Literal Version)" is featured on Youtube in which the lyrics and vocals are changed to match the events in the song's music video.

Norwegian comedian Kristian Valen recorded a parody of the song, entitled "My Moms Wide Open". It featured a music video with an elderly woman running around the forest naked.

Christian comedian Tim Hawkins wrote a parody of the song called "My Arms Are Broken."

Charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks 2
UK Singles Chart 14

References

Preceded by Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks number-one single
July 8 - 29, 2000
Succeeded by
"I Disappear" by Metallica
Preceded by Billboard Top 40 Mainstream number-one single
October 28, 2000 (first run)
November 11 - December 2, 2000 (second run)
Succeeded by
"Kryptonite" by 3 Doors Down (first run)
"Independent Women Part I" by Destiny's Child (second run)
Preceded by ARC Weekly Top 40 number-one single
November 4 - December 2, 2000
Succeeded by
Preceded by
"Come on Over (All I Want Is You)" by Christina Aguilera
Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
November 11, 2000
Succeeded by
"Independent Women Part I" by Destiny's Child