With Arms Wide Open
| "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. "With Arms Wide Open" topped The Billboard magazine Modern 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 it topped Billboard's Adult Top 40 chart for eight weeks. It then hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for a week, and the video topped VH1's top ten. On 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 #4 on VH1's 25 Greatest Power Ballads. [1]
Track listing
- "With Arms Wide Open" (New Version) 3:42
- "Wash Away Those Years" 6:04
- "One" 5:02
- "With Arms Wide Open" (Strings Version) 3:55
- "With Arms Wide Open" (Bonus Video Track) 3:44
Total running time: 22:25
Catalog Number: 670739
Covers
Staind covered this song, and an anonymous artist parodied it and renamed it "With Legs Wide Open". The artist of the parody is unknown, but it is not "Weird Al Yankovic" contrary to popular belief. Since then, many lesser parodies have been all over the Internet, including versions such as "They'll Claw You Open," "When Bars Come Open," "With Blinds Wide Open," and more.