With Arms Wide Open

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

"With Arms Wide Open" is a power ballad composed by the band Creed, featured on the album Human Clay. Scott Stapp wrote the lyrics when he found out with great surprise that he was going to be a father. The song 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 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 countdown in 2000. In February 2001, Scott Stapp and Mark Tremonti won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song. The song was also nominated for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group, but lost to U2 for "Beautiful Day". 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".

Three main versions of the song exist. One is the original album version. The second is the radio version, which adds additional hi-hat and drums, and also edits out the ending. The third is the video version (or "Strings Remix") which adds strings to the radio version.

Track listing

US Single (18004-2)

1. "With Arms Wide Open (Strings Version)"
2. "With Arms Wide Open (Acoustic Version)"
3. "With Arms Wide Open (Rock Version)"
4. "With Arms Wide Open (Video - Viewable on PC)"

EU Maxi Single (670695 2)

1. "With Arms Wide Open (New Version)"
2. "With Arms Wide Open (Strings Version)"
3. "With Arms Wide Open (Acoustic Version)"
4. "With Arms Wide Open (Album Version)"
5. "With Arms Wide Open (Video - Viewable on PC)"

Australia & New Zealand Maxi Single (670739 2)

1. "With Arms Wide Open (New Version)"
2. "Wash Away Those Years"
3. "One"
4. "With Arms Wide Open (Strings Version)"
5. "With Arms Wide Open (Video - Viewable on PC)"

Chart performance

Peak positions

Chart (2000)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100	1
US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	1
US Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks	2
US Billboard Hot Adult Top 40	1
US Billboard Mainstream Top 40	1
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	1
Canadian RPM Singles Chart	2
Canadian RPM Rock/Alternative Chart	1
German Singles Chart	2
Netherlands Singles Chart	5
Norwegian Singles Chart	6
Swiss Singles Chart	7
UK Singles Chart	13

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	36

Chart (2001)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	39

External links

• Music video
• Song meaning
• Template:MetroLyrics song