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Here I Am (Bryan Adams song)

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Wikipedia article




"'Here I Am'" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian singer Bryan Adams. The song was written and recorded in 2002 for the movie 'Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron' and was both released on the official soundtrack and as a single. "Here I Am" reached number one in the Czech Republic and Portugal, number five in the United Kingdom and on the US 'Billboard' Adult Contemporary chart, and the top 20 in at least 10 other European countries. The song won an ASCAP Award and was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. Adams also recorded a French version called "Me voil".

Music video



The music video, directed by Mike Lipscombe and produced by Michael J. Pierce, is set in the American Southwest, featuring Adams and several women living in the wilderness trying to survive from thirst, snakes, etc. They are all portrayed as giants roaming on the landscape. As a reference to the movie 'Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron', a herd of horses is shown running through a desert.

Bryan Adams' performance and the actor performances were filmed in a green screen studio in Hollywood, California. The background for the video was filmed in Monument Valley, Utah, from a helicopter. The sequences with the horses were filmed at ranch in Santa Clarita, California, against a large green screen so that the action of the horses could be manipulated in post-production. The total production period was six days, an extremely aggressive turnaround for a project that was all green screen and visual effects. This was necessary to premier the music video at the Hollywood screening of the film 'Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron'.

Track listing



'Maxi-CD'

# "Here I Am" (End Title) 4:46

# "You Can't Take Me" (alternate version) 3:52

# "Cloud Number Nine" (recorded in Live at Slane Castle, Ireland, August 26, 2000) 4:06

# "Here I Am" (instrumental) 4:05

'Double CD set version'

# "Here I Am (Soundtrack version)

# "Cloud Number 9 (Live From Slane Castle version)

# "I'm Ready (Live At Slane Castle version)

# "Here I Am ((End Title) Fade End)

# "Here I Am (Instrumental version)

# "You Can't Take Me (Alternate version)

# "Here I Am (Video version)

Personnel



*Bryan Adams vocals, acoustic and electric guitar

*Mickey Curry acoustic drum fills

*Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis keyboards, synths, drum programming

*Keith Scott guitars

*Steve Hodge, Kevin Globerman engineers

Charts



Weekly charts



Year-end charts



Release history



References



Category:2002 singles

Category:2002 songs

Category:A&M Records singles

Category:Bryan Adams songs

Category:Music videos directed by Mike Lipscombe

Category:Number-one singles in the Czech Republic

Category:Number-one singles in Portugal

Category:Song recordings produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

Category:Songs written for animated films

Category:Songs written by Bryan Adams

Category:Songs written by Gretchen Peters

Category:Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

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