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Wikipedia article




"'When I Get You Alone'" is the debut single of American singer Robin Thickeunder the name Thickereleased on September 23, 2002. It was originally to be featured on his debut studio album 'Cherry Blue Skies', before being placed on a revamped version of that album called 'A Beautiful World'.

Writing and inspiration



The track samples Walter Murphy's "A Fifth of Beethoven", which is based on Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. Songwriting credits thus went to "Murphy/Thicke".

Chart performance



"When I Get You Alone" did not chart on any US 'Billboard' charts, though it did reach number 49 on the Radio & Records Pop chart; however, the song charted well in other countries. It peaked at number 3 on the Belgium's Ultratip, number 5 on the Dutch Mega Single Top 100, number 8 on the New Zealand Top 40 Singles, number 15 on the Belgium Ultratop 50 and the Italy Top Digital Download, number 17 on the Australian ARIA Top 50 Singles (did not release until mid-2003), number 60 on the Austrian 3 Austria Top 40, and number 62 on the Switzerland Singles Chart.

Music video



The music video for the song featured an unshaven Thicke, with long, grungy hair, as a courier racing through the streets of Manhattan on a bicycle. It received some rotation on MTV2 and BET's 'Rated Next' and was played moderately on pop and urban radio.

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In popular culture



The song, along with Robin himself, was featured in a 2002 commercial for Sprite with appearances by Paula Patton and Andre Harrell.

The song received its most attention in the US in 2007, when 'American Idol' runner-up Blake Lewis performed it during the top three. It has been a staple of other 'Idol' productions as well, notably appearing on 'New Zealand Idol' and 'Australian Idol'.

This song was featured in the films 'The Rules of Attraction' and 'Agent Cody Banks', in the episode "The Indicator" of 'Alias' and also on October 19, 2008, the song was featured in an episode of 'Entourage'. An a cappella version of this song is performed by Darren Criss and the Beelzebubs (playing the Dalton Academy Warblers) in the 'Glee' episode "Silly Love Songs".

It also was featured in the opening episode of 2020's 'Strictly Come Dancing', where the professionals danced to it in their routine.

References



Category:2002 debut singles

Category:2002 songs

Category:Interscope Records singles

Category:Robin Thicke songs

Category:Songs written by Robin Thicke

Category:Songs written by Walter Murphy

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