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Wikipedia article


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| type = single

| artist = Hilary Duff

| album = Hilary Duff

| B-side = My Generation

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| recorded = May 2004

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| label = Hollywood

| writer =

| producer = John Shanks

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| next_title = Wake Up

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"'Someone's Watching Over Me'" is a song recorded by American singer Hilary Duff for her self-titled third studio album (2004). It was released by Hollywood Records as the second single just in Australia. The song was written by Kara DioGuardi and John Shanks, who also produced the song.

Background and composition



The song was written by DioGuardi and Shanks for the film 'Raise Your Voice', in which Duff stars. In the movie, which is set at a performing arts summer school, Duff's character, Terri, writes the song with her fellow student Jay, played by Oliver James, and performs it at the film's climax in front of the students, staff and parents.

Musically, "Someone's Watching Over Me" is a moderately paced pop song, moving at a tempo of 78 beats per minute. Written in the key of C# Minor, the song has the sequence of C#mF#mBB/GG#mG#/C as its chord progression. Lyrically, the song speaks about "holding on no matter what happens in life, believing that someone's watching over".

Reception



According to Paul Broucek, executive vice president of music for New Line Cinema, in November 2004, "Someone's Watching Over Me" was one of the studio's possible contenders for an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song at the 77th Academy Awards.Guerin, Ada. [http://www.allbusiness.com/services/motion-pictures/4905275-1.html "Sound Investments"]. 'The Hollywood Reporter'. November 16, 2004. The 'Herald Sun' wrote of "Someone's Watching Over Me", which it awarded one star, "Yeah, that'd be Lindsay Lohan. They're single-white-femaling each other when it comes to music, though Duff got in first with the polite Avril-lite soft rock. However, this positivity-laden ballad sucks."Adams, Cameron. "the singles". 'Herald Sun'. February 24, 2005, Hit, pg. I08. 'The Sunday Telegraph' published a two-star review of the song, editorializing that "The banging migraine kicked in somewhere around the lyrics: "I've seen that ray of light/It's shining on my destiny" [...] a brainless, infectious dose of made-to-order teen empowerment pop."Holmes, Peter. "CD Reviews". 'The Sunday Telegraph'. February 13, 2005, Features, ExpressMusic, pg. 124.

Chart performance



As of July 27, 2014, the song had sold 238,000 digital copies in the United States.

Outside US, during the week of the single's radio release in Australia in January, it was the fifth most added song to station playlists."hit list". 'Herald Sun'. January 19, 2005, Guide, pg. H10. After its release as a single the following month, it peaked at number twenty-two on the ARIA Singles Chart and remained in the top forty for nine weeks.[http://www.musicsquare.net/charts/song/2562 "Hilary Duff - Someone's Watching Over Me"] . MusicSquare. Retrieved August 16, 2006. The single's B-side is a cover of The Who's "My Generation".

Music video



The performance scene on the movie served as the single's video, which premiered on the program 'Rage' on ABC Broadband in mid January 2005.[http://www.popdirt.com/article35866.html "Hilary Duff's 'Someone's Watching Over Me' Video"]. popdirt.com. January 14, 2005. Retrieved October 27, 2006.

Track listing



;CD single

# "Someone's Watching Over Me" – 4:11

# "My Generation" – 2:41

Charts



References



Category:2004 songs

Category:2005 singles

Category:Hilary Duff songs

Category:Pop ballads

Category:Songs written for films

Category:Song recordings produced by John Shanks

Category:Songs written by Kara DioGuardi

Category:Songs written by John Shanks

Category:Hollywood Records singles

Category:2000s ballads

Category:Soft rock songs

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