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Extraordinary (Mandy Moore song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Extraordinary'" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Mandy Moore. It was released as the first single from her fourth studio album, Wild Hope (2007). The song was written by Moore, Deb Talan, and Steve Tannen and produced by John Algia.
Release
Moore performed the song live for the first time at the official first televised ceremony of the Brick Awards on The CW, though she has also performed the song at a number of smaller gigs.[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1555792/20070328/lavigne_avril.jhtml MTV News] 'Billboard' magazine said that "Moore's once-girlish vocals now project a richer, more purposeful texture, well-suited to the autobiographical theme...".[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/singles/e3i1df4dfd4706f9fc3a3deb336fb0e972a 'Billboard']
Chart performance
The song peaked at number 2 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 and number 25 on the Adult Top 40 chart. As of July 2012, "Extraordinary" has sold 287,000 paid digital downloads in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/ask_bb/index.jsp?JSESSIONID=X9wJKpfGF5tYq1pjmwGSPN3GSyK5s11v62hJc1Ymjq2vQ3x2hVtQ!-109943000 Billboard.com - Ask Billboard] Retrieved: June 6, 2012]
Music video
The music video of "Extraordinary" was directed by Ace Norton. The music video featured different characters of Moore including, a hippie chick, a rocker chick, a '50s housewife and Amelia Earhart. "She's kind of the hero," Moore explained. "She's the Mandy that makes the move to jump off the tower and be extraordinary." The music video was shot in Los Angeles. It entered the VH1's Top 20 Video Countdown chart at number twelve. The official music video of the song was not available on YouTube.
In other media
The song was included on the trailer and ending credits of the 2007 comedy-drama film Georgia Rule.
Charts
Notes
Category:2007 singles
Category:Mandy Moore songs
Category:2007 songs
Category:EMI Records singles
Category:Songs written by Mandy Moore
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