Amazing (Westlife song)

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"Amazing"
Westlife Amazing.jpg
Single by Westlife
from the album Face to Face
Released20 February 2006 (2006-02-20) [1]
Studio
Length2:52
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Carl Falk
Westlife singles chronology
"When You Tell Me That You Love Me"
(2005)
"Amazing"
(2006)
"The Rose"
(2006)
Music video
Amazing on YouTube

"Amazing" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released on 20 February 2006 as the third and final single from their sixth studio album, Face to Face (2005). The song peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart. It debuted with 16,316 sales in the UK alone. [2]

Contents

Track listings

UK CD single [3]

  1. "Amazing" (single mix)
  2. "Miss You When I'm Dreaming"
  3. "Exclusive Westlife Chat"

European CD single [4]

  1. "Amazing" (single mix)
  2. "Still Here"

European maxi-CD single [5]

  1. "Amazing" (single mix) – 2:49
  2. "Miss You When I'm Dreaming" – 3:27
  3. "Flying Without Wings" (acoustic version) – 3:30
  4. "Amazing" (single mix video) – 2:49

Australian CD single [6]

  1. "Amazing" (single remix) – 2:49
  2. "Miss You When I'm Dreaming" – 3:27
  3. "Amazing" (single remix video) – 2:49

Charts

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