"I'm Amazed" | ||||
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Single by My Morning Jacket | ||||
from the album Evil Urges | ||||
B-side | "I'm Amazed" (radio edit) | |||
Released | May 2008 [1] | |||
Recorded | Avatar Studios, New York City November 2007 [2] | |||
Genre | Indie rock, neo-psychedelia | |||
Length | 4:35 | |||
Label | ATO, Rough Trade | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jim James | |||
Producer(s) | Joe Chiccarelli and Jim James | |||
My Morning Jacket singles chronology | ||||
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"I'm Amazed" is a single by My Morning Jacket off their album Evil Urges , released in 2008. The song was #8 on Rolling Stone 's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008. [3] It is also one of their most successful singles to date, having a higher peak on the adult album alternative chart. They performed this song along with "Evil Urges" on Saturday Night Live on May 10, 2008.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I'm Amazed" (radio edit) | 3:56 |
2. | "I'm Amazed" (album version) | 4:35 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I'm Amazed" (radio edit) | 3:56 |
Charts (2008) | Peak position |
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US Adult Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [4] | 5 |
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