It's Amazing

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"It's Amazing"
JemIt'sAmazing.jpg
Single by Jem
from the album Down to Earth and Sex and the City soundtrack
Released3 June 2008
Length4:00
Label ATO
Songwriter(s) Jem, Lester Mendez
Producer(s) Jem, Lester Mendez, Kim Pinola
Jem singles chronology
"24"
(2005)
"It's Amazing"
(2008)
"Crazy"
(2008)
Alternative cover
It'sAmazingJem.jpg
US cover

"It's Amazing" is a song by Welsh singer Jem, released as the first single from her second album Down to Earth on 3 June 2008 in the United States and on 2 February 2009 in Europe. The song was featured in the 2008 film Sex and the City and on the official soundtrack. It was also used in the official trailer of Julie and Julia, episodes 89 and 90 (season 5, 2009) of the television series Medium, and in the episode "By Accident" (season 1) of 90210.

Contents

Music video

The official music video was directed by Saam Gabbay and Jem. [1]

Track listing

US single

  1. "It's Amazing" (album version) – 4:00

European single

  1. "It's Amazing" (radio edit) – 3:30
  2. "It's Amazing" (album version) – 4:00

Charts

Chart performance for "It's Amazing"
Chart (2009)Peak
position
Germany (Official German Charts) [2] 77

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References

  1. "Jem - It's Amazing (Official Video)". YouTube. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  2. "Jem – It's Amazing" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 3 March 2023.