The Power (Vanessa Amorosi song)

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"The Power"
The Power (single) by Vanessa Amorosi.jpg
Single by Vanessa Amorosi
from the album The Power
A-side "Every Time I Close My Eyes"
Released11 December 2000 (2000-12-11)
Length3:27
Label Transistor Music
Songwriter(s)
  • Vanessa Amorosi
  • Paul Wiltshire
  • Mark Holden
  • Anthony Hicks
Producer(s) Axel Breitung
Vanessa Amorosi singles chronology
"Shine"
(2000)
"The Power" / "Every Time I Close My Eyes"
(2000)
"Champagne, Champagne"
(2001)

"The Power" is the fourth single from Australian recording artist Vanessa Amorosi's debut album, The Power . In Australia, the single was released as a double A-side with "Every Time I Close My Eyes" on 11 December 2000. The single became Amorosi's third consecutive top-10 single on the Australian Singles Chart.

Contents

Track listing

Australian CD single [1]

  1. "The Power" (single version) – 3:26
  2. "Every Time I Close My Eyes" (single version) – 3:45
  3. "The Power" (album version) – 3:26
  4. "The Power" (Spiced Mix) – 3:26
  5. "Absolutely Everybody" (UK club video clip)

Charts

Weekly chart

Chart (2000–2001)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [2]
with "Every Time I Close My Eyes"
8

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)Position
Australia (ARIA) [3] 87

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [4] Gold35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelCatalogueRef.
Australia11 December 2000CDTransistor MusicSCBK645 [5]

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