I Turn to You (Melanie C song)

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"I Turn to You"
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Single by Melanie C
from the album Northern Star
Released7 August 2000 (2000-08-07)
Recorded1999
Studio Various (Los Angeles, London, Glasgow)
Genre
Length
  • 5:53 (album version)
  • 4:11 (Hex Hector radio mix)
Label Virgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Rick Nowels
Melanie C singles chronology
"Never Be the Same Again"
(2000)		"I Turn to You"
(2000)		"If That Were Me"
(2000)
Audio sample

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the UK CD1 liner notes and the Northern Star album booklet. [15] [27]

Studios

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [71] Platinum70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) [72] Gold25,000*
Belgium (BEA) [73] Gold25,000*
Germany (BVMI) [74] Gold250,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [75] Gold40,000^
Sweden (GLF) [76] Platinum30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [77] Gold400,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref(s).
United Kingdom7 August 2000
  • CD
  • cassette
Virgin [78] [79]
Australia21 August 2000CD [80]
United States12 September 2000 [81]
New Zealand29 September 2000CD [82]

Wig Wam version

"I Turn to You"
Single by Wig Wam
from the album 667.. The Neighbour of the Beast
B-side "Crazy Things"
Released2004
Genre Glam metal
Length4:08
Label Voices of Wonder
Songwriter(s) Melanie Chisholm, Rick Nowels, Billy Steinberg
Wig Wam singles chronology
"I Turn to You"
(2004)		"Crazy Things"
(2004)

"I Turn to You" is the 2004 debut single of Norwegian glam metal band Wig Wam, released as the first single from their debut album, 667.. The Neighbour of the Beast . The CD single features only "Crazy Things". The track was later featured on Hard to Be a Rock 'n' Roller, a renamed reissue of 667.. The Neighbour of the Beast.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."I Turn to You" 
2."Crazy Things" 

Usage in media

After the song gained popularity, it was featured in the film Bend It Like Beckham . It was covered by Darkseed on "Ultimate Darkness", by Machinae Supremacy on "Webography", and by Wig Wam on 667.. The Neighbour of the Beast . The song was also featured in the musical Viva Forever! , a musical show based on the songs of the Spice Girls. It was featured on the Showtime Unlimited promo.

See also

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