"Amazing" | ||||
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Single by Alex Lloyd | ||||
from the album Watching Angels Mend | ||||
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Released | 17 September 2001 | |||
Studio | Town House (London, England) | |||
Length | 3:22 | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Songwriter(s) | Alexander Wasiliev | |||
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Alex Lloyd singles chronology | ||||
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"Amazing" is a song written by Australian singer-songwriter Alex Lloyd. The song was released on 17 September 2001 as the second single from his second studio album, Watching Angels Mend (2001). It was a success in Australia, reaching number 14, and in New Zealand, where it topped the singles chart in March 2002. It was also ranked number one on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2001, Australia's largest annual music poll.[1] The song is an example of the evergreen 'four chords of pop' progression.
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2002, the song was nominated for Single of the Year and Highest Selling Single, losing out on both to "Can't Get You Out of My Head" by Kylie Minogue.[2][3] At the APRA Music Awards of 2002 the song won the 'Song of the Year' award.[4] In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Amazing" was ranked number 80.[5] Lloyd was interviewed on Double J for the 20th anniversary of the song topping Triple J "Hottest 100". He stated that the song was written as a "beautiful goodbye" to a relationship with an older, more experienced partner.[6]