Extraordinary (Mandy Moore song)
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| Single by Mandy Moore | ||||
| from the album Wild Hope | ||||
| Released | April 10, 2007 | |||
| Length | 2:54 | |||
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| Producer(s) | John Alagia | |||
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"Extraordinary" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Mandy Moore. It was released as the first single from her fourth studio album, Wild Hope (2007). The song was written by Moore, Deb Talan, and Steve Tannen and produced by John Algia.
Release
Moore performed the song live for the first time at the official first televised ceremony of the Brick Awards on The CW, though she has also performed the song at a number of smaller gigs.[1] Billboard magazine said that "Moore's once-girlish vocals now project a richer, more purposeful texture, well-suited to the autobiographical theme...".[2]
Chart performance
The song peaked at number 2 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 and number 25 on the Adult Top 40 chart. As of July 2012, "Extraordinary" has sold 287,000 paid digital downloads in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[3]
Music video
The music video of "Extraordinary" was directed by Ace Norton.[4] The music video featured different characters of Moore including, a hippie chick, a rocker chick, a '50s housewife and Amelia Earhart. "She's kind of the hero," Moore explained. "She's the Mandy that makes the move to jump off the tower and be extraordinary." The music video was shot in Los Angeles.[5] It entered the VH1's Top 20 Video Countdown chart at number twelve. The official music video of the song was not available on YouTube.
In other media
The song was included on the trailer and ending credits of the 2007 comedy-drama film Georgia Rule.[6]
Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[7] | 2 |
| US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[8] | 25 |
Notes
- ^ MTV News Archived August 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Billboard
- ^ Billboard.com - Ask Billboard[permanent dead link] Retrieved: June 6, 2012]
- ^ "Mandy Moore: Extraordinary (Music Video 2007)". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
- ^ Vineyard, Jennifer. "Avril, Christina's Multiple-Personality Clips Copy A Page From Madonna's Handbook". MTV News. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
- ^ Georgia Rule (2007) - IMDb, retrieved 2022-04-21
- ^ "Mandy Moore Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ "Mandy Moore Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
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