"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. "Extraordinary" is a indie rhythmic folk pop, with an arrangement of acoustic guitar, drums, keyboards, and electric guitar.[1]
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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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| "Mandy Moore - Extraordinary (AUDIO)" on YouTube | ||||
Release
editMoore 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.[2] Billboard magazine said that "Moore's once-girlish vocals now project a richer, more purposeful texture, well-suited to the autobiographical theme...".[3]
Chart performance
editThe song peaked at number 2 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 and number 25 on the Adult Top 40 chart.
Music video
editThe music video of "Extraordinary" was directed by Ace Norton.[4] The music video featured green screen footage of Moore as different characters, including a hippie chick, a rocker chick, a '50s housewife and Amelia Earhart. The characters are hanging on and standing upon each other with some holding on to different objects. "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, despite being filmed inside the studio with the city setting.[5] It entered the VH1's Top 20 Video Countdown chart at number twelve.
In other media
editThe song was included on the trailer and ending credits of the 2007 comedy-drama film Georgia Rule.[6]
Charts
edit| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[7] | 2 |
| US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[8] | 25 |
Notes
edit- ^ US, FashionNetwork com. "Mandy Moore reveals greater gifts with "Wild Hope"". FashionNetwork.com. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
- ^ MTV News Archived August 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Billboard
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. 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.