Amazing (Aerosmith song)
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"Amazing" | ||||
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Single by Aerosmith | ||||
from the album Get a Grip | ||||
B-side | "Gotta Love It" | |||
Released | November 1993 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
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Label | Geffen | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Bruce Fairbairn | |||
Aerosmith singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Amazing" on YouTube |
"Amazing" is a song by American
On the album Get a Grip, as soon as the song ends, a radio is heard being tuned into a recording of "Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well", recorded by Lucky Millinder. Tyler says, "So from all of us at Aerosmith to all of you out there, wherever you are, remember: the light at the end of the tunnel may be you. Good night." Millinder's orchestra plays as the music fades out.
Lyrical content
"Amazing" was written by Steven Tyler, with assistance from the professional songwriter and former bandmate Richie Supa. It tells about his troubled life and drug abuse after the band broke up. The 1987 comeback album Permanent Vacation and its title track are mentioned in the lyrics for "Amazing".
Critical reception
Pan-European magazine
Music video
The accompanying music video for the song, directed by Marty Callner, is well known for its depiction of digital technology and was the second appearance of Alicia Silverstone in the band's videos. Paired with her was Jason London, star of Dazed and Confused, a film which was released in the same year as Get a Grip and which memorably made numerous references to Aerosmith. The characters appear in the music video as two cyberspace kids who escape to a world of virtual reality together, neither realizing the other is also in virtual reality. The head-mounted display worn by London in the video was manufactured by Liquid Image, who was contacted by the production crew and asked to provide a head-mounted display system for the VR sequence. Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry suffered a slight head injury during the making of the video, and it was extended by 52 seconds at the end, where two loops were inserted.
In the virtual dream world, the two embark on a motorcycle journey and
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Amazing" (LP version) | 5:56 |
2. | "Fever" (LP version) | 4:16 |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United States | November 1993 |
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Geffen | |
Japan | November 21, 1993 | CD | [22] | |
United Kingdom | December 6, 1993 |
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References
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- ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1994". Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
- ^ "アメイジング | エアロスミス" [Amazing | Aerosmith] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
- ^ "Single Releases". Music Week. December 4, 1993. p. 21.