Unbroken (Stan Walker song)
"Unbroken" | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Single by Stan Walker | ||||
from the album From the Inside Out | ||||
Released | 12 April 2010 | |||
Studio | Artisan, Birmingham | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 4:34 | |||
Label | Sony | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ryan Tedder | |||
Producer(s) | Ryan Tedder | |||
Stan Walker singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
Audio sample | ||||
"Unbroken" is a song performed by Australian-New Zealand recording artist Stan Walker. Written and produced by OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder, the song was released by Sony Music Australia on 12 April 2010 as the lead single from Walker's second album, From the Inside Out. Walker felt privileged to record a song written by Tedder and complimented him, "He's the man, one of the best songwriters and producers in the world. I am so blessed."[1] The piano-based pop ballad received a mixed response from critics.
"Unbroken" was promoted by performances on
Background and composition
"Unbroken" was written and produced by
Release and reception
"Unbroken" was released as a one-track
"Unbroken" received mixed reviews from music critics. Scott Kara of
Music video and live performances
The
The video opens with the camera rotating around Walker at an intersection as he slowly raises his head,[20] before he is shown walking down a shop-lined street. As the song begins, Walker starts singing in an empty narrow alleyway. Examples of broken people are shown, such as a girl being pushed around and teased before she plugs headphones into her ears, a man watching over a hospital patient, and individuals waiting for others to show up. Walker passes a bench of people reading newspapers with the respective headlines, "Attacked", "War", "When Will It End?" and "Act of Hate", while the final newspaper headline reads "Hope". At the end of the video the now "unbroken" characters shot in Martin Place are shown to be content, and Walker makes his way down a darkened alley.[20]
Walker performed "Unbroken" on Hey Hey It's Saturday on 5 May 2010.[21] He also performed the song on Sunrise on 13 May 2010.[22]
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (2010) | Peak position |
---|---|
ARIA Singles Chart[13] | 23 |
ARIA Urban Singles Chart[14] | 7 |
New Zealand Singles Chart[11]
|
9 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2010) | Position |
---|---|
Australian Artists Singles Chart[23] | 21 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
Australia (ARIA)[15] | Gold | 35,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[12] | Gold | 7,500* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Track listing
- CD single[9]
- "Unbroken" – 4:34
- "Unbroken" (Israelremix) – 3:46
- "Unbroken" (A cappella) – 4:18
- Digital EP[7]
- "Unbroken" – 4:34
- "Black Box" (acoustic) – 3:28
- "Unbroken" (A cappella) – 4:18
Personnel
- Marcus Byrne – assistant engineering
- Stuart Crichton – vocal production
- Damien Lewis – assistant mixing
- Phil Tan – mixing
- Source:[2]
Release history
Country | Date | Format | Label |
---|---|---|---|
New Zealand[6] | 12 April 2010 | Digital download | Sony Music Australia |
Australia[7] | 20 April 2010 | Download EP | |
Belgium[8] | |||
Canada[24] | |||
Denmark[25] | |||
Finland[26] | |||
France[27] | |||
Germany[28] | |||
Ireland[29] | |||
New Zealand[30] | |||
Norway[31] | |||
Portugal[32] | |||
Sweden[33] | |||
United Kingdom[34] | |||
Australia[9] | 24 April 2010 | CD single |
References
- ^ a b McCabe, Kathy (24 April 2010). "Australian Idol Stan Walker working with the best". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ Sony Music Entertainment Australia. 2010.)
{{cite AV media notes}}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link - MTV Networks. Archived from the originalon 2 February 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ a b "Stan Walker – Unbroken (SME)". The Music Network. Peer Group Media. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ AllMusic. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ Apple Inc. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- ^ a b c "Unbroken – EP (Australia)". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ a b "Unbroken – EP (Belgium)". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ a b c "Unbroken". The Music Shop. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- ^ Kara, Scott (26 August 2010). "Album Review: Stan Walker From the Inside Out". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
- ^ a b "Stan Walker – Unbroken". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
- ^ a b "Latest Gold / Platinum Singles". Radioscope. 21 August 2011. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Stan Walker – Unbroken". australian-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
- ^ a b "The ARIA Report" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 23 August 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ "The ARIA Report" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 11 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ On The Set of Stan Walker's 'Unbroken' Video Shoot (YouTube). 15 April 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
- ^ a b "Australian Idol Stan Walker talks of heartbreak for lost Haitian children in earthquake". Herald Sun. 9 April 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- CBS Interactive. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
- ^ MTV. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- Sony Music Entertainment. 27 April 2010. Archived from the originalon 6 July 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ "Stan Walker performs on Sunrise" (Press release). Sony Music Entertainment. 11 May 2010. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Australian Artist Singles 2010". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "Unbroken – EP (Canada)". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ "Unbroken – EP (Denmark)". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ "Unbroken – EP (Finland)". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ "Unbroken – EP (France)" (in French). iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ "Unbroken – EP (Germany)" (in German). iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ "Unbroken – EP (Ireland)". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ "Unbroken – EP (New Zealand)". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ "Unbroken – EP (Norway)". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ "Unbroken – EP (Portugal)". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ "Unbroken – EP (Sweden)". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ "Unbroken – EP (Great Britain)". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 8 May 2011.