Arms Around the World
{{Short description|1997 single by Louise}}
{{use British English|date=May 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Arms Around the World
| cover = Louise-Arms_Around_the_World.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Louise
| album = Woman in Me
| B-side =
- "Don't Be Shy"
- "Intimate"
| released = {{start date|1997|9|22|df=y}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Dance
| length = 4:08
| label =
| writer =
- Louise Nurding
- Trevor Steel
- John Holliday
- Oliver George Smallman
- Denis Ingoldsby
| producer =
- John Holliday
- Trevor Steel
| prev_title = One Kiss from Heaven
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title = Let's Go Round Again
| next_year = 1997
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|ALDw5OmKvWw|"Arms Around the World"}}}}
}}
"Arms Around the World" is a song by English singer Louise, released on 22 September 1997 as the lead single from her second studio album, Woman in Me (1997). It appeared on several music charts, peaking at number four on the UK Singles Chart in September 1997. As reported by the Official Charts Company in January 2020, "Arms Around the World" has sold 159,000 copies in the UK. The video was directed by Toby Tremlett.{{Cite web|url=https://www.inwalkedlouise.co.uk/|title=In Walked Louise|website=inwalkedlouise.co.uk|access-date=27 January 2020}}
Critical reception
Jon O'Brien from AllMusic viewed "Arms Around the World" as a Janet Jackson-inspired track, adding that it sounds like her 1995 song "Runaway".{{cite web|first=Jon|last=O'Brien|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/changing-faces-best-of-louise-mw0000462815|title=Louise — Changing Faces: Best of Louise|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=21 October 2021}} British magazine Music Week rated it three out of five, writing further that "Louise attempts to do a Kylie with a more complex and mature sound, but her efforts are let down by an unsubstantial song lacking any real sparkle."{{cite magazine|first=|last=|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1997/Music-Week-1997-09-13.pdf|title=Reviews: Singles|magazine=Music Week|date=13 September 1997|page=14|access-date=13 September 2022}} Gerald Martinez from New Sunday Times described the song as a "anthemic" dance song.{{cite magazine|first=Gerald|last=Martinez|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ouYVAAAAIBAJ|title=Late Bloomer Delivers|magazine=New Sunday Times|date=15 March 1998|page=13|access-date=21 October 2021}}
Track listings
- UK CD1 and Japanese CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Arms Around the World|others=Louise|year=1997|type=UK CD1 liner notes|publisher=EMI Records, 1st Avenue Records|id=CDEMS490, 7243 8 84729 2 0}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Arms Around the World|others=Louise|year=1997|type=Japanese CD single liner notes|publisher=EMI Music Japan|id=TOCP-40066}}
- "Arms Around the World" (radio mix)
- "Arms Around the World" (Rated PG club mix)
- "Arms Around the World" (T-Empo club mix)
- "Arms Around the World" (Farley & Heller Fire Island vocal mix)
- "Arms Around the World" (radio mix)
- "Don't Be Shy"
- "Intimate"
- "Arms Around the World" (radio mix)
- "Don't Be Shy"
- "Arms Around the World" (T-Empo club mix)
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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!Chart (1997–1998) !Peak |
| {{single chart|Flanders Tip|6|artist=Louise|song=Arms Around the World|rowheader=true|access-date=14 June 2018}} |
| scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-10-11.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=14|issue=41|page=12|date=11 October 1997|access-date=22 June 2018}}
|32 |
|---|
| {{single chart|Dutch100|95|artist=Louise|song=Arms Around the World|rowheader=true|access-date=6 July 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Scotland|9|date=19971004|rowheader=true|access-date=6 July 2019}} |
| {{single chart|UK|4|date=19971004|rowheader=true|access-date=6 July 2019}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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!Chart (1997) !Position |
| scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite magazine|title=Top 100 Singles 1997|magazine=Music Week|page=27|date=17 January 1998}}{{cite web|url=http://hosting1642755.az.pl/sp%20uk%20best%201997.html|title=Najlepsze single na UK Top 40–1997|language=pl|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150604144848/http://hosting1642755.az.pl/sp%20uk%20best%201997.html|archive-date=4 June 2015|access-date=6 July 2019}}
|95 |
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Sales
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|nocert=true|salesamount=159,000|salesref={{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/louise-redknapps-biggest-singles-on-the-official-uk-chart-revealed__19942/|title=Louise Redknapp's biggest singles on the Official UK Chart revealed|last=Copsey|first=Rob|publisher=Official Charts Company|date=17 January 2020|access-date=18 January 2020}}|access-date=18 January 2020}}
|}
Release history
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!scope="col"|Region !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Format(s) !scope="col"|Label(s) !scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope="row"|United Kingdom
|22 September 1997 |{{hlist|CD|cassette}} |{{hlist|EMI|1st Avenue}} |{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1997/Music-Week-1997-09-20.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=47|date=20 September 1997|access-date=5 July 2021}} |
|---|
| scope="row"|Japan
|29 October 1997 |CD |{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/180803/products/262288/1/|title=アームズ・アラウンド・ザ・ワールド {{!}} ルイーズ|trans-title=Arms Around the World {{!}} Louise|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=21 January 2024}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Louise Redknapp}}
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Category:Louise Redknapp songs
Category:First Avenue Records singles
Category:Songs written by Denis Ingoldsby
Category:Songs written by Louise Redknapp