From Sarah with Love
{{Short description|2001 single by Sarah Connor}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = From Sarah with Love
| cover = From Sarah with Love.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Sarah Connor
| album = Green Eyed Soul
| B-side = Man of My Dreams
| released = {{start date|2001|11|5|df=yes}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Pop
| length = 5:08
| label =
- X-Cell
- Epic
| writer =
- Rob Tyger
- Kay Denar
- Sarah Connor
| producer =
- Rob Tyger
- Kay D.
| prev_title = French Kissing
| prev_year = 2001
| next_title = If U Were My Man
| next_year = 2001
}}
"From Sarah with Love" is a song by German recording artist Sarah Connor. It was co-written and produced by Rob Tyger and Kay Denar and Connor for her debut studio album, Green Eyed Soul (2001). The title of the song is inspired by the James Bond movie From Russia with Love. Released as the album's third single on 5 November 2001, it peaked at number one in the Czech Republic, Germany, Portugal and Switzerland and reached the top three in Austria and Finland. "From Sarah with Love" was nominated for Best National (i.e. German) Single – Rock/Pop at the 2002 ECHO Awards and received a triple gold certification from the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI).
Background
"From Sarah with Love" was written by Connor along with frequent collaborators, Rob Tyger and Kay Denar, for her debut studio album, Green Eyed Soul (2001).{{cite AV media notes|title=Green Eyed Soul|year=2001|publisher=X-Cell Records |type=booklet}} A pop ballad, the song is about an "unfulfilled love story." According to Connor, "From Sarah with Love" is written in such a way that it allows for different views. Thus, its lyrics can refer to other themes such as "heartbreak, longing, farewell."
Chart performance
"From Sarah with Love" was released by X-Cell Records on 5 November 2001 as the third single from Connor's debut album Green Eyed Soul (2001). It initially debuted at number four on the German Singles Chart in the week of 19 November 2001, before rising to the top spot the following week. Connor's first single to reach number one, it would spend two further weeks atop the chart. In 2002, it was awarded 3× Gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) for shipments figures of more than 750,000 copies. GfK ranked it 23rd on both its 2001 and its 2002 year-end single chart, respectively. Elsewhere, "From Sarah with Love" reached number-one in the Czech Republic, Portugal, and Switzerland. It also became a top ten hit on most other charts it appeared on.
Music video
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A music video for "From Sarah with Love" was directed by Daniel Lwowski and Frank Wilde.{{cite web|url=https://www.siegessaeule.de/magazin/4049-stylist-frank-wilde-ich-finde-es-albern-dass-viele-bei-ihrem-alter-l%C3%BCgen/|title=Stylist Frank Wilde: "Ich finde es albern, dass viele bei ihrem Alter lügen"|website=siegessaeule.de|language=de|access-date=29 May 2024}} It was filmed on 11 October 2021 at Budapest Keleti station.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPJYGPQ1uD0|title=Sarah Connor - Making of From Sarah With Love Live|date=12 April 2017 |via=YouTube|language=de|access-date=29 May 2024}} Partially set in the 1950s to 19060s, Wilde noted that Josef von Sternberg's American pre-Code film Shanghai Express (1932) served as an inspiration for the video, particularly several scenes in which actress Marlene Dietrich is depicted. According to Lwowski, Keleti station was selected as the video's main filming location not only due to budget concerns but also due to its architecture. In the clip, Connor returns to a place from her childhood. Connor's sister, singer Sophia-Luisa "Lulu" Lewe, portrays a younger version of the singer.
Track listings
{{track listing
| headline = CD single
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = From Sarah with Love
| note1 = radio version
| writer1 = {{hlist|Sarah Connor|Rob Tyger|Kay Denar}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Tyger|Kay D.}}
| length1 = 4:12
| title2 = From Sarah with Love
| note2 = Kayrob dance mix
| writer2 = {{hlist|Sarah Connor|Rob Tyger|Kay Denar}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Tyger|Kay D.}}
| length2 = 4:02
}}
{{track listing
| headline = CD maxi single
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = From Sarah with Love
| note1 = radio version
| writer1 = {{hlist|Sarah Connor|Rob Tyger|Kay Denar}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Tyger|Kay D.}}
| length1 = 4:12
| title2 = From Sarah with Love
| note2 = Kayrob dance mix
| writer2 = {{hlist|Sarah Connor|Rob Tyger|Kay Denar}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Tyger|Kay D.}}
| length2 = 4:02
| title3 = Man of My Dreams
| writer3 = {{hlist|Bülent Aris|Chris Tonino|Michael Eirich}}
| extra3 = Aris
| length3 = 3:11
}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for "From Sarah with Love" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2001–2002)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{single chart|Austria|2|artist=Sarah Connor|song=From Sarah with Love|rowheader=true|access-date=25 May 2015}} |
| {{single chart|Flanders|6|artist=Sarah Connor|song=From Sarah with Love|rowheader=true|access-date=25 May 2015}} |
| {{single chart|Wallonia|6|artist=Sarah Connor|song=From Sarah with Love|rowheader=true|access-date=25 May 2015}} |
| scope="row"| Czech Republic (IFPI){{cite web|url=http://www.ifpicr.cz/radio.htm|title=Hitparada radia – 13/2002|publisher=IFPI CR|language=cs|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020405134139/http://www.ifpicr.cz/radio.htm|archive-date=5 April 2002|access-date=8 February 2021}}
| 1 |
| scope="row"| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2001/MM-2001-12-15.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=19|issue=51|date=15 December 2001|page=11|oclc=29800226|via=World Radio History}}
| 5 |
| {{single chart|Finland|3|artist=Sarah Connor|song=From Sarah with Love|rowheader=true|access-date=25 May 2015}} |
| {{single chart|Germany|1|artist=Sarah Connor|song=From Sarah with Love|songid=4943|rowheader=true|access-date=18 February 2019|refname="ger"}} |
| scope="row"| Greece (IFPI){{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.gr/chart02.htm |title=Top 50 Singles |publisher=IFPI Greece |language=el |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020602200316/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart02.htm |archive-date=2 June 2002 |access-date=27 April 2020}}
| 9 |
| {{single chart|Hungaryradio|3|year=2002|week=24|rowheader=true|access-date=27 April 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Hungarysingle|3|year=2002|week=23|rowheader=true|access-date=27 April 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Italy|35|artist=Sarah Connor|song=From Sarah with Love|rowheader=true|access-date=25 May 2015}} |
| {{single chart|Dutch40|6|artist=Sarah Connor|rowheader=true|access-date=27 April 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Dutch100|9|artist=Sarah Connor|song=From Sarah with Love|rowheader=true|access-date=29 January 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Norway|14|artist=Sarah Connor|song=From Sarah with Love|rowheader=true|access-date=25 May 2015}} |
| scope="row"| Poland (Music & Media){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2002/MM-2002-03-02.pdf|title=Major Market Airplay – Week 10/2002|magazine=Music & Media|volume=20|issue=10|page=27|date=2 March 2002|access-date=17 January 2024}}
| 4 |
| scope="row"| Portugal (AFP){{cite magazine|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=Music & Media|volume=20|issue=26|page=16|date=22 June 2002}}
| 1 |
| scope="row"| Romania (Romanian Top 100){{cite web|url=http://www.rt100.ro/ed.php?tn=x10011|title=Romanian Top 100: Editia 10, saptamina 11.03–17.03, 2002|publisher=Romanian Top 100|language=ro|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041010011758/http://www.rt100.ro/ed.php?tn=x10011|archive-date=10 October 2004|access-date=27 April 2020}}
| 2 |
| {{single chart|Sweden|38|artist=Sarah Connor|song=From Sarah with Love|rowheader=true|access-date=25 May 2015}} |
| {{single chart|Switzerland|1|artist=Sarah Connor|song=From Sarah with Love|rowheader=true|access-date=25 May 2015|refname="Switzerland"}} |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2001 year-end chart performance for "From Sarah with Love" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2001)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40){{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=2001|title=Jahreshitparade Singles 2001|website=austriancharts.at|language=de|access-date=22 October 2015}}
| 32 |
| scope="row"| Germany (Media Control){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2001|title=Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts (2001)|publisher=Offizielle Deutsche Charts|language=de|access-date=22 November 2015}}
| 23 |
| scope="row"| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2001|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2001|website=hitparade.ch|language=de|access-date=10 October 2015}}
| 58 |
=Decade-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Decade-end chart performance for "From Sarah with Love" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2000–2009)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40){{cite web |url=https://ifpi.at/website2018/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/ifpi-marktbericht-2010.pdf|title=Österreichischer Musikmarkt 2010 – Erstmals veröffentlicht: die meistverkauften Alben und Songs der Jahre 2000-2010 |publisher=IFPI Austria |language=de |access-date=27 November 2023}}
| 37 |
| scope="row"| Germany (Media Control GfK){{cite web|url=http://www.rtl.de/cms/unterhaltung/tv-programm/show/die-ultimative-chartshow/hits-neue-jahrtausend-download.html|title=Die erfolgreichsten Hits des neuen Jahrtausends|publisher=RTL|language=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125035951/http://www.rtl.de/cms/unterhaltung/tv-programm/show/die-ultimative-chartshow/hits-neue-jahrtausend-download.html|archive-date=25 November 2010|access-date=29 October 2010}}
| 74 |
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Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "From Sarah with Love"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|type=single|artist=Sarah Connor|title=From Sarah with Love|award=Gold|relyear=2001|certyear=2001}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2001|certyear=2002|access-date=22 November 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=single|artist=Sarah Connor|title=From Sarah with Love|award=Gold|number=3|relyear=2001|certyear=2002|refname="bvmi"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|type=single|artist=Sarah Connor|title=From Sarah with Love|award=Platinum|relyear=2001|certyear=2002}}
{{Certification Table Bottom}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.sarahconnor.com/ SarahConnor.com] – official site
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Category:Number-one singles in the Czech Republic
Category:Number-one singles in Germany
Category:Number-one singles in Portugal
Category:Number-one singles in Switzerland
Category:Sarah Connor (singer) songs
Category:Songs written by Rob Tyger