HERE I AM
BRYAN ADAMS
SONGWRITERS:
BRYAN ADAMS; HANS ZIMMER
& GRETCHEN PETERS
WHERE: LIVE AT PARTY IN THE PARK
COUNTRY: CANADA
ALBUM: SPIRIT: STALLION OF THE CIMARRON
LABEL: A
& M
GENRE: SOUNDTRACK
YEAR: 2002
"Here I Am" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian
artist Bryan Adams. The song was written and recorded in 2002 for the movie Spirit:
Stallion of the Cimarron and was both released on the official soundtrack and
as a single. The single reached number-one in Taiwan, Azerbaijan, Portugal and
hit number 5 in both the US and the UK. The song won na ASCAP Award and was
nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. Adams also recorded a
French version called "Me voilà".
The music video is set in the American Southwest featuring Adams and
several women living in the wilderness trying to survive from the thirst,
snakes etc. They are all portrayed as giants roaming on
the landscape. Also there is a reference to the movie, as a herd of horses is
running through the desert. The video was directed by Mike Lipscombe and
produced by Michael J. Pierce. Bryan Adams' performance, along with all the actor
performances were filmed in a green screen studio in Hollywood, California. The
background for the video was filmed in Monument Valley, Utah from a helicopter.
The sequences with the horses were filmed at ranch in Santa Clarita, against a
large green screen so that the action of the horses could be manipulated in
post-production. The total production period, from start to finish, was six
days, which is an extremely aggressive turnaround for a project that was all
green screen and visual effects. This
was necessary to premier the music video at the Hollywood screening of the film
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron.
Bryan Guy Adams OC OBC(born 5 November 1959) is a Canadian singer,
songwriter, record producer, guitarist, photographer, philanthropist and
activist.
Adams rose to fame in Canada and the United States with his 1983 album Cuts
Like a Knife and turned into a global star with his 1984 album Reckless, which
produced some of his best known songs, including "Run to You" and
"Summer of '69". In 1991, he released "(Everything I Do) I Do It
for You" from the album Waking Up the Neighbours The song was written for
the film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and the song became a worldwide hit
which went to number 1 in many countries, including 16 consecutive weeks in the
United Kingdom, a new record as well as 72 weeks in the top 20. Adams also had
the U.S. BillboardHot 100 number-one singles "Heaven", "All for
Love" and "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?"
For his contributions to music, Adams has garnered many awards and
nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations, 15 Grammy Award nominations
including a win for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or
Television in 1992. He has also won MTV, ASCAP, American Music awards, three Ivor
Novello Awards for song composition and has been nominated five times for Golden
Globe Awards and three times for Academy Awards for his songwriting for films.
Here I am, this is me
There's nowhere else on earth I'd rather be
Here I am, it's just me and you
Tonight we make our dreams come true
It's a new world, it's a new start
It's alive with the beating of young hearts
It's a new day, it's a new plan
I've been waiting for you
Here I am
Here I am
Here we are, we've just begun
And after all this time, our time has come
Yeah here we are, still going strong
Right here in the place where we belong
It's a new world, it's a new start
It's alive with the beating of young hearts
It's a new day, it's a new plan
I've been waiting for you
Here I am
Yeah, here I am
Here I am
Waiting for you!
Here I am, this is me
There's nowhere else on earth I'd rather be
Here I am, it's just me and you
Tonight we make our dreams come true
It's a new world, it's a new start
It's alive with the beating of young hearts
It's a new day, it's a new plan
I've been waiting for you
(waiting, waiting, waiting)
It's a new world, it's a new start
It's alive with the beating of young hearts
It's a new day, it's a new plan
I've been waiting for you
(waiting, waiting, waiting)
Here I am
(Here I am)
Here I am
(Here I am)
Here I am
(Here I am)
Right next to you
(Here I am)
And suddenly the world is all brand new
Here I am
(Here I am)
Here I am
(Here I am)
I'm gonna stay
Now there's nothing standing in our way
Here I am
Here I am, this is me.