"Out of the Blue"
Single by Delta Goodrem
from the album Mistaken Identity
B-side
  • "Visualise"
  • "Beautiful Madness"
  • "How a Dream Looks"
Released11 October 2004 (2004-10-11)
Length4:19
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Guy Chambers
  • Richard Flack
  • Steve Power
Delta Goodrem singles chronology
"Predictable"
(2003)		 "Out of the Blue"
(2004)		 "Mistaken Identity"
(2005)
Audio sample
"Out of the Blue"
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Music video
"Out of the Blue" on YouTube

"Out of the Blue" is a song written by Delta Goodrem and Guy Chambers, produced by Chambers, Richard Flack, and Steve Power for Goodrem's second studio album, Mistaken Identity (2004). It was released as the album's first single in Australia on 11 October 2004 as a CD single and became Goodrem's sixth consecutive number-one hit on the Australian Singles Chart.

About the record

Goodrem announced the release of the song on 3 September 2004. She and Chambers worked together on her debut album Innocent Eyes and he offered to work with her several times on the new album. Goodrem states "Guy was such an inspiration to work with, besides being such a talented musician on so many instruments I felt we had a real connection on a musical level. He makes a lot of classical music and I'm classically trained so we both knew where songs should go and also when it wasn't right. We could bring something out of each other to create something unique. Once we had 'Out of the Blue' we knew we had something special".[1]

Goodrem says the song is "being about times when someone comes into your life unexpectedly, and what a positive effect that can have on you" being about her then boyfriend Mark Philippoussis and the support he gave her.[2] When the relationship ended Goodrem states she found a new meaning for the song.

Promotion and chart performance

The song was released to radio on 24 September 2004 and became the most added song to airplay.[2] The song was later performed at the ARIA awards and it was her first performance at the ARIA awards. The song debuted at number one on the ARIA Charts, becoming her sixth consecutive number-one single and topping the chart for three weeks. The song was certified platinum in its first week. It spent a total of 16 weeks in the top 50 ending the run at position 50 and spent 23 weeks in the top 100. It was the 20th-highest-selling single in Australia for 2004.

The song peaked within the top 20 in Greece, Ireland and New Zealand. It peaked at number nine in the United Kingdom and spent a total of nine weeks in the top 75, ending its run at number 75.

Music video

The video for her single was filmed on the coast of Malibu, California and was directed by Nigel Dick. It premiered on Channel Ten Australia after an episode of Neighbours on 1 October 2004, a news spot on her website stating "The clip will fittingly go to air during Neighbours – Australia's most successful and longest running soapie – to mark Delta's final episodes in the show as the hugely popular character Nina Tucker".

The start of the video opens up to Delta sitting on a beach in a green dress. After a while Delta gets up and walks across the beach with the waves washing on her feet. When the chorus comes around the second time Delta has changed into a pink dress and walks up a hill into a forest and finds her piano and starts playing it. After she has finished playing it the piano catches on fire and Delta sings at the camera then runs away ending the video. Delta has stated that at the time of making the video, she was intrigued by the classical elements—earth, wind, fire and water. All elements can be seen in the video clip.

Track listings

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[19] Platinum 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Catalogue Ref.
Australia 11 October 2004 CD 675374.2 [20]
United Kingdom 8 November 2004 675473 1 [21]
675473 2

References

  1. ↑ "Delta's Chart-Topping Reign Continues!" Archived 30 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Deltagoodrem.com.au. Retrieved 29 April 2007.
  2. 1 2 "Lyrics And Video News For Delta's 'Out Of The Blue'" Archived 30 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Deltagoodrem.com.au. Retrieved 29 April 2007.
  3. ↑ Out of the Blue (Australian CD single liner notes). Delta Goodrem. Epic Records, Daylight Records. 2004. 675374.2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ↑ Out of the Blue (European CD1 single liner notes). Delta Goodrem. Epic Records, Daylight Records. 2005. EPC 675374 1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ Out of the Blue (UK CD1 single liner notes). Delta Goodrem. Epic Records, Daylight Records. 2004. 675473 1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ↑ Out of the Blue (European CD2 single liner notes). Delta Goodrem. Epic Records, Daylight Records. 2005. EPC 675374 5.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ↑ Out of the Blue (UK CD2 single liner notes). Delta Goodrem. Epic Records, Daylight Records. 2004. 675473 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ↑ Out of the Blue (German mini-CD single liner notes). Delta Goodrem. Epic Records, Daylight Records. 2004. 675374 3.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ↑ "Delta Goodrem – Out of the Blue". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  10. ↑ "Delta Goodrem – Out of the Blue" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  11. ↑ "Delta Goodrem – Out of the Blue" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  12. ↑ "Top 50 Singles Εβδομάδα 27/2–5/3" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 3 March 2005. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  13. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Out of the Blue". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  14. ↑ "Delta Goodrem – Out of the Blue". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  15. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  16. ↑ "Delta Goodrem – Out of the Blue". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  17. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  18. ↑ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2004". ARIA. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  19. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  20. ↑ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 11th October 2004" (PDF). ARIA. 11 October 2004. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2004. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  21. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 6 November 2004. p. 25.
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