I Turn to You (All-4-One song)

Infobox Song
Name = I Turn to You


Artist = All-4-One
Album = "Space Jam" soundtrack
Released = 1996
track_no = 11
Recorded = 1996
Genre = R&B
Length = 4:52
Label = Atlantic
Writer = Diane Warren
Producer = Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
prev = "Basketball Jones" by Barry White and Chris Rock
prev_no = 10
next = "All of My Days" by Changing Faces featuring R. Kelly
next_no = 12Infobox Single
Name = I Turn to You


Artist = Christina Aguilera
Album = Christina Aguilera
B-side =
Released = June 13 2000 (U.S.)
July 25 2000 (UK)
Format = CD single, cassette single
Recorded = 1999
Genre = Pop
Length = 4:37 (Album Version)
4:04 (Music Intro/Radio Version)
3:59 (Radio Version)
Label = RCA
Writer = Diane Warren
Producer = Guy Roche
Certification =
Last single = "The Christmas Song"
(1999)
This single = "I Turn to You"
(2000)
Next single = "Come on Over Baby (All I Want Is You)"
(2000)

"I Turn to You" is a pop/R&B song written by Diane Warren in 1996. The original version of the song was recorded that year by R&B quartet All-4-One for the soundtrack album to the Warner Bros. film "Space Jam". Three years later, American pop singer Christina Aguilera recorded a cover version, produced by Guy Roche, for her debut album, "Christina Aguilera". Released in the spring of 2000 as the album's third single, the single peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 4 weeks, becoming Aguilera's third Top 10 hit. The single also peaked at #19 in the UK and #40 in Australia.

ong information

The lyrics of "I Turn to You" are an ode from the narrator to a person who helps them find the proverbial light in the rain when she is lost or losing ground. It is often felt that the single is written with the theme of thanking a parental figure (as evidenced by the music video produced for Aguilera's version.) However, the song's lyrics are ambiguous enough to where the lyrics can apply to a lover, a friend, or another family member.

The song was re-written in Spanish, and titled "Por Siempre Tú" (English: "Forever You"), for Aguilera's first Spanish-language album, "Mi Reflejo".

Track listings

*I Turn To You [US Single]
# I Turn To You [Music Intro] [Radio Version] - 4:04
# Por Siempre Tú - 4:03

*I Turn To You [UK Single]
# I Turn To You [Radio Version] - 3:59
# I Turn To You [Music Intro] [Radio Version] - 4:04
# What A Girl Wants [Thunderpuss Fiesta Edit] - 3:27
# What A Girl Wants [Thunderpuss Dirty Radio Mix] - 3:16

Chart success

Following the number-one successes of Aguilera's two previous singles, "Genie in a Bottle" and "What a Girl Wants", "I Turn to You" peaked at number three on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and number five on the "Billboard" Adult Contemporary chart. Internationally, the same trend of the single performing weaker on the charts than her previous two was shown as the song failed to even reach the top-forty in most countries. The single was a flop outside the US and couldn't even enter in many European Top20 charts.

Charts

*¹ "Por Siempre Tu".

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