Born to Try

Infobox Single
Name = Born to Try


Artist = Delta Goodrem
from Album = Innocent Eyes
B-side =
Released = November 8, 2002 (Australia) March 10, 2003 (UK)
Format = CD
Recorded = Cove City Sound Studios, New York, 2002
Genre = Pop
Length = 4:13
Label = Epic
Writer = Delta Goodrem, Audius Mtawarira
Producer = Ric Wake
Certification = 3x platinum (ARIA) Gold (RIANZ)
Last single = "I Don't Care" (2001)
This single = "Born to Try" (2002)
Next single = "Lost Without You" (2003)

"Born to Try" is a piano-based pop ballad written by Delta Goodrem and Audius Mtawarira, produced by Ric Wake for Goodrem's debut album "Innocent Eyes" (2003).

History

Goodrem, who was starring as Nina Tucker in "Neighbours" at the time, performed the track on the show, as her character was also trying to launch a music career. The piano ballad proved to be successful, debuting at number three before reaching number one on the Australian Singles chart, becoming Goodrem's first number one single. It spent three months in the top five and went on to sell over 210,000 copies, making it the third highest selling single of 2002.Fact|date=October 2007 In the UK, "Born to Try" debuted and peaked the charts at number three, spending eleven weeks in the top forty. The single was also a number one hit for Goodrem in New Zealand.

Goodrem co-wrote the song with producer and songwriter Audius Mtawarira (who had worked with Selwyn) at her home in Sydney. The two met in 2001 and Goodrem states "Audius and I got on really well and someone at the record company suggested we write together. He came out to our house, mum made some lunch and we wrote four songs. 'Born To Try' was the last one. We just naturally clicked and there was no pressure so it was just music for music's sake" [http://www.deltagoodrem.com/newsEvents/home.do?newsId=20021108131736 "Delta's Single Out Monday"] . "Deltagoodrem.com.au". Retrieved July 10 2007.] .

"Born to Try" was not Delta's debut single. In 2001, she released "I Don't Care", but the single was unsuccessful and barely noticed by the general public.

The song is included in Delta's debut album in the USA, "Delta", released on July 15th 2008.

Formats and track listings

;Australian CD single
#"Born to Try" — 4:13
#"Born to Try" (Graham Stack remix) — 4:14
#"Born to Try" (original demo) — 4:14

;UK CD single 1
#"Born to Try"
#"Born to Try" (demo version)
#"In My Own Time"

;UK CD single 2
#"Born to Try" (radio edit)
#"Born to Try" (Mash Master mix)
#"Longer"
#"Born to Try" (music video)

;Official mixes
#"Born to Try" (demo version)
#"Born to Try" (Graham Stack remix)
#"Born to Try" (Mash club mix)
#"Born to Try" (Mash Master mix)
#"Born to Try" (Mash radio edit)
#"Born to Try" (U.S. mix)

Charts

References

External links

* [http://www.deltagoodrem.com/lyrics/home.do?catalogueNo=5109512000&affiliateId=0510&side=1&seq=1&lyricId=-156855 Song Lyrics]
* [http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1155159772/bclid164950452/bctid174310363 Music Video]