- Watch Over You
Infobox Single
Name = Watch Over You
Artist =Alter Bridge
from Album = Blackbird
B-side =
Released =January 14 ,2008
Format =Radio
Recorded =
Genre =Power ballad
RockPost-grunge
Length = 4:19
Label = Universal Republic
Writer =Myles Kennedy ,Mark Tremonti
Producer = Michael "Elvis" Baskette
Certification =Chart position =
Last single = "Ties That Bind "
(2008 )
This single = "Watch Over You"
(2008 )
Next single = "Before Tomorrow Comes "
(2008 )"Watch Over You" is a
power ballad by Americanhard rock bandAlter Bridge , featured on the band's second album "Blackbird" in 2007. The song is one of the softer songs on "Blackbird" and has a much lighter tone than other songs on the album. On January 2, 2008, the song was announced to be the third single off the album after "Ties That Bind ". Although "Watch Over You" will be the third single, "Ties That Bind" was only released in theUnited Kingdom . Therefore, "Watch Over You" will be Alter Bridge's second single released worldwide. The song debuted at #30 on the Mainstream Rock Chart and is one of the band's most popular songs.A new duet version was recorded with
Cristina Scabbia ofLacuna Coil and currently is going to be released in Germany/Italy. It is not known yet if it will be released worldwide. The duet version is currently on the band's [http://www.myspace.com/alterbridge MySpace] page.Music Video
A music video was filmed for "Watch Over You", which began airing in Australia and New Zealand in mid-September, 2008. A link can be found below. In late September/early October, another version of the video was released and aired on
VH1 using clips from the reality television series "Celebrity Rehab ".[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Z_bKD9pb08 Watch Over You music video]
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