“Can You Hear Me (Enrique Iglesias song)”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

"Can You Hear Me" is the official song of UEFA Euro 2008. It is performed by Enrique Iglesias, who wrote the song with Steve Morales and Frankie Storm.^[1] The song was produced by Big Ben Diehl and Carlos Paucar, and recorded at Circle House Studios in Miami, Florida.^[2] The song received generally negative reviews, but achieved success in many European countries where it was a top ten hit.

The song served as Iglesias' third UK single from his Greatest Hits album in June 2009 but failed to enter the UK Top 200.

Background

The choice of this song was announced by UEFA on 20 May, and Iglesias was described as the perfect person for the job. "He is an international star who is passionate about football and who has European roots", said commercial director Philippe Margraff.^[1] The artist himself was happy to be chosen; "I'm really pleased to be able to contribute to the football festival in Switzerland and Austria and it is an honour for me to perform at the final", said Iglesias.^[3]

The song was performed at the closing game in Vienna on 29 June.^[1] The single was released on 26 May, and the video—featuring football tricks and dancing, intercut with Iglesias performing—was directed by Paul Minor.^[3] "Can You Hear Me" will also feature on a re-issue of Iglesias' Insomniac album in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, and Italy.

There is also a special UEFA Euro 2008 Remix to the song, which contains a part from the UEFA Euro 2008 Official Theme song in the beginning of the song.

Reception

Media reaction to the song has largely been negative, most finding it inappropriate for the venue. Darryl Broadfoot, of the Scottish newspaper The Herald, called it a "cheesy, synth-driven melody".^[4] The Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet, in reviewing the song, found that it lacked purpose and motivation, and that it had little to do with football. The reviewers called the song a rejected B-side, and gave it one out of six points.^[5] Nick Amies, of Deutsche Welle, called "Can You Hear Me" an "insipid and un-footie-inspiring, corporate sell-out single". He also reported that spectators preferred the song "Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes as an alternative, unofficial anthem.^[6]

Track listings

Charts

Peak positions

Year-end charts

See also

References

1. ^¹²{{cite news|url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/sportsplus/sportsplus.php?id=127752|title=Euro 2008 unveils its official anthem|date=20 May 2008|publisher=Bangkok Post|accessdate=19 June 2008}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.euro2008.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/MediaRelease/Competitions/MediaServices/69/80/81/698081_DOWNLOAD.pdf|title=Official UEFA EURO 2008 Song: "Can You Hear Me" by Enrique Iglesias|date=20 May 2008|publisher=UEFA|accessdate=20 June 2008|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081003075025/http://www.euro2008.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/MediaRelease/Competitions/MediaServices/69/80/81/698081_DOWNLOAD.pdf|archivedate=3 October 2008|df=dmy-all}}
3. ^¹{{cite news|url=http://music.generationq.net/bm/news/enrique-iglesias-UEFA-song-050683.shtml|title=Official UEFA EURO 2008 Song: "Can You Hear Me" by Enrique Iglesias|last=Kalow|first=Natalie|date=5 June 2008|publisher=GenQ|accessdate=19 June 2008|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611213144/http://music.generationq.net/bm/news/enrique-iglesias-UEFA-song-050683.shtml|archivedate=11 June 2008|df=dmy-all}}
4. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.theherald.co.uk/sport/headlines/display.var.2316835.0.Finalists_planning_to_chart_Euro_hit.php|title=Finalists planning to chart Euro hit|last=Broadfoot|first=Darryl|date=4 June 2008|publisher=The Herald (Glasgow)|accessdate=21 June 2008}}
5. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.dagbladet.no/sport/2008/05/30/536761.html|title=- Hva er motivasjonen bak denne låta?|last=Rasmussen|first=John|date=30 May 2008|publisher=Dagbladet|language=Norwegian|accessdate=19 June 2008}}
6. ^{{cite news|url=http://blogs.dw-world.de/alpine-kicks/kicks/1.6689.html|title=Sing up for the Stripes!|last=Amies|first=Nick|date=20 June 2008|publisher=Deutsche Welle|accessdate=20 June 2008|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080626192822/http://blogs.dw-world.de/alpine-kicks/kicks/1.6689.html|archivedate=26 June 2008|df=dmy-all}}
7. ^¹²³⁴⁵⁶⁷⁸aCharts.us - Enrique Iglesias "Can You Hear Me"
8. ^aCharts.us - Enrique Iglesias "Can You Hear Me"
9. ^Czech IFPI Airplay Chart
10. ^aCharts.us - Enrique Iglesias "Can You Hear Me"
11. ^Slovak IFPI Airplay Chart
12. ^Turkey Top 20 Chart Retrieved 6 August 2008 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080730091745/http://www.billboard.com.tr/pages/Turkiye_top20.aspx |date=30 July 2008 }}
13. ^2008 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 26 December 2008)
14. ^2008 Dutch Singles Charts Dutchcharts.nl (Retrieved 29 December 2008)
15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=43&dfom=20080001&newi=0&height=420&platform=Win32&browser=MSIE&navi=no&subframe=Mainframe |title=Årslista Singlar – År 2008 |publisher=Swedish Recording Industry Association |language=Swedish |accessdate=5 January 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719010101/http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=43&dfom=20080001&newi=0&height=420&platform=Win32&browser=MSIE&navi=no&subframe=Mainframe |archivedate=19 July 2011 |df=dmy }}
16. ^2008 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013201503/http://www.swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=2008 |date=13 October 2013 }} (Retrieved 29 December 2008)