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"No Boundaries" is the 2009 winner's single of season 8 of the reality television show American Idol.[1] It was co-written by American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi, along with Cathy Dennis and Mitch Allan.[1] It is the first single for winner Kris Allen and runner-up Adam Lambert.
It was first performed on the May 19th American Idol final performance show by Kris Allen, and by the show's runner-up, Adam Lambert. Both Lambert's and Allen's versions of the song were released to digital music retailers on May 20, 2009.
It is the second American Idol winner single that was released by both winner and runner-up. The first single was "Inside Your Heaven" of season 4, released by winner Carrie Underwood and runner-up Bo Bice. Season 3's winner's single, "I Believe," was released by winner Fantasia Barrino and runner-up Diana DeGarmo, though DeGarmo's recording was a B-side to her debut single, "Dreams."
Reception
The song has received mostly negative reviews.
Former American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe described hearing the song as the "only downside" of American Idol's Grand Finale.[2] Misha Berson of The Seattle Times called the song "perhaps the most tuneless, hackneyed earful of 'inspirational' junk that any American Idol has been saddled with in their last chance at victory".[3]
The lyrics of the song have attracted particular criticism, with Gil Kaufman of MTV describing them as "a titanic mound of turgid clichés", citing the chorus "every step you climb another mountain / every breath is harder to believe / you’ll make it through the pain / weather the hurricane / to get to that one thing / when you think the road is going nowhere / just when you’ve almost gave [sic] up on your dreams / then take it by the hand and show you that you can".
Track listing
No Boundaries - Single (Kris Allen version)
- "No Boundaries": 3:30
No Boundaries - Single (Adam Lambert version)
- "No Boundaries": 3:48
Release history
Kris Allen
| Region | Date |
|---|---|
| Austria | May 20, 2009 |
| Canada | |
| United States | |
| Finland | May 22, 2009 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Sweden | May 27, 2009 |
Adam Lambert
| Region | Date |
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| Austria | May 20, 2009 |
| Canada | |
| United States | |
| Finland | May 22, 2009 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Sweden | May 27, 2009 |
Chart performance
Kris Allen
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart | 27 |
Adam Lambert
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart | 12 |
References
- ^ a b "Kara DioGuardi co-writes 'American Idol' winner's single". Retrieved 2009-05-20.
{{cite web}}: Text "Idol Tracker" ignored (help); Text "Los Angeles Times" ignored (help) - ^ "Twitter / Nigel Lythgoe". Retrieved 2009-05-21.
- ^ "A critic's take: It was a deflating final, but a thrilling season". Retrieved on 2009-05-22.
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