Footprints in the Sand Leona Lewis songFootprints in the SandSingle by Leona Lewisfrom the album Spirit. A sideBetter in TimeB sideYou Bring Me DownReleased. March 2. 00. 8 2. Format. CD single, digital download, maxi single. Recorded. 20. 07, Rokstone Studios London, EnglandGenre. R B, pop. Length. KrhLH0rIjbA/hqdefault.jpg' alt='Leona Lewis Footprints In The Sand Instrumental' title='Leona Lewis Footprints In The Sand Instrumental' />Label. Sony BMG, Syco. SongwritersRichard Page, Per Magnusson, David Kreuger, Simon Cowell. ProducersSteve Mac. Leona Lewis singles chronologyFootprints in the Sand is a song recorded by British singer Leona Lewis for her debut studio album Spirit 2. It was written by Simon Cowell, David Kreuger, Per Magnusson, Richard Page, and produced by Steve Mac. The song was digitally released as Lewiss third single on 9 March 2. United Kingdom. Sony BMG and Syco Music launched it as a double A side with Better in Time, and You Bring Me Down as the B side. It is a R B and pop song composed with a tempo of sixty beats per minute. It was written in a period of one day at Pages home in Malibu, California, with Cowell giving the idea to base it on the Christian poem Footprints. The singles music video was filmed by British director Sophie Muller in Johannesburg, South Africa. The video describes social problems within the city, but ends with a message of hope. Footprints in the Sand became the official theme of the 2. Sport Relief, by BBC. The song received positive reviews from music critics, some of them noting its gospel sounds and Lewiss vocals being compared to American R B singer Mariah Carey. Sony Vegas Pro 11 Video Effects Download. Footprints in the Sand charted as a separate single in Ireland, the United Kingdom and the European Hot 1. Singles, whilst the double A side appeared in Germany and Switzerland, and was certified silver in the UK by the British Phonographic Industry BPI, in 2. In the same year, Lewis performed the song for the first time in the UK live on the television programme Dancing on Ice. In 2. 00. 9, the song was covered by Lucie Jones, a contestant of The X Factor, and by Julia Star from Swiss programme Die grssten Schweizer Talente. Production and compositioneditFootprints in the Sand was written by Simon Cowell, David Kreuger, Per Magnusson and Richard Page, whilst the production was helmed by Steve Mac. It was recorded in 2. Z5EfGfw5pI/hqdefault.jpg' alt='Leona Lewis Footprints In The Sand Instrumental' title='Leona Lewis Footprints In The Sand Instrumental' />Footprints In The Sand. Leona Lewis Genre. You for the purpose of You or your group recording your vocals or instrumental performance to. Leona Lewis 6. 98. Watch the video, get the download or listen to Leona Lewis Footprints in the Sand for free. Footprints in the Sand appears on the album Spirit. Discover more. Rokstone Studios in London, England. Cowell originally came up with the idea to base a song around the Christian poem Footprints,3 and suggested it to Kreuger and Magnusson. They had a scheduled session in Pages home in Malibu, California and finished the song the next day. Cowell secured a songwriting credit for coming up with the idea. In an interview with Hit. Quarters, Magnusson said they had thought the song would be a good idea for Irish boy band Westlife, but it was offered to British singer Leona Lewis instead. When Cowell mentioned the song concept to Lewis, she agreed that it could be really quite interesting. Regarding the song, Lewis commented Originally it was a poem its very inspirational so we put it into a song. I think it is very moving, with a very emotional lyric and I really love to sing this song 6 and added that the poem is about standing by someone and being there for people who need your help. Footprints in the Sand was included on Lewiss debut studio album Spirit, which was released in 2. Syco and J Records. The song has a duration of 4 0. A major with a larghettotempo of sixty beats per minute Lewiss vocals spanned from the low note of E3 to the high note of G5. The song follows the sequence of A5A5BFm. E in the verses and ABBmFmGD in the chorus as its chord progression. It incorporates four instruments keyboard instruments a piano, an organ and synthesizers, guitar, bass and drums, and includes a choir performance made by The Tuff Session Singers. It incorporates elements of R B and pop musical genres,89 and, according to music critics, contains a gospel production performed by a choir and features crashing drums. Release and promotioneditOn 2. January 2. 00. 8, Lewis announced on her website that Footprints in the Sand, along with Better in Time, would be released as a double A side. The single was launched with the song You Bring Me Down as the B side,1. United Kingdom as a digital download on 9 March 2. The song was remixed for the single release Single Mix,9 which, unlike the original version, begins with Lewiss voice only, and music starts after she performs the first verse1. Footprints in the Sand starts with a piano tune before she starts to sing the lyrics,1 and lasts at 3 5. Footprints in the Sand became the official song of the charity Sport Relief, a biennial charity organised by Comic Relief and BBC Sport, for their 2. In her performance, Lewis sang the song to the Sports Relief event. Also, there were musicians that played violas, violins, and a piano, and The Tuff Session Singers performed the chorus. Whilst she sang, images of sadness and desperation were shown to the public. But, as the Tuff Session Singers began, the third chorus, those images became pictures of happiness. As part of promotion, Lewis performed the song live on the British television programme. Dancing on Ice on 9 March 2. Torvill and Deans ice dance routine. Footprints-In-The-Sand-Leona-Lewis-fbd-23345.png' alt='Leona Lewis Footprints In The Sand Instrumental' title='Leona Lewis Footprints In The Sand Instrumental' />Watch the video, get the download or listen to Leona Lewis Footprints In The Sand Instrumental for free. Discover more music, gig and concert tickets, videos. In 2. 01. 3, Lewis added the song to the setlist of her Glassheart Tour. Music videoedit. The music video was filmed in Johannesburg, South Africa. In it, images of poverty of the city an urban area pictured are shown. The accompanying music video was filmed in Johannesburg, South Africa,72. Footprints in the Sand, Acc CD by Leona Lewis. Footprints in the Sand, Acc CD. By. Instrumental Jazz Big Band. Footprints in the Sand. Leona Lewis. Buy for 1. Subscribe. Start Free Radio. Subscribe to Google Play Music and listen to this song and millions of other songs. British director Sophie Muller back to back with the video for Better in Time. It premiered on Lewis official website and BBC Radio 1s website on 2. February 2. 00. 8. The video begins with the message Working to change lives across the world, in support of Sport Relief. Then, it intercuts a performance of Lewis in front of a wall and greyscale scenes an image of a child walking on a landfill site, a funeral, a child lying in the street, and a kid sat in a traffic island. As the first chorus begins, the video continues showing scenes of poverty and AIDS issues in the country. Whilst the second verse goes, pictures of malnourished people appears. Leona Lewis Footprints In The Sand Instrumental' title='Leona Lewis Footprints In The Sand Instrumental' />As the second chorus and the bridge elapse people crying still coming on the scene. But whereas The Tuff Session Singers start to sing the third chorus, the video begins to show images of kids playing association football and cricket. The video ends with children smiling as Lewis sings the outro of the song. It was released on the US i. Tunes Store on 3 February 2. ReceptioneditCritical responseeditUpon the release of Spirit, Footprints in the Sand received generally positive reviews by music critics, with some of them comparing Lewiss performance to other singers such as Mariah Carey and Christina Aguilera. In his review of the album, Chris Elwell Sutton of the Evening Standard commented that the song would be perfect as a theme to a Disney movie. Whilst reviewing Spirit, Chad Grischow of IGN Music described Footprints in the Sand, along with Here I Am, as a sleeper ballad. Lyndsey Winship, a reviewer from BBC Music, noted that the song is a piano warbler that brings Leonas voice to the forefront. Sarah Louise James of Daily Star commented that it contains some Westlife elements, and it would be perfect for a chick flicksoundtrack. A reviewer for South African news site iafrica.