Universal Prayer (song)

"Universal Prayer"
Single by Tiziano Ferro and Jamelia
from the album Thank You (international reissue) and Unity: The Official Athens 2004 Olympic Games Album
Released	August 2, 2004
Format	CD single
Recorded	2004
Genre	Pop, R&B
Length	4:03 (Album Version) 4:07 (Radio Version)
Label	Parlophone / EMI
Writer(s)	Jamelia Davis Tiziano Ferro Tor Hermansen S Mikkel Tom Nichols [1]
Tiziano Ferro chronology "Non me lo so spiegare" (2004) "Universal Prayer" (2004) "Stop! Dimentica" (2006) Jamelia chronology "See It in a Boy's Eyes" (2004) "Universal Prayer" (2004) "DJ" / "Stop" (2004)

"Universal Prayer" was a song recorded by Italian singer Tiziano Ferro and British R&B singer Jamelia for the soundtrack to the 2004 Summer Olympic games. The song was then added to the re-issue of Jamelia's Thank You in Europe.

The single was not released in Jamelia's home country, however, the video was shown on UK music television channels around the time of her "See It in a Boy's Eyes" single release.

The song became Jamelia's first number one hit in both Spain and Italy.

Track listing

CD:

1. "Universal Prayer" (radio version)
2. "Universal Prayer" (album version)
3. "Universal Prayer" (Blacksmith club remix)

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2]	46
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[3]	11
Europe (European Hot 100)[4]	59
Germany (Official German Charts)[5]	52
Greece (IFPI)[6]	1
Italy (FIMI)[7]	1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8]	69
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[9]	1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10]	31
Turkey (Number One Top 20)[11]	99

References

1. Ascap entry for song ASCAP, accessed April 28, 2010
2. "Austriancharts.at – Tiziano Ferro & Jamelia – Universal Prayer" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
3. "Ultratop.be – Tiziano Ferro & Jamelia – Universal Prayer" (in French). Ultratip.
4. "Tiziano Ferro – Universal Prayer – Euro Digital Songs". Billboard.biz. Archived from the original on 8 August 2004.
5. "Officialcharts.de – Tiziano Ferro & Jamelia – Universal Prayer". GfK Entertainment.
6. http://www.ifpi.gr/chart03.htm
7. http://italiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Tiziano+Ferro+%26+Jamelia&titel=Universal+Prayer&cat=s
8. "Dutchcharts.nl – Tiziano Ferro & Jamelia – Universal Prayer" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
9. "Spanishcharts.com – {{{artist}}} – Universal Prayer" Canciones Top 50.
10. "Swisscharts.com – {{{artist}}} – Universal Prayer". Swiss Singles Chart.
11. http://www.hayatadair.info/number-one-top-20