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The version of the song on the [[soundtrack album]] differs slightly from the version heard in the film. The lyrics ''"Every day I love you more and more"'' and ''"Listen to my heart, can you hear it sing / Telling me to give you everything"'' can be heard on the soundtrack version. In the movie, they are replaced by a musical [[break (music)|interlude]] the first time, and, the second time, Satine sings instead of the latter part, ''"come back to me and forgive everything."'' The single version can be found on the [[Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film|original soundtrack]], while the original film version can be found on the [[Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film, Vol. 2|follow-up soundtrack]].
The version of the song on the [[soundtrack album]] differs slightly from the version heard in the film. The lyrics ''"Every day I love you more and more"'' and ''"Listen to my heart, can you hear it sing / Telling me to give you everything"'' can be heard on the soundtrack version. In the movie, they are replaced by a musical [[break (music)|interlude]] the first time, and, the second time, Satine sings instead of the latter part, ''"come back to me and forgive everything."'' The single version can be found on the [[Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film|original soundtrack]], while the original film version can be found on the [[Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film, Vol. 2|follow-up soundtrack]].


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==Release and other versions==
It was released as a single in [[Australia]] where it became the 8th highest selling single by an Australian artist of 2001.<ref>[http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-australian-singles-2001.htm ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top Australian Singles 2001]</ref> It was also released in the UK, where it charted at #27,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.everyhit.com/ |title=everyHit.com UK Top 40 Hit Database |access-date=2017-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202165232/http://www.everyhit.com/ |archive-date=2008-12-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and in Germany.<ref>[http://www.charts-surfer.de Charts-Surfer]</ref>
It was released as a single in [[Australia]] where it became the 8th highest selling single by an Australian artist of 2001.<ref>[http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-australian-singles-2001.htm ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top Australian Singles 2001]</ref> It was also released in the UK, where it charted at #27,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.everyhit.com/ |title=everyHit.com UK Top 40 Hit Database |access-date=2017-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202165232/http://www.everyhit.com/ |archive-date=2008-12-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and in Germany.<ref>[http://www.charts-surfer.de Charts-Surfer]</ref>


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* Father daughter duet [[Mat and Savanna Shaw]] released this song as a single in June 2020.
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* Welsh soprano [[Katherine Jenkins]] and Spanish tenor [[Plácido Domingo]] recorded the song (also released as a single) for Jenkins' 2011 album ''[[This Is Christmas (Katherine Jenkins album)|This is Christmas]]'' and Domingo's 2012 album ''[[Songs (2012 Plácido Domingo album)|Songs]]''. They performed it together at the 2012 [[Royal Variety Performance]] and on the American television program, ''[[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]'', on October 2 of that year.
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* The song was recorded as a duet on [[Lesley Garrett]]'s album ''When I Fall in Love'', with [[Michael Ball (singer)|Michael Ball]].
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* [[Peter Jöback]] and [[Helen Sjöholm]] performed the song for [[Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden|the Swedish Crown Princess Victoria]] and her husband [[Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland|Prince Daniel]] at a celebratory concert the night before their 2010 wedding.
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* [[Il Divo]] recorded a Spanish version of the song titled "Come What May (Te Amaré)" in their 2011 album ''[[Wicked Game (Il Divo album)|Wicked Game]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrZNggSSk9o|title = Il Divo - Come What May (Live in London)(HD)|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref>
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* [[Mario Frangoulis]] included the song on his 2004 album "Follow Your Heart".
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* [[Jackie Evancho]] included the song on her 2012 album ''[[Songs from the Silver Screen]]''.
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* In 2013, the song was sung in the musical TV series ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'' by [[Chris Colfer]] and [[Darren Criss]] (as their respectively characters [[Kurt Hummel]] and [[Blaine Anderson]]), in the 15th episode of the [[Glee (season 4)|4th season]], titled "[[Girls (and Boys) On Film]]".
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* [[Nick D'Virgilio]], a friend and collaborator of co-writer Kevin Gilbert, recorded a version of the song on his 2001 album, ''Karma''.
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* [[Collabro]] recorded a version for their debut album ''[[Stars (Collabro album)|Stars]]''.
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* Musical theatre performers [[Alfie Boe]] and [[Kerry Ellis]] duet on a version of this song on Boe's album ''[[Bring Him Home (album)|Bring Him Home]]''. Ellis also performed the song with [[John Barrowman]] and [[Jonathan Ansell]] on two occasions at BBC Radio 2's ''[[Friday Night Is Music Night]]''.
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* The song is featured in the original recording of ''[[Moulin Rouge! (musical)|Moulin Rouge!]]'' where it is performed by stage actors [[Aaron Tveit]] and [[Karen Olivo]], who respectively play the roles as Christian and Satine in the Broadway production.


==Awards==
==Awards==
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==Other versions==
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* Father daughter duet [[Mat and Savanna Shaw]] released this song as a single in June 2020.
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* Welsh soprano [[Katherine Jenkins]] and Spanish tenor [[Plácido Domingo]] recorded the song (also released as a single) for Jenkins' 2011 album ''[[This Is Christmas (Katherine Jenkins album)|This is Christmas]]'' and Domingo's 2012 album ''[[Songs (2012 Plácido Domingo album)|Songs]]''. They performed it together at the 2012 [[Royal Variety Performance]] and on the American television program, ''[[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]'', on October 2 of that year.
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* The song was recorded as a duet on [[Lesley Garrett]]'s album ''When I Fall in Love'', with [[Michael Ball (singer)|Michael Ball]].
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* [[Peter Jöback]] and [[Helen Sjöholm]] performed the song for [[Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden|the Swedish Crown Princess Victoria]] and her husband [[Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland|Prince Daniel]] at a celebratory concert the night before their 2010 wedding.
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* [[Il Divo]] recorded a Spanish version of the song titled "Come What May (Te Amaré)" in their 2011 album ''[[Wicked Game (Il Divo album)|Wicked Game]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrZNggSSk9o|title = Il Divo - Come What May (Live in London)(HD)|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref>
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* [[Mario Frangoulis]] included the song on his 2004 album "Follow Your Heart".
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* [[Jackie Evancho]] included the song on her 2012 album ''[[Songs from the Silver Screen]]''.
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* In 2013, the song was sung in the musical TV series ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'' by [[Chris Colfer]] and [[Darren Criss]] (as their respectively characters [[Kurt Hummel]] and [[Blaine Anderson]]), in the 15th episode of the [[Glee (season 4)|4th season]], titled "[[Girls (and Boys) On Film]]".
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* [[Nick D'Virgilio]], a friend and collaborator of co-writer Kevin Gilbert, recorded a version of the song on his 2001 album, ''Karma''.
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* [[Collabro]] recorded a version for their debut album ''[[Stars (Collabro album)|Stars]]''.
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* Musical theatre performers [[Alfie Boe]] and [[Kerry Ellis]] duet on a version of this song on Boe's album ''[[Bring Him Home (album)|Bring Him Home]]''. Ellis also performed the song with [[John Barrowman]] and [[Jonathan Ansell]] on two occasions at BBC Radio 2's ''[[Friday Night Is Music Night]]''.
* [[Luke Evans]] featuring [[Charlotte Church]] released a version as a single on 14 October 2022, taken from Evans' second studio album, ''A Song for You''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertainment-focus.com/2022/10/13/luke-evans-teams-up-with-charlotte-church-for-come-what-may-cover/|title=Luke Evans Teams Up with Charlotte Church|website=Entertainment Focus|date=14 October 2022|access-date= 14 October 2022}}</ref>
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*The song is featured in the original recording of ''[[Moulin Rouge! (musical)|Moulin Rouge!]]'' where it is performed by stage actors [[Aaron Tveit]] and [[Karen Olivo]], who respectively play the roles as Christian and Satine in the Broadway production.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 04:57, 14 October 2022

"Come What May"
Single by Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor
from the album Moulin Rouge!
Released24 September 2001
RecordedMarch 2001
GenrePop, musical
Length4:48
LabelInterscope
Songwriter(s)David Baerwald, Kevin Gilbert
Producer(s)BLAM, Marius de Vries, Josh G Abrahams
Nicole Kidman singles chronology
"Come What May"
(2001) 		"Somethin' Stupid"
(2001)
Music video
"Come What May" on YouTube

"Come What May" is a song composed by David Baerwald and Kevin Gilbert,[1] originally intended for the film William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet.[2] However, it was first heard publicly, and is best known as the romantic love theme from Baz Luhrmann's 2001 film Moulin Rouge!, where it is sung by Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman in their respective roles as Christian and Satine.

The song takes its title from a phrase that originates from Shakespeare's Macbeth.[3]

The song plays an important role in the film. When the forbidden strong and close romantic relationship between Christian and Satine has been discovered, Christian pens this romance song and includes it in the musical he is currently writing. Each time either of them sings this song, they can secretly declare their equally deep and true romantic love for each other.

The version of the song on the soundtrack album differs slightly from the version heard in the film. The lyrics "Every day I love you more and more" and "Listen to my heart, can you hear it sing / Telling me to give you everything" can be heard on the soundtrack version. In the movie, they are replaced by a musical interlude the first time, and, the second time, Satine sings instead of the latter part, "come back to me and forgive everything." The single version can be found on the original soundtrack, while the original film version can be found on the follow-up soundtrack.

It was released as a single in Australia where it became the 8th highest selling single by an Australian artist of 2001.[4] It was also released in the UK, where it charted at #27,[5] and in Germany.[6]


Awards

"Come What May" was nominated for a 2002 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song – Motion Picture, where it lost to Sting's "Until" from Kate & Leopold. However, it was ineligible for a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Song because it was originally written with another film in mind: Luhrmann's previous project, William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet.[7] The song was ranked on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs at number 85.

Track listing

UK CD Single

  1. "Come What May (Josh G. Abrahams Radio Remix)" – 4:01
  2. "Come What May (David Foster Album Version)" – 4:48
  3. "Come What May (Josh G. Abrahams Extended Mix)" – 4:41
  4. "Come What May (Film Version)" – 4:38
  5. "Elephant Love Medley (Karaoke Version)" – 4:13

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Charts)[8] 10
Germany (Media Control Charts)[9] 95
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] 65
Switzerland (Swiss Hitparade)[11] 97
UK (Official Charts Company)[12] 27

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[13] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


Other versions

References

  1. ^ "Intellectual Property practice Phillips, Erlewine, Given & Carlin LLP". Archived from the original on 2016-08-28. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  2. ^ Alex's Oscar Column #09 for the 74th Annual Academy Awards Archived 2006-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Macbeth: Entire Play". shakespeare.mit.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  4. ^ ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top Australian Singles 2001
  5. ^ "everyHit.com UK Top 40 Hit Database". Archived from the original on 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
  6. ^ Charts-Surfer
  7. ^ Alex's Oscar Column #09 for the 74th Annual Academy Awards Archived 2006-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Australia - "Come What May" with Ewan McGregor". ARIA Charts. ARIA. australian-charts.com. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  9. ^ "Germany - "Come What May" with Ewan McGregor". Media Control Charts. Bundesverband Musikindustrie. officialcharts.de. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  10. ^ "Netherlands – "Come What May" with Ewan McGregor". Single Top 100. MegaCharts. dutchcharts.nl. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  11. ^ "Switzerland – "Come What May" with Ewan McGregor". Singles Top 75. Swiss Hitparade. hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on July 19, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  12. ^ "UK – Nicole Kidman – Singles". UK Singles Chart. Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  13. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 182.
  14. ^ "Il Divo - Come What May (Live in London)(HD)". YouTube.
  15. ^ "Luke Evans Teams Up with Charlotte Church". Entertainment Focus. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
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