You're the Voice

"You're the Voice" is a song written by Andy Qunta, Keith Reid, Maggie Ryder and Chris Thompson. Australian singer John Farnham recorded the song for his album Whispering Jack released in 1986.^[1]^[2] The song was awarded the 1987 ARIA Award for "Single of the Year". The song was one of the biggest hits of 1986 in Australia, topping the Kent Music Report Singles Chart for seven weeks from 3 November to 21 December.^[3]

It is also one of Farnham's biggest international successes, reaching the top 10 in the UK and many continental European countries, as well as the top 20 in Canada. In the US, the track performed relatively poorly, missing the chart on its initial 1987 issue. BMG/RCA rereleased the song in the US in February 1990 after Farnham made the Adult Contemporary charts with "Two Strong Hearts". Farnham's version eventually spent eight weeks on the US charts, peaking at No. 82, but in the US the song is probably best known for a charting version issued by Heart in 1991.

Pop culture appearances

The song appeared in the 2007 film Hot Rod and was featured on the film's soundtrack. The song appears in a scene when the main character, Rod, is preparing to jump 15 buses to raise money to save his stepfather. Some of the crowd are also involved in singing along to it and a small three-piece bagpipe band is shown walking along the road in time to the song's version of the same.

The song was also featured on the soundtrack for the video game Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City on the fictional in-game radio station "Vice City FM". It was also used in the Coca-Cola Light "Applause"' advertisement.

Another appearance was in a 2012 Ford Australia TV commercial to advertise the company's SYNC voice control system. Due to the TV ad, people downloaded the song and it reappeared in the ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart at No. 64.^[4]

The song features in Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa during the "low speed" police chase and is on the film's accompanying soundtrack.

The song was featured as an outtake for the BBC series Merlin, in which the actors Colin Morgan and Bradley James mimed the lyrics.

Peter Kay's character John Redmond sang along to the song at the start of Episode 6 in Peter Kay's Car Share ^[5]

Chart history

Chart (1986–87)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart^[3]	1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[6]	6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[7]	20
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[8]	13
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[9]	12
Germany (Official German Charts)^[10]	1
Ireland (IRMA)^[11]	3
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[12]	15
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[13]	13
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[14]	1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[15]	3
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)^[16]	6
Chart (1990)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[17]	82

Heart version

"You're the Voice"

Single by Heart

from the album Rock the House Live!

B-side

"Wild Child" (live)

Released

October 1991

Format

7" vinyl, 12" vinyl, CD

Recorded

November 1990

Genre

Rock

Length

5:05

Label

Capitol

Writer(s)

Andy Qunta, Keith Reid, Maggie Ryder, Chris Thompson

Producer(s)

Richie Zito

Heart singles chronology

"Secret"
(1991)

"You're the Voice"
(1991)

"Will You Be There (In the Morning)"
(1993)

As a lead promotion for their first live album Rock the House Live! in 1991, US rock band Heart released their live version of "You're the Voice" as a single. It was captured during the US leg of their Brigade world tour in November 1990. The single performed moderately well, reaching #20 on the US Mainstream Rock chart, whilst it was a minor hit in the UK reaching #56.

It was released in multiple limited edition formats in different territories, with the UK boasting the highest number of these :

7" etched one-sided single
7" red vinyl single
10" red vinyl single
12" etched one-sided single
CD single

A studio version of the track had been recorded in late 1989 as part of the sessions for the Brigade album, though the track did not make the album cut track list. This studio version would not see release until its later inclusion on a greatest hits package, Greatest Hits: 1985–1995, in July 2000.

Chart performance

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Canadian Singles Chart^[18]	65
UK Singles Chart^[19]	56
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart^[20]	20

"You're the Voice"

Single by Alan Parsons

Released

1995

Format

CD single

Recorded

Recorded and mixed at Parsonics, February 1995 (1995-02)
Recorded live at World Liberty Concert, 8 May 1995 (1995-05-08)

Genre

rock
pop

Length

9:04

Alan Parsons chronology

Luciferama (Live)
(1994)^[21]

You're the Voice
(1995)

Brother up in Heaven
(1996)^[22]

World Liberty Concert

"You're the Voice" was performed at the World Liberty Concert in 1995 by Alan Parsons Band, Chris Thompson, and Metropole Orkest. The only official release associated with the concert, the single featured a studio recording of the song, rather than the live version.

The b-side was a live recording of "White Dawn", which was performed by the Metropole Orkest and Gelders Opera and Operetta Gezelschap (GOOG) choir. The song was arranged by Andrew Powell and conducted by Dick Bakker.^[23] During the performance of "White Dawn", a battle was simulated that included gunfire, which can be heard around the middle of the recording.

The radio edit of the "You're the Voice" single was also featured on Alan Parsons: The Very Best Live (1995).^[24]

Track listing

"You're the Voice (Radio Edit)" – (Qynta, Thompson, Reid, Ryder) – 4:14
"White Dawn" – (Parsons) Lead Vocals Chris Thompson – 4:50

Other cover versions

Alan Parsons - You're The Voice - (Audio Lyrics) - 1995

In 1989, Scottish singer Barbara Dickson covered it on her album Coming Alive Again.
In 1990, David Foster included a cover on his album River of Love with Jeff Pescetto on vocals.
In 1993, Lavrentis Machairitsas covered the song with Greek lyrics on his album Rixe Kokkino Sti Nihta. The song was later performed as a mash-up of the original and the cover version in the first season of The Voice of Greece.^[25]
In 1995, The Italian band Matia Bazar included their own version with original lyrics in Italian with the title of "La Scuola Dei Serpenti" on their compilation album Radio Matia.
In 1995, Dutch a cappella group Montezuma's Revenge on their album Make A Noise.
In 1996, Christian singer Rebecca St. James covered it on her album God.
In 2004, British vocal group G4 covered it on their album G4 & Friends.
A happy hardcore bootleg remix of the song was released by DJ Impact in 2006.^[26]
In 2007, Argentinian Progressive Metal band Eidyllion made a cover on their album Secretos.^[27]
In 2008, a full-length studio cover version of the song by David Archuleta appeared on iTunes after he had performed it on the TV series American Idol.
A cappella group Club for Five in 2009 on their album You're The Voice.
In 2010, power metal band Blind Guardian on their album At the Edge of Time.
In 2010, Metallic Rock UK band Forever Never included a cover of the song on their covers EP I Can't Believe It's Not Metal.^[28]
In 2012, British heavy metal band I Am I released a cover as a single. An audio sample can be heard on their official website.^[29]
In 2013, Welsh rock band Attack! Attack! covered the song on their third album "Long Road To Nowhere".
In 2013, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange performed a spoof of the video wearing a platinum mullet wig in Juice Rap News episode 20 as part of his Australian Senate election campaign.^[30] The spoof was subsequently taken down due to a copyright claim by Fable Music Pty Ltd.^[31]
In 2016, Jørn Lande recorded a cover for his Heavy Rock Radio covers album.

Sampling

A UK hardcore track released by Waxman in 1996 sampled "You're The Voice".

References

↑ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'John Farnham'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 29 August 2004. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
↑ "Voice Events – The Official John Farnham Fan Club – You're the Voice". Retrieved 18 January 2009.
1 2 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Kent Music Report (KMR) was used contemporaneously for Australian Singles and Albums charting from mid-1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
↑ The ad on Ford Australia's website. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/playlists/zzzzg5
↑ "Austriancharts.at – John Farnham – You're the Voice" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
↑ "Ultratop.be – John Farnham – You're the Voice" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
↑ Wallonia peak
↑ Canadian peak
↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – John Farnham – You're the Voice". GfK Entertainment Charts.
↑ "irishcharts.ie search results". Retrieved 18 January 2009.
↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – John Farnham search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
↑ "Charts.org.nz – John Farnham – You're the Voice". Top 40 Singles.
↑ "Swedishcharts.com – John Farnham – You're the Voice". Singles Top 100.
↑ "Swisscharts.com – John Farnham – You're the Voice". Swiss Singles Chart.
↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/24127/john-farnham/
↑ "allmusic - John Farnham - Billboard singles". Retrieved 18 January 2009.
↑ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/23173/heart/
↑ "Heart". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
↑ "Alan Parsons – Luciferama (Live)". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
↑ "Alan Parsons – Brother Up In Heaven". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
↑ "Alan Parsons – You're The Voice". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
↑ "Alan Parsons – The Very Best Live". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
↑ Artsitas, Konstantinos. "The Voice: Δείτε την εντυπωσιακή έναρξη του πρώτου Live". Must. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
↑ https://www.discogs.com/Impact-The-Voice-Hold-Me-Now/release/842024
↑ The cover made by the band Eidyllion on YouTube
↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2fB7yR_7_4/
↑ http://iamiofficial.com/
↑ http://news.sky.com/story/1133140/julian-assange-stars-in-spoof-election-video
↑ Farrant, Hugo & Nanni, Giordano (Writers & Producers) (25 August 2013). Aussie Election: A Game of Polls - feat. Julian Assange Farnham [RAP NEWS 20] (YouTube video). Ecuadorian embassy, London: Juice Rap News.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

John Farnham

Studio albums	Sadie (1968) Everybody Oughta Sing a Song (1968) Looking Through a Tear (1970) Christmas Is... Johnny Farnham (1970) Johnny (1971) Together (1971) Johnny Farnham Sings the Shows (1972) Hits Magic & Rock 'N Roll (1973) Johnny Farnham Sings Hits from the Movies (1974) J.P. Farnham Sings (1975) Uncovered (1980) Whispering Jack (1986) Age of Reason (1988) Chain Reaction (1990) Then Again... (1993) Romeo's Heart (1996) 33⅓ (2000) The Last Time (2002) I Remember When I Was Young: Songs from the Great Australian Songbook (2005) Jack (2010) Friends for Christmas (2016)

Live albums	Johnny Farnham Sings the Big Hits of 1973 Live! (1973) Full House (1991) Live At The Regent Theatre (1999) Highlights from The Main Event (1999) John Farnham & Tom Jones – Together in Concert (2005) The Acoustic Chapel Sessions (2011) Two Strong Hearts Live (2015)

Compilation albums	The Best of Johnny Farnham (1971) Johnny Farnham's Greatest Hits (1976) The Best Of John Farnham (1980) The John Farnham Phenomenon (1987) Another Side of John Farnham (1987) Time Brings Change (1988) The Classic Gold Collection - Through The Years (1967-1985) (1995) Where Do I Begin (1995) Anthology 1: Greatest Hits 1986–1997 (1997) Anthology 2: Classic Hits 1967–1985 (Recorded Live) (1997) Anthology 3: Rarities (1997) Love Songs (2002) One Voice: The Greatest Hits (2003) Collections (2008) The Essential John Farnham (2009) Greatest Hits (2009) The Essential 3.0 (2009) The Box Set Series (2014)

Videos & DVDs	Whispering Jack Live In Concert (1987) Classic Jack Live! (1989) Chain Reaction Live in Concert (1990) Talk of the Town Tour (1994) The Main Event (1999) Anthology - The Videos (1999) 33⅓ (2000) An Audience with John Farnham (2002) The Last Time (2002) One Voice: The Greatest Clips (2003) John Farnham & Tom Jones – Together in Concert (2005) Classic Jack Live! (2005) Chain Reaction Live in Concert (2005) With The Sydney Symphony Live at the Sydney Opera House (2006) Two Strong Hearts Live (2015)

EPs & Singles	"Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)" (1967) Johnny Farnham (EP) (1967) "Underneath the Arches" / "Friday Kind of Monday" (1968) "Jamie" / "I Don't Want To Love You" (1968) "Rose Coloured Glasses" (1968) "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" (1968) "One" / "Mr Whippy" (1969) "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" (1969) Number One (EP) (1970) "Comic Conversation" (1970) "Christmas Happy" (1970) "Acapulco Sun" (1971) "Baby Without You" (1971) "Walking the Floor On My Hands" (1971) "For Christ's Sake Help The Kids" (1972) "Rock Me Baby" (1972) "Charlie Girl" (1972) "Don't You Know It's Magic" (1972) "Everything Is Out of Season" (1973) "I Can't Dance to Your Music" (1973) "Shake a Hand" (1973) "Corner of the Sky" (1974) "One Minute Every Hour" (1974) "Things To Do" (1975) "Don't Rock the Boat" (1975) "You Love Me Back To Life Again" (1976) "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" (1977) "Help!" (1980) "She Says To Me" (1980) "She's Everywhere" (1980) "Please Don't Ask Me" (1981) "Too Much Too Soon" (1981) "That's No Way To Love Someone" (1981) "Justice For One" (1984) "Love (It's Just The Way It Goes)" (1985) "Break The Ice" (1986) "You're the Voice" (1986) "Pressure Down" (1986) "A Touch of Paradise" (1987) "Reasons" / "One Step Away" (1987) "Age Of Reason" (1988) "Two Strong Hearts" (1988) "Beyond The Call" (1988) "Communication" (1989) "Chain Reaction" (1990) "That's Freedom" (1990) "Burn For You" (1990) "In Days To Come" (1991) "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" (1991) "Please Don't Ask Me (Live)" (1991) "Help! (Live)" (1991) "You're the Voice (Live)" (1992) "Everything's Alright" (1992) "Angels" (1993) "Seemed Like A Good Idea (At The Time)" (1993) "Talk Of The Town" (1993) "Fight For Survival (EP)" (1994) "A Simple Life" (1996) "Heart's On Fire" (1996) "Have A Little Faith (In Us)" (1996) "Everytime You Cry" (1997) "Trying To Live My Life Without You" (2000) "Man Of The Hour" (2000) "You're The Only One" (2000) "Dare To Dream" (2000) "The Last Time" (2002) "Keep Talking" (2002) "No Ordinary World" (2002) "We Will Rock You" (2003) "Hold On I'm Coming (Live)" (2005) "Downhearted" (2005) "Even When I'm Sleeping" (2005) "Hit The Road Jack/Fever" (2010)

Soundtracks	Charlie Girl (1972) Pippin (1974) Savage Streets (1984) Voyage Of The Rock Aliens (1984) Fletch (1985) RAD (1986) The Sluggers Wife (1986) Beyond My Reach (1990) Jesus Christ Superstar: The Album - 1992 Australian Cast Recording Highlights (1992) The Real Macaw (1997) 102 Dalmatians (2000) Hot Rod (2007)

Tours & Major Concerts	John Farnham In Concert Tour (1987) Jack's Back Tour (1987-1988) World Expo '88 Concert (1988) Age Of Reason Tour (1988-1989) Summer Tour (1989) Chain Reaction Tour (1990-1991) Talk Of The Town Tour (1994) The Concert For Rwanda (1994) Jack of Hearts Tour (1996) The Main Event (1998, 2001) I Can't Believe He's 50 Tour (1999) 50th Birthday Concert (1999) Tour of Duty Concert (1999) 2000 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony (2000) Man Of The Hour Tour (2000) The Last Time Tour (2002-2003) John Farnham & Tom Jones - Together In Concert Tour (2005) John Farnham Symphony Tour (2006) John Farnham & Stevie Nicks Tour (2006) 2006 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony (2006) Sound Relief Concert (2009) Live By Demand Tour (2009) John Farnham Live! (2010) Whispering Jack 25 Years On (2011) Lionel Richie & John Farnham (2014) Two Strong Hearts Live(2015)

Related articles	Discography Awards Little River Band Glenn Wheatley

Heart

Ann Wilson Nancy Wilson Ben Smith Craig Bartock Dan Rothchild Chris Joyner Roger Fisher Howard Leese Denny Carmassi Mark Andes Fernando Saunders Scott Olson Mike Inez Darian Sahanaja Gilby Clarke

Studio albums	Dreamboat Annie Little Queen Magazine Dog & Butterfly Bébé le Strange Private Audition Passionworks Heart Bad Animals Brigade Desire Walks On Heart Presents a Lovemongers' Christmas Jupiters Darling Red Velvet Car Fanatic Beautiful Broken

Live albums	Greatest Hits/Live Rock the House Live! The Road Home Alive in Seattle Dreamboat Annie Live

Compilations	Greatest Hits/Live These Dreams: Greatest Hits Greatest Hits Greatest Hits: 1985-1995 The Essential Heart Love Alive Love Songs Playlist: The Very Best of Heart Strange Euphoria

Singles	"Crazy on You" "Magic Man" "Dreamboat Annie" "Barracuda" "Little Queen" "Kick It Out" "Heartless" "Straight On" "Dog & Butterfly" "Without You" "Even It Up" "Bebe le Strange" "Tell It Like It Is" "Unchained Melody" "This Man Is Mine" "How Can I Refuse?" "Allies" "What About Love" "Never" "These Dreams" "Nothin' at All" "If Looks Could Kill" "Alone" "Who Will You Run To" "There's the Girl" "I Want You So Bad" "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You" "Tall, Dark Handsome Stranger" "I Didn't Want to Need You" "Stranded" "Secret" "You're the Voice" "Will You Be There (In the Morning)"

Related articles	Discography List of band members Whirlygig Hope & Glory

Book Category

ARIA Award for Single of the Year

"You're the Voice" by John Farnham (1987)
"Beds Are Burning" by Midnight Oil (1988)
"Under the Milky Way" by The Church (1989)
"Crying in the Chapel" by Peter Blakeley (1990)
"I Don't Wanna Be with Nobody But You" by Absent Friends (1991)
"Treaty (Filthy Lucre Remix)" by Yothu Yindi (1992)
"The Day You Went Away" by Wendy Matthews (1993)
"The Honeymoon Is Over" by The Cruel Sea (1994)
"Tomorrow" by Silverchair (1995)
"Where the Wild Roses Grow" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Kylie Minogue (1996)
"Truly Madly Deeply" by Savage Garden (1997)
"Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia (1998)
"The Day You Come" by Powderfinger (1999)
"Don't Call Me Baby" by Madison Avenue (2000)
"My Happiness" by Powderfinger (2001)
"Can't Get You Out of My Head" by Kylie Minogue (2002)
"Born to Try" by Delta Goodrem (2003)
"Are You Gonna Be My Girl" by Jet (2004)
"Catch My Disease" by Ben Lee (2005)
"Black Fingernails, Red Wine" by Eskimo Joe (2006)
"Straight Lines" by Silverchair (2007)
"Sweet About Me" by Gabriella Cilmi (2008)
"Walking on a Dream" by Empire of the Sun (2009)
"Big Jet Plane" by Angus & Julia Stone (2010)
"Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye featuring Kimbra (2011)

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