Almost Here (Brian McFadden and Delta Goodrem song)

"Almost Here" is a song by Irish singer Brian McFadden and Australian singer Delta Goodrem. Written by McFadden, Paul Barry and Mark Taylor, and produced by Taylor, the song appears on McFadden's debut studio album, Irish Son, and on Goodrem's second studio album, Mistaken Identity. "Almost Here" was released as a single in the United Kingdom on 31 January 2005 and in Australia on 7 March 2005. The duet reached number one in both singers' home countries and charted within the top three in Denmark, Norway, and the United Kingdom.

"Almost Here"
UK CD 1 and Australian CD single cover
Single by Brian McFadden and Delta Goodrem
from the album Irish Son and Mistaken Identity
B-side	"Hollow No More" "Turn You Away"
Released	31 January 2005 (2005-01-31)
Studio	Metrophonic (Ripley, England)
Genre	Pop
Length	3:48
Label	Sony Music
Songwriter(s)	Brian McFadden Paul Barry Mark Taylor
Producer(s)	Mark Taylor
Brian McFadden singles chronology
"Irish Son" (2004) "Almost Here" (2005) "Demons" (2005)
Delta Goodrem singles chronology
"Mistaken Identity" (2005) "Almost Here" (2005) "A Little Too Late" (2005)
Music video
"Almost Here" on YouTube

Composition

The song is considered pop, having an influence of folk music. The song is a duet and it features an antiphon. The recording has an emphasis on the instrumental arranging, which is backed up by a string section.^[1] The song is written in the key of A minor and moves at a tempo of 78 beats per minute. It has the sequence of Am–G–Dm₇ as its chord progression.^[2]

Chart performance

Released in the United Kingdom on 31 January 2005,^[3] the song made its first chart appearance in Brian McFadden's native Ireland, where it debuted at number two on 3 February 2005 and peaked at number one the following week.^[4][5] Two days later, the song debuted and peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart;^[6] it would become Delta Goodrem's final UK chart entry.^[7] The song also debuted at number three in Denmark, and in its third week, it reached its peak of number two and remained in the top 10 for 12 weeks.^[8] On 7 March 2005, "Almost Here" was released in Goodrem's native Australia,^[9] and on the week ending 20 March 2005, it debuted at number one, staying in the top 10 for eight weeks and earning Platinum status for sales of more than 70,000.^[10][11]

Music video

In the accompanying music video, McFadden is seen to be chasing after Goodrem through an airport, after she forgets her handbag. There are two alternate endings to the video: the "happy" ending, where McFadden and Goodrem are reunited in the taxi as it drives away from the airport, and the "sad" ending, where McFadden is by himself after the taxi leaves with Goodrem inside. The "sad" ending appears on the DVD The Life of Brian: Six Months in the Life of Brian McFadden, while the "happy" ending appears on the single's physical release.

Track listings

• UK CD 1^[10][12]

1. "Almost Here" (Brian McFadden and Delta Goodrem) (Brian McFadden, Paul Barry, Mark Taylor) – 3:46
2. "Hollow No More" (Brian McFadden and Delta Goodrem) (McFadden, Delta Goodrem, Steve Mackay) – 4:00

• UK CD 2^[10][13]

1. "Almost Here" (Brian McFadden and Delta Goodrem) – 3:46
2. "Irish Son" (Brian McFadden, live at The Belfast Empire, 27 November 2004) (McFadden, Guy Chambers) – 5:03
3. "Real to Me" (Brian McFadden, live at The Belfast Empire, 27 November 2004) (McFadden, Chambers) – 4:37
4. "Almost Here" (video)

• Australian CD single^[10][14]

1. "Almost Here" (Delta Goodrem and Brian McFadden) – 3:46
2. "Hollow No More" (Delta Goodrem and Brian McFadden) (McFadden, Goodrem, Mackay) - 4:00
3. "Turn You Away" (Delta Goodrem) (Goodrem, Chambers) – 3:38
4. "Almost Here" (video)

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Australian CD single liner notes.^[14]

Studio

• Recorded and mixed at Metrophonic Studios (Ripley, England)

Personnel

Brian McFadden – writing, vocals Paul Barry – writing Mark Taylor – writing, production, mixing Delta Goodrem – vocals Adam Phillips – guitar

Mark Smith – bass Ash Soon – drums Ren Swan – mixing, Pro Tools engineering Alex Smith – Metrophonic assistant

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2005) Peak position Australia (ARIA)^[10] 1 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[15] 34 Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)^[16] 13 Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)^[17] 9 Denmark (Tracklisten)^[8] 2 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)^[18] 12 Germany (Official German Charts)^[19] 32 Ireland (IRMA)^[5] 1 Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[20] 62 Norway (VG-lista)^[21] 3 Scotland (OCC)^[22] 2 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[23] 29 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[24] 36 UK Singles (OCC)^[6] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2005) Position Australia (ARIA)^[25] 14 Ireland (IRMA)^[26] 18 UK Singles (OCC)^[27] 67

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[11]	Platinum	70,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of number-one singles of 2005 (Australia)
• List of number-one singles of 2005 (Ireland)

References

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14. Almost Here (Australian CD single liner notes). Brian McFadden, Delta Goodrem. Sony BMG Music Entertainment. 2005. 675820.2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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18. "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 8. 19 February 2005. p. 57. ISSN 0006-2510.
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