Universal Prayer (song)

"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.

"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	2 August 2004
Recorded	2004
Genre	R&B
Length	4:03 (Album Version) 4:07 (Radio Version)
Label	Parlophone / EMI
Songwriter(s)	Jamelia Davis Tiziano Ferro Tor Hermansen S Mikkel Tom Nichols [1]
Tiziano Ferro singles chronology
"Non me lo so spiegare" (2004) "Universal Prayer" (2004) "Stop! Dimentica" (2006)
Jamelia singles chronology
"See It in a Boy's Eyes" (2004) "Universal Prayer" (2004) "DJ" / "Stop" (2004)

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 November 2012.
5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Tiziano Ferro & Jamelia – Universal Prayer". GfK Entertainment Charts.
6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 29, 2004. Retrieved January 18, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 16, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 20, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)