Joe McElderry, who won last year of X-Factor, has released the music video for his new single "Someone Wake Me Up." The new song ont only the second spin-off taken from his forthcoming debut album "Wide Awake," but also landed himself the lead off soundtrack for the new 3-D blockbuster movie, "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader." Produced by Ray Hedges and Nigel Butler, the song will be released on December 5th, and the film will come out in theaters across the nation 5 days later.The single is a bit on the bland side, suggesting they ain't quite figured which direction they want McElderry to go in yet. McElderry says, "Someone Wake Me Up" is my favorite track on the album! I am so happy it is my 2nd single and it is such an honor for me to also be a part of the Chronicles of Narnia franchise. Although the song "Someone Wake Me Up" is reportedly the first single from the movie's soundtrack in the UK, the compilation sent Stateside will be lead by a song from country singer Carrie Underwood. The song interpreted by her is called "There's a Place for Us." It is a very slow riding song, and has been released for digital download last week.
The video is a mix of various scenes from the Narnia films, and the footage of performances given by McElderry. In the video, "The X Factor" winner of 2009 provides his fans with a sneak peek into the adventures of Edmund and Lucy, as they join Prince Caspian for a mysterious mission to the Lone Islands. In consequence the video doesn't really have much for McElderry to do – spliced in between clips of the movie he just sings into a mic giving his stage school face to camera every now and again. He is drenched in 'rain' and shows off his best Blue Steel look for the shipwreck theme. Deciding they needed to do something with him, he ends up getting a bit wet towards the end of the video.
The 19-year-old from South Shields, England has had a sensational year since being crowned the X Factor champion in 2009 and he is riding high on the wave of the small town boy to pop star fairytale. McElderry's return to the X Factor this year proves he is a worthy pop star where he performed his infectious first single "Ambitions." His debut Album "Wide Awake," released on October 25, shows off his exciting new sound and reached number three in the UK album charts.
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