1000 Oceans

1999 single by Tori Amos February 2026 1000 Oceans 1000 Oceans.jpg single Tori Amos To Venus and Back * "Baker Baker" (live) "Winter" (live) 1999 8 30 Martian Engineering (Cornwall) 4:18 Atlantic Tori Amos Tori Amos Bliss 1999 Glory of the 80's 1999 "1000 Oceans" is a song by American singer-songwriter and pianist Tori Amos, released as the second single from her fifth studio album, To Venus and Back. The song was serviced to U.S. adult contemporary radio formats on August 30, 1999, two weeks after the previous single, "Bliss", was sent to alternative formats.Alternative: Going for Adds Radio & Records 1312 122 August 13, 1999 "1000 Oceans" reached No. 22 on the US Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart. The song deals with issues of love and loss and is based on Amos' personal experiences. Background Tori Amos explained that the idea for the song came to her in a dream. An old African woman was humming the melody to her, and she got up around 5:30 in the morning to record it.http://www.yessaid.com/talk/111000oceans.html Tori talks about 1000 Oceans toriphoria / yes, said April 14, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20050217005007/http://www.yessaid.com/talk/111000oceans.html February 17, 2005 deadhttp://www.zeit.de/1999/46/199946.traum_tori_amos_.xml Ich habe einen Traum Die Zeit Christiane Rebmann 1999 April 20, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080602170932/http://www.zeit.de/1999/46/199946.traum_tori_amos_.xml June 2, 2008 de live She describes writing the transition from the melody line around the words "I can't believe that I would keep, keep you from flying" to "and I would cry 1000 more" as particularly difficult, and what took the longest time. The inspiration for the lyrics came when her father-in-law died, and she claims the song helped her husband deal with the grieving process. The lyrics contain reference to Silbury Hill, an ancient mound in Wiltshire, England. This is a place often visited by Amos and her husband.http://www.thedent.com/oceans.html 1000 Oceans: to venus and back The Dent March 20, 2000 April 14, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080325052511/http://thedent.com/oceans.html March 25, 2008 live Music video The video for the song was directed by Erick Ifergan and filmed by Toby Irwin, and it was shot in a downtown Los Angeles parking lot.http://www.thedent.com/oceansvid.html 1000 Oceans Video The Dent November 25, 1999 April 14, 2008 It shows Amos singing inside a glass booth. The booth is in a busy street, and as people walk by some stop and stare. Others are engaged in everyday activities, and at one point a full-scale riot breaks out in the street, while Amos behaves like a mere distant observer.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUoBhmQpFDY 1000 Oceans Tori Amos YouTube August 31, 2006 April 14, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080602060850/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUoBhmQpFDY June 2, 2008 dead The video had its TV debut on MTV's 120 Minutes on October 24, 1999. Reviews Reviewers generally had a positive attitude towards "1000 Oceans", and many mentioned it among the better tracks on the album. VH1 said the song was "one of the most billowing songs she's written in a while".http://www.thedent.com/vh1venus.html VH1 reviews "to venus and back" The Dent September 20, 2000 April 14, 2008 The Tech called the melody of this song and "Lust" "powerful ballads" and "some of Tori's finest".http://tech.mit.edu/V119/N52/Tori_Amos_copy.52a.html Tore Amos: To Venus and Back The Tech Fred Choi October 22, 1999 April 14, 2008 October 11, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081011052819/http://tech.mit.edu/V119/N52/Tori_Amos_copy.52a.html dead Others were less impressed though; Spin magazine called the album track "perhaps the most disappointing", and claimed Amos came across as a "Celine Dion-LeAnn Rimes rip-off".http://www.thedent.com/spinrev.html Spin Magazine Album Review September 1999 Spin Julie Ann Pietrangelo September 1999 April 14, 2008 Track listings Sources:http://www.yessaid.com/venusinfo.html Tori Amos: to venus and back toriphoria / yes, said April 14, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080514020144/http://www.yessaid.com/venusinfo.html May 14, 2008 deadhttp://everythingtori.com/go/galleries/view/749/1/340/singles 1000 Oceans Singles EverythingTori April 14, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080419021617/http://everythingtori.com/go/galleries/view/749/1/340/singles April 19, 2008 dead US CD and cassette single "1000 Oceans" – 4:18 "Baker Baker" (live) – 4:18 US 7-inch single "1000 Oceans" – 4:17 "Baker Baker" (live non LP version) – 3:56 US maxi-CD single "1000 Oceans" (album version) – 4:18 "Baker Baker" (live non LP version) – 3:53 "Winter" (live non LP version) – 7:01 "1000 Oceans" (video) "Bliss" (video) Australian CD single "1000 Oceans" (album version) – 4:18 "Baker Baker" (live non LP version) – 3:53 "Winter" (live non LP version) – 7:01 Charts Chart (1999–2000)PeakpositionAustralia (ARIA)https://i.imgur.com/oyPN1pW.jpg Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received July 15, 2015 July 16, 2015 Imgur live https://web.archive.org/web/20150716153430/http://i.imgur.com/oyPN1pW.jpg July 16, 2015145Canada RPM AC 50 3996 May 20, 2020 trueUS Hot Singles Sales (Billboard)https://books.google.com/books?id=cAgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA103 Hot Singles Sales Billboard 111 39 103 September 25, 1999 June 26, 202522 Release history RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref. ReferenceUnited StatesAugust 30, 1999Adult contemporary hot adult contemporary radioAtlanticGoing for Adds Radio & Records 1314 124, 128 August 27, 1999AustraliaJanuary 10, 2000CDhttps://i.imgur.com/OyLHPTs.png ariaNET New Releases! > Available from 10th January 2000 > Singles (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 515) ARIA Imgur December 21, 2018 References External links _RTfCaj6beg Extracts from interviews with Tori Amos about the song Category:1999 singles Category:1999 songs Category:Atlantic Records singles Category:Commemoration songs Category:Songs written by Tori Amos Category:Tori Amos songs