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}} "Footprints in the Sand" is a song recorded by British singer Leona Lewis for her debut studio album ''Spirit'' (2007). It was written by Simon Cowell, David Kreuger, Per Magnusson, Richard Page, and produced by Steve Mac. The song was digitally released as Lewis's third single on 9 March 2008 in the United Kingdom. Sony BMG and Syco Music launched it as a double A-side with "Better in Time", and "You Bring Me Down" as the B-side. It is a R&B and pop song composed with a tempo of sixty beats per minute. It was written in a period of one day at Page's home in Malibu, California, with Cowell giving the idea to base it on the Christian poem "Footprints". The single's music video was filmed by British director Sophie Muller in Johannesburg, South Africa. The video describes social problems within the city, but ends with a message of hope. "Footprints in the Sand" became the official theme of the 2008 version of biennial charity programme Sport Relief, by BBC. The song received positive reviews from music critics, some of them noting its gospel sounds and Lewis's vocals being compared to American R&B singer Mariah Carey. "Footprints in the Sand" charted as a separate single in Ireland, the United Kingdom and the European Hot 100 Singles, whilst the double A-side appeared in Germany and Switzerland, and was certified silver in the UK by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), in 2008. In the same year, Lewis performed the song for the first time in the UK live on the television programme ''Dancing on Ice''. In 2009, the song was covered by Lucie Jones, a contestant of ''The X Factor'', and by Julia Star from Swiss programme ''Die grössten Schweizer Talente''. ==Production and composition== "Footprints in the Sand" was written by Simon Cowell, David Kreuger, Per Magnusson and Richard Page, whilst the production was helmed by Steve Mac. It was recorded in 2007 at Rokstone Studios in London, England.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Song list: Footprints in the Sand )〕 Cowell originally came up with the idea to base a song around the Christian poem "Footprints", and asked Kreuger and Magnusson whether they could write something dealing with this subject. They accepted the idea for co-writing and had scheduled session in Page's home in Malibu, California, succeeding to finish the full song for one day.〔 Cowell secured a songwriting credit for coming up with the idea.〔 In an interview with HitQuarters, Magnusson said they had thought the song would be a good idea for Irish boy band Westlife, but it was offered to British singer Leona Lewis instead.〔 When Cowell mentioned the song concept to Lewis, she agreed that it could be "really quite interesting". Regarding the song, Lewis commented: "Originally it was a poem; it's very inspirational so we put it into a song. I think it is very moving, with a very emotional lyric and I really love to sing this song"; and added that the poem "() about standing by someone and being there for people who need your help." "Footprints in the Sand" was included on Lewis's debut studio album ''Spirit'', which was released in 2007 by Syco and J Records.〔 The song has a duration of 4:09 and was composed using common time in the key of with a ''larghetto'' tempo of sixty beats per minute; Lewis's vocals spanned from the low note of to the high note of .〔 The song follows the sequence of A5–A5/B–Fm7–E in the verses and A–B–Bm–Fm–G–D in the chorus as its chord progression.〔 It incorporates four instruments: keyboard instruments (a piano, an organ and synthesizers), guitar, bass and drums, and includes a choir performance made by The Tuff Session Singers.〔 It incorporates elements of R&B and pop musical genres,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Better in Time/Footprints in the Sand )〕 and, according to music critics, contains a gospel production performed by a choir and features "crashing drums".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Footprints In The Sand - Leona Lewis )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Footprints in the Sand (Leona Lewis song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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