"I Thought I'd Seen Everything" is a

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song written by

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for Adams 10 solo album '' 11'' (2008). The song's musical-style and production were heavily inspired by

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from the 1980s, and its

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chronicle a relationship. The song was released as a download only single in the UK on 17 March

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. The song made its

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n premiere in February

Recording and production

In 1991

Robert Lange Robert John "Mutt" Lange ( ; born 11 November 1948) is a South African record producer. He is known for his work in rock music as well as co-writing and producing various songs for Shania Twain, his ex-wife. Her 1997 album ''Come On Over'', whic ...

co-wrote a song with the same title for his ex-wife Stevie Vann; however according to Adams website, the title and writer are only similarities that exist between the two songs, and that this song is an entirely new composition. Adams did also work with Stevie Vann in the past.

Chart performance

Although "I Thought I'd Seen Everything" was officially released to US radio on March 1, 2008, it proved somewhat popular on

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radio where it peaked at the top thirty and peaked at 20. In Canada "I Thought I'd Seen Everything" was officially released to radio in March, 2008. The song reached the top fifty on the Canadian

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chart where it peaked at the top 50 on 47. The song was released in Australia, Europe and New Zealand on March 1, 2008. "I Thought I'd Seen Everything" peaked at the top 200 at 146. "I Thought I'd Seen Everything" continued the trend of lower-charting singles which was started by Adams ''

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'' single

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. "I Thought I'd Seen Everything" peaked in the top 40 in

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, and the top 50 in

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Music video

The music video for "I Thought I'd Seen Everything" was directed by Andrew MacNaughtan and Bryan Adams. The video features Adams and his band performing the song live in a studio, similar to the style of " Please Forgive Me", released in 1993. In an interview with Dominick A. Miserandino from The Celebrity Cafe Adams talked about how if felt to direct the music video:

Track listing

The two B-sides on the CD single are not available on all versions of the album, ''11''.

CD

UK digital download

Release history

Charts

References

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