"Note to God" is a song written by

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and first recorded by American R&B singer JoJo in 2006 for her album '' The High Road''. "Note to God" is partly an emotional prayer. The lyrics are composed of things that would be written in a letter to God. __TOC__

Charice version

On May 18, 2009, Filipino pop singer

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performed it on ''

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''. The song recording produced by

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, was performed prior to Zyrus's gender transition. It served as the first North American single for his album, ''

Charice Jake Zyrus (; born 10 May 1992), formerly known professionally as Charice Pempengco () and under the mononym Charice, is a Filipino singer and television personality. In 2007, after competing in many singing competitions and several appea ...

''. It was only released as a digital download but it charted in the US and Canada due to high digital sales. Multiple Grammy Award-winner Diane Warren confirmed on ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'' that she immediately knew the song "Note to God" was perfect for Zyrus the moment she heard the young singer's voice. She also expressed her enchantment with Zyrus's rendition of her song and how the singer surpassed the expectations she set for this composition. This emotionally packed song, which brought the studio audience to their feet and

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to tears on ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'', was accompanied by an orchestra,

and the

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's vocal jazz ensemble, Gold Company when it debuted on the show.

Promotion

Zyrus launched his debut single "Note to God", also credited under his former name Charice, with a performance on ''

'' on May 18, 2009. This number served as the final act of Oprah's "Search for the World's Smartest and Most Talented Kids"; a year-long series which showcased kids with outstanding skills and talents from across the globe. On May 30, 2009, Zyrus sang the song on the popular Italian television show, ''

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''. On December 27, 2009, he appeared on the grand finale of ''

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'' as a guest performer and sung two of his signature songs, a medley of songs from '' The Bodyguard'' and "Note to God".

Chart performance

On the issue date of June 6, 2009, "Note to God" entered the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at number 44, making Zyrus the second Filipino singer to enter the chart since Jaya's debut single "If You Leave Me Now" peaked on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at number 44 in 1990. It also debuted at number 35 on the

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in the same week. "Note to God" peaked on the ''Billboard'' Hot Digital Songs chart at number 24, and the Hot Canadian Digital Singles chart at number 9.

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Note To God 2006 songs JoJo (singer) songs Jake Zyrus songs 2009 debut singles Songs written by Diane Warren Song recordings produced by David Foster Blackground Records singles