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The single has been succeeded by Barlow's 1997 debut studio album, Open Road, a primary pop and blue-eyed soul oriented record. [2] It was mainly written and composed by Barlow himself; however, he listed some songwriters in the penning process.
The song is ranked No. 219 on Rolling Stone ' s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It was featured in the film Jerry Maguire (1996) and The Sopranos episode 2.13, "Funhouse" (2000). Lou Reed selected the song as one of his "picks of 1989". [6] The song reached No. 2 on the Spotify Global Viral 50 following Petty's death in 2017. [7]
The San Diego Vista gave the album a positive review, stating that as a "singer and songwriter [Barlow] demonstrates his potential as a successful solo artist on Open Road. The album shows a diversity of musical styles, many acoustic-based tracks, a few haunting ballads and some scintillating up-tempo dance numbers."
Open Road (XM), an XM Satellite Radio channel; Open Road Recordings, a Canadian country music record label; Open-road racing, a form of car racing; The Open Road for Boys, a boys' magazine from the early 20th century; Open Road Films, an American independent motion pictures studio; Song of the Open Road (poem), a poem by Walt Whitman
Following the release of "So Help Me Girl", Barlow announced that 'Open Road' would be the last single to be released from the album in Europe.However, following its release, 'Open Road' peaked at No. 7 on the UK Singles Chart as well as becoming his third fourth consecutive top-two single in Lithuania and fourth song to chart in Ireland and Germany, respectively.
Another track, "Open Road", was released on December 10 as part of the "Week of Wonder" social media promotion leading up to the film's release. [6] A variation of the song "Beautiful Lie" from Batman v Superman, composed by Zimmer and Junkie XL, was also used towards the end of the film, but is not present on the film's official soundtrack. [7]
The Open Road is a 2009 comedy-drama film written and directed by Michael Meredith. It stars Justin Timberlake, Kate Mara, Jeff Bridges, and Mary Steenburgen and was produced by Anchor Bay Entertainment. Country singer Lyle Lovett and Harry Dean Stanton are also among the cast. [1] Wim Wenders served as an executive producer.
Open Road was a short-lived band originally assembled by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan for his 1970 album of the same name, with original members Mike Thomson on guitar, bass and vocals and John Carr on drums and vocals. [1]