Open Arms (Tina Turner song)

2004 single by Tina Turner

"Open Arms"

Single by Tina Turner

from the album All the Best

Released

October 25, 2004 (2004-10-25)^[1]

Length

4:01

Label

Parlophone

Songwriter(s)

Martin Brammer
Colette van Sertima
Ben Barson

Producer(s)

Jimmy Hogarth

Tina Turner singles chronology

"Don't Leave Me This Way"
(2000)

"Open Arms"
(2004)

"Complicated Disaster"
(2005)

"Open Arms" is a song by American recording artist Tina Turner. It was written by Colette van Sertima, Ben Barson, and former Kane Gang member Martin Brammer and produced by Jimmy Hogarth for her compilation album All the Best (2004).^[2]

Released as the album's lead single towards the end of 2004, it became a top 40 success on most of the charts it appeared on, reaching the top five in Hungary and the top 30 in Italy and the United Kingdom. In the US, "Open Arms" peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.

Track listing and formats

European CD single

"Open Arms" – 4:03
"The Best" (edit) – 4:09

European CD maxi single

"Open Arms" – 4:03
"Great Spirits" – 3:57
"Cose della vita - Can't Stop Thinking of You" (with Eros Ramazzotti) – 3:43
"Open Arms" (enhanced interview footage)

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Open Arms"
Chart (2004–2005)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[3]	31
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)^[4]	5
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)^[5]	16
CIS (TopHit)^[6]	82
Germany (Official German Charts)^[7]	33
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)^[8]	2
Italy (FIMI)^[9]	21
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[10]	54
Romania (Romanian Top 100)^[11]	52
Russia Airplay (TopHit)^[12]	55
Scotland (OCC)^[13]	20
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[14]	32
UK Singles (OCC)^[15]	25
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[16]	15
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[17]	70

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Open Arms"
Chart (2005)	Position
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)^[18]	36
Russia Airplay (TopHit)^[19]	196

References

^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. October 23, 2004. p. 23.
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^ "Tina Turner – Open Arms" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
^ "Tina Turner – Open Arms" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
^ Tina Turner — Open Arms. TopHit. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
^ "Tina Turner – Open Arms" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
^ "Tina Turner – Open Arms". Top Digital Download. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
^ "Tina Turner – Open Arms" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
^ "Arhiva romanian top 100". SC Vento Consultanta. Archived from the original on May 14, 2005. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
^ "Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Dec 2, 2004". TopHit. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
^ "Tina Turner – Open Arms". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
^ "Tina Turner: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
^ "Tina Turner Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
^ "Tina Turner Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
^ "MAHASZ Rádiós TOP 100 - 2005". MAHASZ. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
^ "Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2004". TopHit. Archived from the original on April 23, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2024.