327:'s studio, a place I was very familiar with. Annie was sitting playing the piano in the upstairs studio which has a very big live room, and we began straight away. "I Saved The World Today" was the first thing we did. I put together a beat and some ideas, Annie recorded some piano, we put down a guide vocal, Dave came up with a great
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It's a song that really sums up feelings that I have, and what a lot of people have. It's about feeling impotent in the face of extreme violence, in the form of warfare or tragedies we're bombarded with every day in the media. It's about 'If only someone could do that' and the implausibility of that
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The Irish Charts – Search
Results – I Saved the World Today"
1286:"New Releases – For Week Starting 4 October, 1999: Singles"
1102:. Vol. 16, no. 46. 13 November 1999. p. 11.
995:. Vol. 16, no. 52. 25 December 1999. p. 9.
932:. Vol. 16, no. 44. 30 October 1999. p. 25.
1024:. Vol. 17, no. 1. 1 January 2000. p. 19.
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784:"I Saved the World Today, Eurythmics - Andy Wright"
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1643:There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)
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1352:. No. 2286. 7 January 2000. p. 21.
1271:. Vol. 111, no. 40. p. 113.
1924:Songs written by Dave Stewart (Eurythmics)
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1909:Music videos directed by Sophie Muller
1122:"Eurythmics – I Saved the World Today"
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797:Eliezer, Christie (1 October 1999).
1713:You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart
1650:Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves
1534:1984 (For the Love of Big Brother)
1246:"Eurythmics: Artist Chart History"
826:Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010
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1657:It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)
1346:"Gavin AC/Hot AC: Impact Dates".
897:. 30 October 1999. Archived from
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1032:– via World Radio History.
1003:– via World Radio History.
940:– via World Radio History.
269:" is a song recorded by British
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1692:Beethoven (I Love to Listen to)
1622:Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)
1594:Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
1435:Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
277:for their eighth studio album,
207:Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
1317:"Album Releases: October 1999"
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1919:Songs written by Annie Lennox
1794:Sweet Dreams: The Video Album
1734:The King and Queen of America
975:. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
1297:. 2 October 1999. p. 27
315:said, "The first time I met
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880:. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
863:. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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1615:Here Comes the Rain Again
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1252:. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
1236:. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
1202:. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
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1664:When Tomorrow Comes
1636:Would I Lie to You?
1502:Ultimate Collection
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1727:Don't Ask Me Why
1671:Thorn in My Side
1601:Who's That Girl?
1410:David A. Stewart
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