'Amazing' Songs Trivia Quiz

Answer: John Newton's spiritual autobiography

John Newton was brought up as a Catholic but had doubts and was sympathetic towards Protestantism. At a young age, he was disobedient and he was pushed into the Royal Navy. During one particular shipwreck in 1748, he called out to God and believed that as a result, his life was spared.

He was heavily involved in the slave trade, but eventually became an Anglican priest and apologized for his partaking in these events. "Amazing Grace" is his autobiographical account of these experiences.

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American musicians Don Henley and Lenny Kravitz were both used as background vocalists on Aerosmith's 1993 album "Get A Grip". The album also included instrument collaborations from other popular musicians such as Desmond Child, Bruce Fairbairn, and David Campbell.

Many songs on the album such as "Amazing" were a reflection of Aerosmith's battle with drugs and addiction. Steven Tyler during a 1993 interview with Jim Washburn of the Los Angeles Times stated: "We were saying you can point it back to some of those old beliefs about the crossroads and signing up with the devil, that you can look at the drugs as that: It can be fun in the beginning but then it comes time to pay your debt, and if you're not sharp enough to see that it's taking you down, then it really will get you."

Answer: "Music" and "Don't Tell Me"

Madonna's "Amazing" did not have much of an impact as many other tunes on her album "Music". On September 18, 2000, "Music" was released and eventually earned Madonna five Grammy nominations. In fact, in 2003, it was ranked as one of the 500 greatest albums of all time by Rolling Stone Magazine.

The song "Music" peaked at number one on the US Billboard Charts and "Don't Tell Me" went to number four. A third single, "What It Feels Like For A Girl" peaked at number twenty-three on the US Billboard Charts.

Answer: His partner, Kenny Goss

In 1996, Michael began a long-term relationship with a former flight attendant named Kenny Goss. At one point, they owned an 8-million dollar mansion in North London in the United Kingdom. At one point, they had planned on registering as a civil union, but ultimately postponed this decision due to criticisms and scheduling issues. In 2009, they had split up as a couple.

Answer: The Amazing Race 12

Seal's "Amazing" peaked at number one on the US Hot Dance Club Play Charts in 2007. Seal was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for this song. Not only was "Amazing" used in advertisements for The Amazing Race 12, it was also the theme song for the third cycle of Germany's Next Top Model and was played going into commercial breaks for NBC's Sunday Night Football.

Answer: Ireland

Westlife formed in Sligo, Ireland during the summer of 1998 and then disbanded in the summer of 2012. During their tenure as a group, they sold over 11 million albums in the United Kingdom and sold another 6 million singles. Thirteen singles peaked at number one on the UK Singles Charts and twelve singles peaked at number one on the Irish Singles Charts. "Amazing" would peak at number three on the Irish Singles Charts and at number four on the UK Singles Chart in 2006.

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Tomlin's album "See the Morning" was nominated as the Praise and Worship Album of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year at the 2007 GMA Dove Awards. While "Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)" was released as one of three singles on the album, it did not receive any nominations for an award. One song, "Made to Worship" received two nominations in the categories of Song of the Year and Worship Song of the Year but would lose in both categories.

Answer: Basketball

Kanye West's "Amazing" was used as the featured song for the video games NBA 2K10 and NBA 2K13 and was featured during the 2009 NBA playoffs. It was nominated for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2010, but lost to "Crack A Bottle" by Eminem, Dr. Dre, and 50 Cent. "Amazing" has gained popularity at other sporting events and was used by UFC fighter Frank Mir while walking out to some of his fights.

Answer: United States

Inna is a Romanian singer and dancer that gained mainstream success mainly in Central and Eastern Europe. Her song "Amazing" went to number one on the weekly charts in Bulgaria, Portugal, and Romania but never even reached the Top 100 on the US Billboard Charts. Between 2008 and 2015, Inna had twelve singles peak in the Top 10 on the Romanian charts. By February 2016, her YouTube channel had over one billion views further demonstrating her popularity as a musician.

Answer: Foxes

Foxes was born Louisa Rose Allen and began performing as an artist in 2011. In the United States her song "Youth" went to number one on the US Dance Charts while "Holding Onto Heaven" peaked at number ten. "Amazing" saw less success not reaching the Top 100 in the United States and only going as far as number sixty-nine on the Scottish Singles and Album Charts in 2015 and 2016.