Open Road (Bryan Adams song)

"Open Road" is the first single from Bryan Adams' 2004 album Room Service. The single reached number one in Hungary, number 17 in Switzerland, and number 21 on the UK Singles Chart. The music video was set in a traffic jam in a car. In the summer of 2005, the song was used as the theme song in ESPN's SportsCenter series 50 States in 50 Days.

"Open Road"
Single by Bryan Adams
from the album Room Service
Released	September 13, 2004
Recorded	2004
Genre	Rock
Label	Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Bryan Adams Eliot Kennedy
Producer(s)	Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams singles chronology
"Here I Am" (2002) "Open Road" (2004) "Flying" (2004)

Music video

The music video was filmed in Toronto, Canada.[1]

Track listings

2-track version

1. "Open Road"
2. "Blessing In Disguise"

Maxi-single

1. "Open Road"
2. "Blessing in Disguise"
3. "Friday Night in London"

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2004) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 35 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 49 Germany (Official German Charts)[4] 23 Greece (IFPI)[5] 36 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[6] 1 Ireland (IRMA)[7] 50 Italy (FIMI)[8] 32 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 28 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[10] 47 Scotland (OCC)[11] 18 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 17 UK Singles (OCC)[13] 21

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[14] 43 Chart (2005) Position Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[15] 59

References

1. http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/A/Adams_Bryan/2004/12/01/753553.html
2. "Austriancharts.at – Bryan Adams – Open Road" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
3. "Ultratop.be – Bryan Adams – Open Road" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
4. "Offiziellecharts.de – Bryan Adams – Open Road". GfK Entertainment Charts.
5. "Top 50 Singles Εβδομάδα 17–23/10" (in Greek). IFPI. Archived from the original on October 26, 2004. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
6. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
7. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Bryan Adams". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
8. "Italiancharts.com – Bryan Adams – Open Road". Top Digital Download.
9. "Dutchcharts.nl – Bryan Adams – Open Road" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
10. "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 44, saptamina 1.11 – 7.11, 2004" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on January 19, 2005. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
11. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
12. "Swisscharts.com – Bryan Adams – Open Road". Swiss Singles Chart.
13. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
14. "Rádiós Top 100 – hallgatottsági adatok alapján – 2004" (in Hungarian). Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
15. "Rádiós Top 100 – hallgatottsági adatok alapján – 2005" (in Hungarian). Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved May 18, 2020.