8th World Wonder

Album: One Love (2004)
Charted: 49
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Songfacts®:

  • This song is about a woman who falls in love with a man in only a week - seven days and seven nights of thunder. She so taken with the guy, she considers him the 8th World Wonder.

    It was written by a trio of professional songwriters: Kyle Jacobs, Joel Parkes, and Shaun Shankel.
  • This was the first single and biggest pop hit for Kimberley Locke, who came in third on American Idol in 2003, leaving Clay Aiken and Rubben Studdard as the remaining finalists. The song sparked interest in pop and adult contemporary audiences, launching her career. She ended up being most successful with Christmas music.

Comments: 4

  • Boris from Gent, BelgiumFamily of John Locke?
  • Heather from Stony Brook Long Island, Nyhaha i hate this song
  • Lennonfan11 from Regawrhhrh, Icelandwho exactly were these people?
  • Candice from Vancouver, CanadaSome people thought "I think I fell in love with the 8th world wonder" was "I think I fell in love with an ape, world wonder".
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