{{Short description|1999 single by Bryan Adams}} {{Other uses|Cloud Nine (disambiguation)}} {{More citations needed|date=January 2019}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox song | name = Cloud Number Nine | cover = Cloud_no9.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Bryan Adams | album = On a Day Like Today | released = {{start date|1999|5|3}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1999/Music-Week-1999-05-01.pdf|title=New Releases – For Week Starting 3 May, 1999: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=27|date=May 1, 1999|access-date=July 19, 2021}}</ref> | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = Soft rock<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertainment.expertscolumn.com/200-greatest-soft-rock-songs|title=200 Greatest Soft Rock Songs|website=entertainment.expertscolumn.com}}</ref> | length = * 3:46 (album) * 4:12 (remix) | label = * A&M * Mercury | writer = * Bryan Adams * Max Martin * Gretchen Peters | producer = * Bryan Adams * Bob Rock | prev_title = When You're Gone | prev_year = 1998 | next_title = The Best of Me | next_year = 1999 }} "'''Cloud Number Nine'''" (sometimes spelled as "'''Cloud #9'''" or "'''Cloud Number 9'''") is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams. It was released on May 3, 1999, as the third single from his eighth studio album, ''On a Day Like Today'' (1998). The single version is notable for being one of the few remixes Bryan Adams released with British musician Chicane. "Cloud Number Nine" reached number six on the UK Singles Chart, number seven in Canada, and number 13 in Austria.
==Versions== ===Album version=== The song was first released on Adams' 1998 album ''On a Day Like Today'', and is the only release where it appears in its original form. It was produced by Bob Rock and mixed by Adams' longtime collaborator, Bob Clearmountain.
===Demo version=== A demo version of the song appears on the CD single "The Best of Me", released in November 1999, following the chart run of the Chicane Mix. It features a prominent beat throughout the recording, provided by co-writer Max Martin. He used a similar beat on his early productions for Britney Spears. Also, the released demo version had a longer first verse than the one ending up on the album and all other subsequent versions. According to co-writer Gretchen Peters, who wrote most of the song's lyrics, it was Adams' decision to scrap the lines.
===Chicane mix=== It was remixed by British electronic artist Chicane, with synthesizers added, as well as a drum sample from Gota Yashiki's "Groove Activator". It was released as a single in May 1999 in Europe. The single reached number 6 in the UK Singles Chart, and became a top 10 hit in Ibiza. Chicane said upon its release in 1999, he'd turned down a previous offer of remixing a Bryan Adams single, due to a lack of time. Chicane later worked with Adams on the songs "Don't Give Up", "East Side Story", and "She's Got a Way".
Chicane's mix of the song was featured on Bryan Adams' compilation album ''The Best of Me'', however simply titled "Cloud Number Nine". It appeared again on his 2005 ''Anthology'' album, this time correctly titled as "Cloud Number Nine (Chicane Mix)". The Chicane Mix has become the standard live version for Adams. In 2000, Chicane joined Adams onstage to perform this song and "Don't Give Up", as can be seen on the DVD ''Live At Slane Castle''.
===Bascombe Mix=== Among the versions considered for a radio edit of "Cloud Number Nine", was a remix made by Dave Bascombe. The Bascombe Mix eventually ended up on the second CD of the UK single and hasn't appeared anywhere else since its release.
===Live versions=== Adams performed "Cloud Number Nine" live in a three piece setting during his extensive world tour, starting in 1999, with a stage set and costume designs mimicking the music video to the song. Live recordings of the song ended up on several CD and DVD releases in the next few years. Most versions are based on the Chicane Mix, at one time even performing it with Chicane himself. The song was performed during most subsequent tours, although most commonly with a full band setting.
==Music video== The music video made for this single, features mainly the color white. Adams is dressed in all white, in a white room with an Asian woman who is body painted all white. Various images and things that are white are featured in the video such as milk, white paint, eggs, a dove, and a white dog. The video contains several elements seen in Adams' previous music video, "When You're Gone" - most notably the tape recorder and the apples. While being reviewed on the Saturday morning show Live & Kicking on BBC One, dance producer Norman Cook commented: "The most positive thing I can say about it, is that it's very white."
==Track listings== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} '''UK CD1'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Cloud #9|others=Bryan Adams|year=1999|type=UK CD1 liner notes|publisher=Mercury Records, A&M Records|id=582 849-2}}</ref> # "Cloud #9" (Chicane mix) # "Let's Talk About Love" # "When You're Gone" (acoustic version featuring Melanie C)
'''UK CD2'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Cloud #9|others=Bryan Adams|year=1999|type=UK CD2 liner notes|publisher=Mercury Records, A&M Records|id=582 847-2}}</ref> # "Cloud #9" (Chicane mix) # "Cloud #9" (Bascombe mix) # Snippets ("C'mon C'mon"/"Inside Out"/"Where Angels Fear to Tread") {{col-2}} '''European CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Cloud #9|others=Bryan Adams|year=1999|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=A&M Records|id=582 844-2}}</ref> # "Cloud #9" (Chicane mix) # "Let's Talk About Love"
'''Australian CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Cloud #9|others=Bryan Adams|year=1999|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=A&M Records|id=582 845-2}}</ref> # "Cloud #9" (Chicane mix) # "Let's Talk About Love" # "When You're Gone" (acoustic version) # Snippets ("C'mon C'mon"/"Inside Out"/"Where Angels Fear to Tread") {{col-end}}
==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !scope="col"|Chart (1999) !scope="col"|Peak<br>position |- !scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)<ref name=kent>{{cite book|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|last=Kent|first=David|publisher=Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W |year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref> |67 |- {{Single chart|Austria|13|artist=Bryan Adams|song=Cloud %239|rowheader=true}} |- {{Single chart|Flanders Tip|7|artist=Bryan Adams|song=Cloud %239|rowheader=true}} |- {{Single chart|Canadatopsingles|7|chartid=8387|rowheader=true|access-date=January 31, 2019}} |- {{Single chart|Canadaadultcontemporary|3|chartid=8387|rowheader=true|access-date=January 31, 2019}} |- !scope="row"|Czech Republic (IFPI)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpicr.cz/radio.htm|title=Hitparada radia – 34/1999|publisher=IFPI CR|language=cs|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990829142859/http://www.ifpicr.cz/radio.htm|archive-date=August 29, 1999|access-date=February 6, 2021}}</ref> |2 |- !scope="row"|Estonia (Eesti Top 20)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dea.digar.ee/?a=d&d=eestipaevaleht19990522.2.27.5.4&srpos=7&e=-------en-25--1--txt-txIN%7ctxTI%7ctxAU%7ctxTA-bryan+adams+cloud----1999--------|title=Eesti Top 20|work=Sõnumileht|date=May 22, 1999|page=17|access-date=December 14, 2024|language=et}}</ref> |align="center"|1 |- !scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1999/MM-1999-05-22.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=16|issue=21|page=19|date=May 22, 1999|access-date=June 8, 2020}}</ref> |23 |- {{Single chart|Germany|33|artist=Bryan Adams|song=Cloud #9|songid=3917|rowheader=true}} |- !scope="row"|Hungary (Mahasz)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1999/MM-1999-07-10.pdf|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=Music & Media|volume=16|issue=28|page=13|date=July 10, 1999|access-date=June 8, 2020}}</ref> |7 |- !scope="row"|Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2985319#page/n9/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn (3.6–10.6. 1999)|newspaper=Dagblaðið Vísir|language=is|page=10|date=June 4, 1999|access-date=October 5, 2019}}</ref> |22 |- {{Single chart|Ireland2|16|song=Cloud %239|rowheader=true|access-date=January 31, 2019}} |- !scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.top40.nl/tipparade/1999/week-27|title=Tipparade-lijst van week 27, 1999|lang=dutch| publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=March 20, 2023}}</ref> |8 |- {{Single chart|Dutch100|62|artist=Bryan Adams|song=Cloud %239|rowheader=true}} |- {{Single chart|Scotland|5|date=19990515|rowheader=true|access-date=January 31, 2019}} |- {{Single chart|Sweden|43|artist=Bryan Adams|song=Cloud %239|rowheader=true}} |- {{Single chart|Switzerland|26|artist=Bryan Adams|song=Cloud %239|rowheader=true}} |- {{Single chart|UK|6|date=19990515|rowheader=true|access-date=January 31, 2019}} |} {{col-2}}
===Year-end charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !scope="col"|Chart (1999) !scope="col"|Position |- !scope="row"|Canada Top Singles (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9952&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9952.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9952|title=RPM 1999 Top 100 Hit Tracks|magazine=RPM|via=Library and Archives Canada|access-date=January 31, 2019}}</ref> |41 |- !scope="row"|Canada Adult Contemporary (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.8166&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.8166.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.8166|title=RPM 1999 Top 100 Adult Contemporary|magazine=RPM|via=Library and Archives Canada|access-date=January 31, 2019}}</ref> |15 |- !scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK1999.pdf|title=The Top 200 Singles of 1999|last=Zywietz|first=Tobias|magazine=Chartwatch|via=Zobbel|pages=41–42|date=November 2000|location=Ilminster, Somerset|access-date=August 2, 2025}}</ref> |139 |- !scope="row"|UK Airplay (''Music Week'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2000/Music-Week-2000-01-22.pdf#page=53|title=Most Broadcast of 1999: Airplay Top 50|magazine=Music Week|page=31|date=January 22, 2000|access-date=April 24, 2022}}</ref> |44 |} {{col-end}}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Bryan Adams|title=Cloud Number 9|award=Silver|relyear=2004|certyear=2023|id=19226-270-1|access-date=August 21, 2023}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
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