{{Short description|2003 single by Sarah Connor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}} {{Infobox song | name = Music Is the Key | cover = S-connor-music-is.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Sarah Connor featuring Naturally 7 | album = Key to My Soul | released = {{start date|2003|11|3|df=yes}}<ref name="ger"/> | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = <!-- Do not add unsourced genres --> | length = 4:37 | label = X-Cell | writer = * Rob Tyger * Kay Denar | producer = * Kay D. * Rob Tyger | chronology = Sarah Connor | prev_title = Bounce | prev_year = 2003 | next_title = Just One Last Dance | next_year = 2004 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = Naturally 7 | type = single | prev_title = | prev_year = | title = Music Is the Key | year = 2004 | next_title = Feel It (In the Air Tonight) | next_year = 2007 }} }} "'''Music Is the Key'''" is a song by German recording artist Sarah Connor and all-male American a cappella group Naturally 7. The song was written and produced by longtime collaborators Rob Tyger and Kay Denar and recorded for Connor's third studio album, ''Key to My Soul'' (2003). The track talks about the power of music, and eventually finding your own melody through listening.{{original research inline|date=November 2021}}
"Music Is the Key" was positively reviewed by music critics, many of whom complimented its lyrical content and vocals.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}} Selected as the lead single from ''Key to My Soul'' and released on 3 November 2003, it became an instant success, reaching number one on the German Singles Chart and peaking within the top five in Belgium and Switzerland.
==Music video== A music video for "Music Is the Key" was directed by Oliver Sommer and filmed in Orlando, Florida.<ref name="Oliver Sommer 2">{{cite web|url=http://www.ava-studios.de/html_ava/musicvideos/archiv.htm|title=Archiv – Music Videos|website=Ava-Studios.de|access-date=1 September 2025}}</ref>
==Track listing== All tracks written and produced by Kay Denar and Rob Tyger. {{tracklist | extra_column = Producer(s) | headline = 2-track CD single<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/Music-Key-Sarah-Feat-Naturally-Connor/dp/B0000TEUPM|title=Sarah Connor, Music Is the Key |website=Amazon.de|language=de|access-date=1 September 2025}}</ref>
| title1 = Music Is the Key | note1 = video version | length1 = 4:04
| title2 = Music Is the Key | note2 = album version | length2 = 4:37 }} {{tracklist | extra_column = Producer(s) | headline = CD maxi single<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/Music-Sarah-Connor-feat-Naturally/dp/B0000E13O9|title=Sarah Connor, Naturally 7 – Music Is the Key |website=Amazon.de|language=de|access-date=1 September 2025}}</ref>
| title1 = Music Is the Key | note1 = video version | length1 = 4:04
| title2 = Music Is the Key | note2 = album version | length2 = 4:37
| title3 = Music Is the Key | note3 = acappella version | length3 = 4:04
| title4 = Music Is the Key | note4 = video – director's cut | length4 = 4:37 }}
==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Weekly chart performance for "Music Is the Key" !scope="col"|Chart (2003–2004) !scope="col"|Peak<br />position |- {{single chart|Austria|6|artist=Sarah Connor feat. Naturally 7|song=Music is the Key|rowheader=true|access-date=15 November 2013}} |- {{single chart|Flanders Tip|3|artist=Sarah Connor feat. Naturally 7|song=Music is the Key|rowheader=true|access-date=15 November 2013}} |- {{single chart|Wallonia Tip|11|artist=Sarah Connor feat. Naturally 7|song=Music is the Key|rowheader=true|access-date=15 November 2013}} |- {{single chart|CIS|94|artist=Sarah Connor feat. Naturally 7|song=Music is the Key|songid=531|rowheader=true|access-date=31 December 2025}} |- !scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Hits of the World: Eurocharts|magazine=Music & Media|volume=115|issue=51|page=73|date=20 December 2003}}</ref> |5 |- {{single chart|Germany|1|artist=Sarah Connor feat. Naturally 7|song=Music is the Key|songid=5859|rowheader=true|access-date=15 November 2013|refname="ger"}} |- {{single chart|Russiaradio|96|date=20040130-20040205|rowheader=true|access-date=31 December 2025}} |- {{single chart|Switzerland|2|artist=Sarah Connor feat. Naturally 7|song=Music is the Key|rowheader=true|access-date=15 November 2013}} |- {{single chart|Ukraineradio|100|date=20040116-20040122|rowheader=true|access-date=31 December 2025}} |} {{col-2}}
===Year-end charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ 2003 year-end chart performance for "Music Is the Key" !scope="col"|Chart (2003) !scope="col"|Position |- !scope="row"|Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=2003|title=Jahreshitparade Singles 2003|website=austriancharts.at|language=de|access-date=11 February 2020}}</ref> |68 |- !scope="row"|Germany (Media Control GfK)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2003|title=Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts (2003)|publisher=GfK Entertainment|language=de|access-date=22 November 2015}}</ref> |38 |- !scope="row"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2003|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2003|website=hitparade.ch|language=de|access-date=11 February 2020}}</ref> |56 |} {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ 2004 year-end chart performance for "Music Is the Key" !scope="col"|Chart (2004) !scope="col"|Position |- !scope="row"|Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=2004|title=Jahreshitparade Singles 2004|website=austriancharts.at|language=de|access-date=11 February 2020}}</ref> |47 |- !scope="row"|Germany (Media Control GfK)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2004|title=Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts (2004)|publisher=Offiziellecharts.de|language=de|access-date=22 November 2015}}</ref> |56 |- !scope="row"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2004|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2004|website=hitparade.ch|language=de|access-date=11 February 2020}}</ref> |40 |} {{col-end}}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Music Is the Key"}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=single|artist=Sarah Connor feat. Naturally 7|title=Music Is the Key|award=Gold|relyear=2003|certyear=2003|access-date=24 November 2021}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
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Category:2003 singles Category:2003 songs Category:Epic Records singles Category:Number-one singles in Germany Category:Sarah Connor (singer) songs Category:Songs written by Kay Denar Category:Songs written by Rob Tyger Category:X-Cell Records singles
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