Unwritten Lyrics

[Outro]
The rest is still unwritten
The rest is still unwritten
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

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About

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“Unwritten” is the fourth track on Natasha Bedingfield’s debut studio album of the same name. Released as the album’s third UK single in November of 2004 and second US single in September of 2005, the song was generally well received and peaked at number five for two weeks in the US.

In 2006, the song became the opening theme of the MTV series The Hills). Bedingfield also recorded a slow, acoustic version of the song to be featured in the show’s final episode.

“Unwritten” has been featured in such movies as: Ice Princess, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, The Da Vinci Code, Because I Said So, and Anyone But You.

Q&A

Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning

What did Natasha Bedingfield say about "Unwritten"?
Genius Answer

Bedingfield on how the song was was written for his brother’s 14th birthday:

I was on the road, so I wrote a song for him, thinking of what someone his age needs to hear, what I wish I had heard at that point in my life. There are a lot of pressures and expectations.”

Via LATimes

How well did the song do in the United States?
Genius Answer

The song reached a peak of number five in the United States, making the song one of Bedingfield’s biggest US Billboard Hot 100 hit to date. “Pocketful of Sunshine”, a song released four years later, would match the same peak of number five as “Unwritten”.

When did she realize the song took on a new life because of "The Hills" success?
Genius Answer

I started to hear so many stories of how many people love the show, that it was MTV’s biggest-ever show… I even met someone recently, and they said that they played “Unwritten” at their wedding, and they actually used parts of the script from “The Hills” in their wedding vows. And around this time of year when there’s graduations, I’m reminded that it’s still what people are singing.

Via LAtimes

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Credits
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ProTools Editing
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Release Date
November 29, 2004
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