Music Is the Key

2003 single by Sarah Connor

"Music Is the Key"

Single by Sarah Connor feat. Naturally 7

from the album Key to My Soul

Released

3 November 2003 (2003-11-03)^[1]

Length

4:37

Label

X-Cell, Epic

Songwriter(s)

Rob Tyger, Kay Denar

Producer(s)

Kay D., Rob Tyger

Sarah Connor singles chronology

"Bounce"
(2003)

"Music Is the Key"
(2003)

"Just One Last Dance"
(2004)

Naturally 7 singles chronology

"Music Is the Key"
(2004)

"Feel It (In the Air Tonight)"
(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?]}

"Music Is the Key" was positively reviewed by music critics, many of whom complimented its lyrical content and vocals.^{[citation needed]} 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.

Track listings

European CD single

"Music Is the Key" (Video Version) – 4:04
"Music Is the Key" (Album Version) – 4:37

European CD maxi single

"Music Is the Key" (Video Version) – 4:04
"Music Is the Key" (Album Version) – 4:37
"Music Is the Key" (A Cappella Version) – 4:04
"Music Is the Key" (Video - Director's Cut) – 4:37

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2003–2004)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[2]	6
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)^[3]	3
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)^[4]	11
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[5]	5
Germany (Official German Charts)^[1]	1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[6]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[7]	68
Germany (Official German Charts)^[8]	38
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[9]	56

Chart (2004)	Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[10]	47
Germany (Official German Charts)^[11]	56
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[12]	40

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)^[13]	Gold	150,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b "Sarah Connor feat. Naturally 7 – Music is the Key" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
^ "Sarah Connor feat. Naturally 7 – Music is the Key" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
^ "Sarah Connor feat. Naturally 7 – Music is the Key" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
^ "Sarah Connor feat. Naturally 7 – Music is the Key" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
^ "Hits of the World: Eurocharts". Music & Media. Vol. 115, no. 51. 20 December 2003. p. 73.
^ "Sarah Connor feat. Naturally 7 – Music is the Key". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 2003". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 11 February 2020.
^ "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts (2003)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2003". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 11 February 2020.
^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 2004". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 11 February 2020.
^ "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts (2004)" (in German). Offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2004". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 11 February 2020.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sarah Connor feat. Naturally 7; 'Music Is the Key')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 24 November 2021.