"With Arms Wide Open" is a song composed by the band Creed, featured on the album Human Clay. Scott Stapp wrote the lyrics when he found out that he was going to be a father. His son would be named Jagger. "With Arms Wide Open" topped The Billboard magazine Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for four weeks in July 2000; a month later it reached the U.S. Top 40. In September, it was announced that Creed would release a limited edition single of "With Arms Wide Open" with some profits benefiting Scott Stapp's With Arms Wide Open Foundation to "Promote Healthy, Loving Relationships Between Children and their Families". In October the song hit the top ten and it topped Billboard's Adult Top 40 chart for eight weeks. It then reached the Top 10 on the Hot 100 on the issue dated September 30, 2000 and then hit number one on the issue dated November 11 for a week, and the video topped VH1's top ten. In February 2001 Scott Stapp and Mark Tremonti won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song and the band was nominated for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for the song. The song was ranked #4 on VH1's 25 Greatest Power Ballads.
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