Out of Reach (song)
"Out of Reach" is a song by English singer Gabrielle. It was written by Gabrielle and frequent collaborator Jonathan Shorten for of Sharon Maguire's 2001 romantic comedy film "Bridget Jones's Diary". The London Session Orchestra provides the string instruments on the track. Released as the soundtrack's lead single on 9 April 2001, "Out of Reach" peaked at number one in Portugal, number two in New Zealand, and number four on the UK Singles Chart. The song sold 320,000 copies in the UK as stated by the Official Charts Company, and became the 10th -most-successful single of 2001 in New Zealand. It was later included in the 2001 reissue of her "Rise" album as well as her greatest hits compilation "Dreams Can Come True, Greatest Hits Vol. 1", released the same year. Music video. The official music video features Gabrielle singing the song whilst wearing dark sunglasses and a large black leather jacket, intercut with clips from "Bridget Jones's Diary". The video also featured Don Gilet. Credits and personnel. Credits are adapted from the UK CD single liner notes. Studios Personnel