Destiny


 * "No doubt about it, there's a new sensation" — Ella Fitzgerald

Destiny is a song by Zero 7 featuring Sia and Sophie Barker. Released as a single in 2001, this was the first hit by Sia, who also co-wrote the song.

Background
It was included on the soundtracks for the films Garden State, Blue Crush, Obsessed and Raising Helen, the TV series Roswell, as well as the compilation Chillout 2002: The Ultimate Chillout. The song was also featured in the Sky Movies promo of the Star Wars saga, and also in the US-series Smallville. Lacoste used the song as background music for their official website. The song was also featured in a 2001 episode of the US daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless.

Two music videos were produced for this song, one directed by Tommy Pallotta at Ghost Robot, utilizing interpolated rotoscoping techniques, and another by Howard Greenhalgh.

The song's lyrics deal with two lonely hearts whose paths in life will eventually tread into one another.

== Music video ==

Charts
In August 2001, the song debuted at number 30 on the UK Singles Chart and stayed in the top 75 for a total of three weeks. They also performed the song live on Top of the Pops. In Portugal, it peaked at number five.

Tracklist
UK CD1 UK CD2 UK 12" US Promo CD
 * 1) "Destiny" (radio edit) – 3:48
 * 2) "Destiny (Photek Remix radio edit)" – 7:12
 * 3) "End Theme (Roni Size Remix)" – 6:54
 * 1) "Destiny" (full length version)
 * 2) "Destiny (Hefner's Destiny Chill)"
 * 3) "Destiny (Simian Remix)"
 * 1) "Destiny" (full length version)
 * 2) "Destiny (Hefner's Destiny Chill)"
 * 3) "Destiny (Photek Remix)"
 * 1) "Destiny"
 * 2) "Give It Away"