2001Released
3:26

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Interesting facts and trivia about Amber. By Songfacts®.

311 lead singer Nick Hexum was dating Nicole Scherzinger when he wrote this song. Scherzinger, who went on to fame as a member of the Pussycat Dolls, was engaged to Hexum for a while, but they broke up in 2004 and were never married (Hexum later married his wife Nikki and had two children). Scherzinger is the likely inspiration for the song, but Hexum won't admit it. In his 2015 Songfacts interview, he said, "There have been people who have speculated that, and I won't confirm nor deny." Before their split, Hexum and Scherzinger recorded two duets together: "Summertime" and "Mele Kalikimaka."

In this reggae-tinged song, Hexum sings, "Amber is the color of your energy." He told us: "It was just a cool analogy, because I love soft lights and colors - like the color of a sunset. Blue light is harsh, and amber light doesn't hurt your eyes, so to say the color of someone's energy is amber is kind of a cool way to compliment."

The video was directed by the team of Emmett Malloy and Brendan Malloy, who also did the 311 video for "Creatures (For a While)." Nicole Scherzinger appears in the clip cavorting with Hexum in the surf.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Amber.
CKey
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
166BPM

Album

The album Amber is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Amber.
Volcano
(P) 2001 Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C.

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