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"Amazing" is a song performed by American hard rock band Aerosmith. It was written by lead singer Steven Tyler and songwriting collaborator and band friend Richie Supa. It was released in 1993 as the fourth single from their successful album Get a Grip. It peaked at #24 on the Billboard Hot 100 on New Year's Day, 1994. It peaked at #3 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and #57 in the UK. The song was written as an inspirational ballad, and has been credited by many fans as helping save their lives and get them through difficult times in their life.

In it, Steven Tyler sings about hard times in his life ("I thought I could leave, but couldn't get out the door", "I was wishin' that I would die", "Scratchin' to stay alive") and how he came to grasp reality and escape his hard times ("It's the blink of an eye you finally see the the moment arrives that you know you'll be alright") and how he's "sayin' a prayer for the desperate hearts tonight".