andy grammer wrote the song "don't give up on me" released in 2002.
who wrote the song "don't give up on me" released in 2002?
andy grammer
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mr. children released their 22nd single on january 1, 2002, which was used as a show song in the japanese drama . four months later their tenth original album "it's a wonderful world" was released on may 10, the groups' tenth anniversary. the release of the album on their 10th anniversary was not something that had originally intended. as the group was wrapping up recording, sakurai asked if the album could be released in the spring time. while the group and their management was trying to think of how to promote an album in the spring time, they came up with releasing the album on their 10th anniversary. a new tour, titled "mr. children tour 2002 dear wonderful world" was set to begin later that year. the previous single "i'll be" from the "discovery" album was selected to be used as an official theme for the 2002 fifa world cup, held in japan and south korea. on may 24, 2002 mr. children attended the first ever mtv video music awards japan and topped the awards show by winning 'video of the year' for the song "kimi ga suki". two months after the release of the new album, mr.children's 23rd single "any", was released on july 11, 2002 and used to promote "group 10th anniversary". the group was not able to properly promote the single. as preparations for the new tour were beginning and promotion for the new single were being done, lead singer sakurai was hospitalized on july 21, 2002, after a blockage in his cerebellum was detected. the "mr. children tour 2002 dear wonderful world" was canceled and all group activities were put on a temporary hiatus. while recovering, sakurai wrote a song called "hero", that was inspired by his hospitalization. the song was released as the group's 24th single on december 11, 2002 and was used in "group 10th anniversary" commercial. the first press version of the single included a dvd where, in addition to a "'mr. children 2002 documentary -hero-" that was aired, the singer talked about his hospitalization and inspiration for the song. on november 15, 2002 mr.children's website announced the band's return to the stage for a "stew of home pride" with a one night only live, december 21, 2002 the group returned to the stage for a single concert, later released on dvd, titled "wonederful world on dec. 21".
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