i always loved watching david in the group numbers. all of them. no matter how cheesy or bad, he always looked like he was having a blast.(theater training?). unlike say amanda overmeyer who looked like she was in hell. she looked so unhappy especially during the finale. i know it must have been awful, but she signed up for it. ANNNNNNNNNYWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY,

do you have a favorite group performance? (they all run together with me, unfortunately). except shout to the lord. and the hip dance one!

what other observations about the groups do yall have?

Poor David always hated those group numbers...haha. My favorite was definitely shout to the lord. For some reason I also liked the neil diamond medley.

Does anyone remember if they did a group performance for the top 16? Because I can't remember, and I can't find it on youtube anywhere.

does the D2 Hero duet count as a "group number"...'cause that was freaking PERFECT!

"Shout to the Lord" by far my fav. I have it downloaded to the daily playlist on my ipod. His voice is amazing in this number.

shout to the lord I love it and I like the george michael one where they are all singing and all the sudden it cuts to david as he sings.."Till the end of time..." cause it was so unexpected and his face was beautiful... and yea

did yall notice that in the finale when the guys were singing, david announced both bryan adams and george michael? go david!

^yea. definitely noticed that.

I happened to re-watch an interview today where DC stated how he hated the group numbers but he always looked like he was having fun. He really did give them what they expected and I thought his dancing was fine.

It was fun to see him do his part and his voice always sounded so much better than the others. Expecially liked Shout To The Lord and the George Michaels one.

I know! That did something very strange to the butterflies in my tummy!

I liked Ain't no Stopping Us Now on the Top 3. David seemed to be having a lot of fun. Also I liked the Neil Diamond week group number, and Hero with David Archuleta @ the finals was my favorite.

HERO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG THAT WAS HEAVENLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I also loved Seasons of Love and All I Ask Of You.....sooooooooo beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here is my top 5

1. George Michael top 12 Final
2.Where we Started From top 10
3.Ain't no Stopping Us Now
4.Shout to the Lord top 8
5.Beatles songs top 12

oh, i forgot about seasons of love - that was a good one. definitley in my top 3

Thanks lindar for referencing the George Michael group number. My Tivo didn't recort the finale and I was lucky to watch the last 20 minutes and see the results. This song doesn't show up "AI7 group performance" but here is the link for anyone who wants to see it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgscdKvggok

THANK YOU!

That was fantastic! I got goosebumps when he sang 'until the end of time', but I was also reliving 'every little hungry schoolgirl's pride and joy', and the HUGE scream which went up! And then he turns and struts away from the camera! Fantastic! (At about 3.05)

DEFINITELY the 'Shout To the Lord' performance!!!

I loved Shout to the Lord and All I Ask of You. They were all great though, so hard to pick!

I love the group performances from this year! Probably one of the reasons why I wanted see them on tour (but sadly I could not). Anyway, I love the two Beatles melodies (minus Amanda). Shout to the Lord is hauntingly beautiful (Carly and David were the BEST). I also really enjoyed One Sweet Day from Mariah Carey week - I thought the harmonizing and overall sound was excellent. Please Don't Stop the Music is also a favorite of mine and somehow really SEXY. The Hero duet was Fantastic. I just wish there could have been more duets with the other contestants (like during the finale with Carly and Michael). On YouTube I still watch the group performances because they are so good.

It really surprises me that David hated doing the group numbers. It certainly never showed on his face. When did he say that about the group numbers?

My favorite.. Shout to the Lord..hands down. David was totally awesome. I am getting goosebumps this typing about it. Carly was also wonderful. """going to YouTube to watch again"

I'm back (40 minutes later). I had to watch several of them.

I also really liked George Micheal top 12 finale and the Mariah Carey.

"Shout to the Lord," IGB night (both nights). David's voice. That pretty much sums it up. His long solo (the longest of all 8 idols) made my arm and neck hairs stand straight up. Carly was pretty awesome too. I wasn't too fond of most of the group performances except this one. STTL might have been cheesier than pizza, but when I watch it now I see that performance as a foreshadowing of David's win, down to the confetti and credits rolling at the end. Chills.

This isn't really a group performance, but I also loved the duet of "Hero" he did with Archie on finale night. I love watching how he interacts with Archie on the stage while they sing.