David Archuleta "Heaven" Hollywood Week American Idol 7

David Archuleta advanced to the Hollywood week after impressing the judges with his rendition of John Mayer's "Waiting for the World to Change." At his first audition during the Hollywood Week, David performed Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" on the piano, taking advantage of the decision to allow contestants to play musical instruments. Paula commented that it was awesome while Simon went all out and called it incredible. The performance, however, was not aired.

During his second audition, David selected Bryan Adams' classic, "Heaven." Randy Jackson became a fan of David after this performance, commenting "That was the bomb! the best I've heard since we've been here for days." Paula said, "You're a gem. And for the whole world to see, I can't wait" while Simon declared, "You have so many going for you: you're young, you're good-looking, you're likable and you got a great voice!" The judges knew David would be in the competition for a long while.