"Adiemus" was written in 1994 by Karl Jenkins, and it premiered in television commercial. Jenkins chose South African singer Miriam Stockley as a lead vocalist due to her wide range of intonation and Purley resident Mary Carewe for additional vocals. The London Philharmonic Orchestra also performed. The word adiemus itself resembles the Latin word adeamus meaning "let us approach" (or "let us submit a cause to a referee"), or, is sometimes regarded as the future tense of the same verb, meaning "we will approach" or "we will take possession".