1999 single by Chantal Kreviazuk
"Before You" |
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Single by Chantal Kreviazuk |
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from the album Colour Moving and Still |
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Released | 7 September 1999 (1999-09-07) |
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Length | 3:52 |
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Label | |
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Songwriter(s) | - Jay Joyce
- Chantal Kreviazuk
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Producer(s) | Jay Joyce |
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Chantal Kreviazuk singles chronology |
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"Feels Like Home" (1999) | "Before You" (1999) | "Dear Life" (2000) | |
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Music video |
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"Before You" on YouTube |
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"Before You" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk. It was released as the lead single from Kreviazuk's second studio album, Colour Moving and Still, on 7 September 1999. The song peaked at number two on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart, behind "I Knew I Loved You" by Savage Garden, and is Kreviazuk's biggest hit in Canada to date. Kreviazuk performed the song live at the 2000 Juno Awards.
Background
Kreviazuk wrote the song several days before the recording of Colour Moving and Still. She explained, "We were in our third day of preproduction, and I was so bummed ... I wrote the song during that low point. It showed me that a creative low can bring something great out of you."[1]
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (1999–2000) | Peak position |
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[2] | 2 |
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[3] | 4 |
Canada CHR (Nielsen BDS)[4] | 8 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1999) | Position |
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] | 71 |
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[6] | 84 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref(s). |
Canada | 7 September 1999 | Radio | Sony Canada | [1] |
United States | 14 February 2000 | Triple A radio | Columbia |
3 April 2000 | - Hot adult contemporary
- modern adult contemporary radio
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4 April 2000 | Contemporary hit radio | [7] |
References
- ^ a b LeBlanc, Larry (18 March 2000). "Kreviazuk Keeps 'Moving'" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 12. p. 93. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 10026." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 9715." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Canadian Top 20 in 1999" (PDF). Cross Canada Countdown. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2005. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
- ^ "RPM 1999 Top 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "RPM 1999 Top 100 Adult Contemporary". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1344. 21 March 2000. pp. 37, 78.
- ^ "Gavin AC/Hot AC: Impact Dates". Gavin Report. No. 2298. 31 March 2000. p. 32.
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Studio albums | |
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Compilation albums | - Since We Met: The Best of 1996–2006 (2008)
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Singles | |
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