How Do I Live
"How Do I Live" | ||||
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Single by LeAnn Rimes | ||||
A-side | "Commitment" | |||
B-side |
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Released | May 23, 1997 | |||
Recorded | 1997[1] | |||
Studio |
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Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 4:25 | |||
Label | Curb | |||
Songwriter(s) | Diane Warren | |||
Producer(s) |
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LeAnn Rimes singles chronology | ||||
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"How Do I Live" | ||||
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Single by Trisha Yearwood | ||||
from the album (Songbook) A Collection of Hits | ||||
B-side | "How Do I Live (video version)" | |||
Released | May 23, 1997 | |||
Recorded | 1997 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 4:28 | |||
Label | MCA Nashville | |||
Songwriter(s) | Diane Warren | |||
Producer(s) | ||||
Trisha Yearwood singles chronology | ||||
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"How Do I Live" is a song written by Diane Warren. It was originally performed by American singer and actress LeAnn Rimes and the extended version of the song was later featured on her second studio album, You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs (1997). A second version was performed by American singer Trisha Yearwood, which was featured in the film Con Air. Both versions were released to radio on May 23, 1997.
In the US, Rimes's version peaked at No. 2 for five non-consecutive weeks in late 1997 and early 1998. It
Despite only peaking as high as No. 7 in the UK Singles Chart,[6] Rimes' version of "How Do I Live" spent 34 weeks on the chart, ending up as the 6th best selling single of 1998, outsold only by five of the year's number one singles. As of August 2014, the song has sold 710,000 copies in the UK.[7]
"How Do I Live" was also
Background
Yearwood's version, which utilized a more throaty,
Rimes' version was released on a CD and cassette tape single, with the original rendition of the song plus an extended version, the latter of which was later re-issued on Rimes'
Critical reception
Rimes' version
Yearwood's version
Regarding Yearwood's version, Flick stated that Yearwood "is a vocalist with the depth and intensity to convey the love and longing in the lyric." He added that the production by the singer with Tony Brown "is lush and textured, but it is her vocal that is this single's centerpiece. It's full of passion and subtle nuances."[16] Alanna Nash from Entertainment Weekly described Yearwood's version as a "countrier rendition". She noted, "When Yearwood sings, ”If you ever leave/Baby, you would take away everything good in my life,” her voice throbs with adult emotion."[17] A reviewer from Music Week viewed it as a "poppier" version.[18]
Chart performance
Both the Rimes and the Yearwood versions debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the week ending June 14, 1997. Rimes' version was noted for its extreme longevity, spending a record-breaking 69 weeks on the chart, with 62 of those weeks being in the top 40, 32 weeks in the top ten and 25 in the top five, all records at the time. Such was the run in the top five for Rimes that, despite not peaking at No. 1 and instead spending five non-consecutive weeks at No. 2, it competed directly with two songs by
Despite this success, Trisha Yearwood's version was most successful on country radio. Although Yearwood's version was moving quickly up the pop charts, getting as high as No. 23, MCA refused to issue further copies of the single, afraid of cannibalizing album sales. As a result, the limited press run of 300,000 sold out quickly, and the single was off the Hot 100 after 12 weeks. However, on country radio it became much more commercially successful, climbing all the way to No. 2, where it peaked for one week, outpacing the peak of 43 set by the recording Rimes released.
Consequently, Yearwood's version was among the top 20 biggest country singles of 1997, while Rimes' version was the ninth and fifth best- charting singles on the pop charts for the years 1997 and 1998, respectively. Rimes' version was later ranked at No. 4 on Billboard's All Time Top 100 in 2008. It was later ranked by Billboard as the 12th-most-successful single of the 1990s at the end of the decade in 1999 and 15 years later, after retabulations, was re-ranked as the second best-charting single released during the decade,[10] and the best-charting single of the 1990s proper.[22]
Internationally, the singles also had varied success, with Rimes' version typically outperforming Yearwood's. In the UK, Rimes' version peaked at No. 7, spending 30 weeks on the UK Top 40 singles chart and ranking as the sixth-highest-selling single on the UK year-end chart for 1998,[7] while Yearwood's version landed at No. 66. Rimes' version additionally charted across central Europe, reaching the top 5 in the Netherlands and Norway, the top 20 in Denmark, and the top 40 in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. Conversely, in both Ireland and Australia as well as on the Canadian country charts, Yearwood's version managed to outpace Rimes' peak at Nos. 2, 3, and 1 to Rimes' 14, 17, and 60, respectively. Consequently, Yearwood's version was ranked in the top 20 and 30 for the 1997 Australian and Canadian country year-end charts, respectively.
Accolades
In 1998, for the first time in history, the Grammy Awards nominated two artists for the same song in the same category. Directly following Rimes' performance of the song, Yearwood won the Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance.[23] Yearwood also performed the song at the Country Music Association for which she won the 1997 award for Female Vocalist of the Year.[24] Yearwood also won the 1997 Academy of Country Music Award for Top Female Vocalist.[25]
The song also was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song, but lost to "My Heart Will Go On" from the film Titanic.[26] Yearwood performed the song at the award ceremony. Ironically, the song received a contradictory nomination for the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song, but "lost" again to the soundtrack for The Postman.[27]
Track listings
Rimes' version
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Yearwood's version
- "How Do I Live" – 4:28
- "How Do I Live" (video version) – 4:07
- "How Do I Live" (video version) – 4:07
- "How Do I Live" – 4:28
- "She's in Love with the Boy" – 4:05
Credits and personnel
Diane Warren – songwriting
Rimes' version
Credits for Rimes' version are adapted from the liner notes of the UK version of Sittin' on Top of the World.[46]
- Wilbur C. Rimes – producer
- Chuck Howard – producer
- Mike Curb – producer
- Lesley Albert – production coordinator
- Mary Ann Kennedy – background vocals
- Pam Rose – background vocals
- Michael Black – background vocals
- Dennis Wilson – background vocals
- Mick Guzauski – mixing engineer, mixing
- Bob Campbell-Smith – mixing engineer, recording, mixing
- Greg Morrow – drums
- Michael Spriggs – acoustic guitar
- John Willis – electric guitar
- Michael Rhodes – bass
- Steve Nathan – piano, keys
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Jeff Watkins – assistant recording
- Daniel Kresco – assistant recording, additional recording
- Scott Ahaus – assistant recording, assistant mixing
- Jim Rogers – assistant recording
- David Boyer – assistant recording
- Csaba Petocz – recording
- David Hall – assistant recording
Charts
Rimes version
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
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Yearwood version
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Rimes version
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Netherlands (NVPI)[83] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Norway (IFPI Norway)[84] | Gold | |
United Kingdom (BPI)[86] | Platinum | 828,899[85] |
United States (RIAA)[4] | 4× Platinum | 4,00,000[21] |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Yearwood version
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[87] | 2× Platinum | 140,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Rimes version
Region | Version | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United States | Original | May 23, 1997 | Radio | Curb | [14] |
Dance Mix | February 10, 1998 |
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United Kingdom | Original | February 23, 1998 |
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Dance Mix | March 2, 1998 | CD | [90] | ||
Japan | Original | November 21, 1998 | Mini-CD | Curb | [91] |
Yearwood version
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United States | May 23, 1997 | Radio | MCA Nashville | [14] |
United Kingdom | July 28, 1997 |
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Japan | October 1, 1997 | CD | [93] |
In popular media
The song was used in the 1997 movie Con Air.
Rimes' version was used on Days of Our Lives as the love theme for Mike Horton and Carrie Brady.
The song appears at the very end of King of the Hill’s Season 3, Episode 18.
Australian born Irish singer Johnny Logan covered the song on his 2001 album, Reach for Me.
The song is semi-frequently used in the webcomic Homestuck (albeit in the form of a cover) due to the character John Egbert's fascination with the movie Con Air and, in particular, the scene near the end of the movie during which the song is played.
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External links
- LeAnn Rimes – "How Do I Live" music video at official site
- Trisha Yearwood – "How Do I Live" music video at CMT.com