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How Do I Live
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| "How Do I Live?" | ||
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| Single by LeAnn Rimes | ||
| from the album You Light up My Life: Inspirational Songs | ||
| Released | 1997 | |
| Format | CD, Cassette tape | |
| Recorded | 1997 | |
| Genre | Country, Pop | |
| Length | 4:27 | |
| Label | Curb | |
| Writer(s) | Diane Warren | |
| Producer(s) | Diane Warren | |
| Certification | 3x platinum (RIAA) | |
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| LeAnn Rimes singles chronology | ||
| "Unchained Melody" (1996) |
"How Do I Live" (1997) |
"You Light up My Life" (1997) |
| "How Do I Live" | ||
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| Single by Trisha Yearwood | ||
| from the album Songbook: A Collection of Hits | ||
| B-side(s) | "How Do I Live (video version)" | |
| Released | May 27, 1997 | |
| Format | CD single | |
| Recorded | 1997 | |
| Genre | Country | |
| Length | 4:03 | |
| Label | MCA | |
| Writer(s) | Diane Warren | |
| Chart positions | ||
"How Do I Live" is a 1997 song, written by Diane Warren, that was released originally by LeAnn Rimes, and shortly afterward by Trisha Yearwood.
The song was originally intended for release as a single for the 1997 action blockbuster Con Air soundtrack. Warren wrote the song for Rimes to sing. The producers felt that Rimes's version had too much of a pop feeling to it and requested that she re-record it to fit their standards. She refused, and the producers chose Trisha Yearwood to record the song. Her more country-style version was released on May 27, 1997. When Rimes heard of the release, she quickly released her version. Both versions became very successful. Yearwood's version won her the Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance, while Rimes's version outsold Yearwood's by three million copies. It also set a record for staying on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for sixty-nine weeks.
Despite only peaking as high as number seven, LeAnn Rimes' version of "How Do I Live" spent thirty-four weeks on the UK singles chart.
It was nominated for a Razzie for Worst Original Song, but did not win.
"How Do I Live" (天天夜夜) was covered by F.I.R. (Faye and Real featuring LeAnn Rimes). F.I.R invited Rimes to record a portion of "How Do I Live" for their third album Flight Tribe in 2006.
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Both the Rimes and the Yearwood versions debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on the week ending June 21, 1997. LeAnn Rimes' version peaked at number two and spent a record sixty-nine weeks on the chart, more than any other song in history, and spent 34 weeks on the UK singles chart. Trisha Yearwood's version was moving quickly up the charts, getting as high as number twenty-three, when MCA refused to issue any more copies of the single, for fear of cannibalizing album sales. The limited press run of 300,000 sold out quickly, and the single was off the Hot 100 after twelve weeks.
In 1998, the Grammy Awards for the first time in history nominated the two artists for the same song in the same category. LeAnn Rimes performed the song at the award shows, and Trisha Yearwood won the Grammy for the song. Yearwood also performed the song at the CMAs and Oscars and won the female vocalist award for CMA, and ACM that year as well.
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