How Do I Live
LeAnn Rimes
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How do I get through one night without you If I had to live without you What kinda life would that be Oh I need you in my arms, need you to hold You are my world, my heart, my soul If you ever leave Baby you would take away Everything good in my life And tell me now How do I live without you? I want to know How do I breathe without you? If you ever go How do I ever, ever survive How do I, how do I, oh how do I live Without you There would be no sun in my sky There would be no love in my life There'd be no world left for me And I, baby, I don't know what I would do I'd be lost if I lost you If you ever leave Baby you would take away Everything real in my life And tell me now How do I live without you I want to know How do I breathe without you If you ever go How do I ever, ever survive How do I, how do I, oh how do I live Please tell me baby how do I go on If you ever leave Baby you would take away everything Need you with me Baby don't you know that you are Everything good in my life And tell me now How do I live without you I want to know How do I breathe without you If you ever go How do I ever, ever survive How do I, how do I, oh how do I live How do I live without you? How do I live without you, baby? How do I live without you?
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13 facts about this song
CompositionThe song "How Do I Live" was composed by renowned songwriter Diane Warren.
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ArtistIt was performed by LeAnn Rimes, who was just 14 years old when she recorded the song.
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Genre"How Do I Live" is a country-pop crossover hit that has become a classic in both genres.
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Extended RunThis song had a remarkable 69-week run on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, which was a record at the time.
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Cover VersionsDespite being best known as a LeAnn Rimes song, it was also recorded by Trisha Yearwood. Yearwood's version was featured in the movie "Con Air" and was nominated for an Academy Award.
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Awards"How Do I Live" was nominated for both an Academy Award for Best Original Song and a Grammy for Best Female Country Vocal Performance, both in 1998.
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Sales RecordLeAnn Rimes' version of the song was certified 3x Platinum in the US and has sold over 3 million copies.
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High Chart RankingsThe song reached number 2 on Billboard’s Top 100 chart and secured the number 4 position on the Adult Contemporary chart.
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Billboard RecordAs of 2015, Billboard ranked the song as the fourth best-charting song of all time on the Billboard Hot 100 songs list.
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Transformative Song"How Do I Live" contributed significantly to LeAnn Rimes' transition from the country genre to pop.
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Significant AirplayAccording to Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, "How Do I Live" holds the record for most weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, with 69 weeks, and the song also holds the record for longest stay on the Billboard's Hot 100 chart for a female artist.
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Versions' DifferenceBoth versions of the song (Rimes' and Yearwood's) were released around the same time, but were vastly different in their style. Rimes' was more pop-oriented, while Yearwood's was firmly rooted in country.
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All-Time RankingIn Billboard's Greatest of All Time Songs chart, "How Do I Live" stands as one of the most long-lived songs, ranking at 4th place.
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