Before You

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"Before You"
Chantal Kreviazuk Before You.jpg
Single by Chantal Kreviazuk
from the album Colour Moving and Still
Released7 September 1999[1]
Length3:52
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jay Joyce
Chantal Kreviazuk singles chronology
"Feels Like Home"
(1999) 		"Before You"
(1999) 		"Dear Life"
(2000)
Music video
"Before You" on YouTube

"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

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1999) Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] 71
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[5] 84

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b LeBlanc, Larry (18 March 2000). "Kreviazuk Keeps 'Moving'" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 112 no. 12. p. 93. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 10026." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 9715." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  4. ^ "RPM 1999 Top 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  5. ^ "RPM 1999 Top 100 Adult Contemporary". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 26 April 2018.


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