How Do I Live
LeAnn Rimes Lyrics
How do I get through one night without you
If I had to live without you
What kinda life would that be
Oh I, I need you in my arms, need you to hold
You're my world, my heart, my soul
If you ever leave
Well, 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'd be no sun in my sky
There would be no love in my life
There'd be no world left for me
And I, well baby, I don't know what I would do
I'd be lost if I lost you
If you ever leave
Well, 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
Well, baby you would take away everything
Need you with me
Baby don't you know that you're 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
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Diane Warren
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"How Do I Live" is a 1997 song, written by Diane Warren. It was released originally by Trisha Yearwood and shortly afterward by Leann Rimes.
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 film producers felt that Rimes' 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. Read Full Bio"How Do I Live" is a 1997 song, written by Diane Warren. It was released originally by Trisha Yearwood and shortly afterward by Leann Rimes.
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 film producers felt that Rimes' 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 and appeared in the film. When Rimes heard of the release, she quickly released her version.
Despite only peaking as high as number seven in the UK Singles Chart[1], LeAnn Rimes' version of How Do I Live spent thirty-four weeks in the chart. It set a record for staying on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for sixty-nine weeks. The song entered the Top 25 Country singles chart on June 21, 1997 and was still there in February 2003, a record 291 weeks (five and half years) later.
How Do I Live was covered by F.I.R. (Faye and Real featuring LeAnn Rimes). F.I.R. invited Rimes to record a portion of the song for their third album Flight Tribe in 2006.
The song has also been performed on the hit show American Idol, Vonzell Solomon in Season 4, Paris Bennett in Season 5, and Meosha Denton in Season 2. It was also part of American Idol Season 2 compilation, sung by Carmen Rasmusen.
Rimes' version ranks at #4 on Billboard's All Time Top 100.[2] The single has been certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA for shipments of over 3 million copies in the United States.[3] On the digital front, it routinely shifts more than 1,000 units per week, for a to-date total in excess of 203,000.
Both the Rimes and the Yearwood versions debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on the week ending June 14, 1997. LeAnn Rimes' version peaked at number two and spent a record-breaking sixty-nine weeks on the chart, more than any other song in history, (until Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours" (2008) 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. Yearwood's single on the country charts quickly climbed all the way to number 2. Rimes' version spent 11 weeks atop the Adult Contemporary chart.[5] In Australia, Rimes' version peaked on the ARIA Charts at number 17 while Yearwood's peaked at number 2.
In 1998, for the first time in history, the Grammy Awards nominated two artists for the same song in the same category. Directly following LeAnn Rimes' performance of the song, Trisha Yearwood won the Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance.[6] Yearwood also performed the song at the Country Music Awards for which she won the 1997 award for Female Vocalist of the Year[7] Yearwood also won the 1997 ACM Award for Top Female Vocalist.[8] The single was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song, but lost to My Heart Will Go On.[9] Yearwood performed the song at the ceremony.
In 2008, Filipina singer Nina Girado recorded her own version of the song for her album Nina Sings The Hits of Diane Warren.
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 film producers felt that Rimes' 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. Read Full Bio"How Do I Live" is a 1997 song, written by Diane Warren. It was released originally by Trisha Yearwood and shortly afterward by Leann Rimes.
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 film producers felt that Rimes' 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 and appeared in the film. When Rimes heard of the release, she quickly released her version.
Despite only peaking as high as number seven in the UK Singles Chart[1], LeAnn Rimes' version of How Do I Live spent thirty-four weeks in the chart. It set a record for staying on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for sixty-nine weeks. The song entered the Top 25 Country singles chart on June 21, 1997 and was still there in February 2003, a record 291 weeks (five and half years) later.
How Do I Live was covered by F.I.R. (Faye and Real featuring LeAnn Rimes). F.I.R. invited Rimes to record a portion of the song for their third album Flight Tribe in 2006.
The song has also been performed on the hit show American Idol, Vonzell Solomon in Season 4, Paris Bennett in Season 5, and Meosha Denton in Season 2. It was also part of American Idol Season 2 compilation, sung by Carmen Rasmusen.
Rimes' version ranks at #4 on Billboard's All Time Top 100.[2] The single has been certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA for shipments of over 3 million copies in the United States.[3] On the digital front, it routinely shifts more than 1,000 units per week, for a to-date total in excess of 203,000.
Both the Rimes and the Yearwood versions debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on the week ending June 14, 1997. LeAnn Rimes' version peaked at number two and spent a record-breaking sixty-nine weeks on the chart, more than any other song in history, (until Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours" (2008) 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. Yearwood's single on the country charts quickly climbed all the way to number 2. Rimes' version spent 11 weeks atop the Adult Contemporary chart.[5] In Australia, Rimes' version peaked on the ARIA Charts at number 17 while Yearwood's peaked at number 2.
In 1998, for the first time in history, the Grammy Awards nominated two artists for the same song in the same category. Directly following LeAnn Rimes' performance of the song, Trisha Yearwood won the Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance.[6] Yearwood also performed the song at the Country Music Awards for which she won the 1997 award for Female Vocalist of the Year[7] Yearwood also won the 1997 ACM Award for Top Female Vocalist.[8] The single was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song, but lost to My Heart Will Go On.[9] Yearwood performed the song at the ceremony.
In 2008, Filipina singer Nina Girado recorded her own version of the song for her album Nina Sings The Hits of Diane Warren.
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Chris Lee Carey
She's amazing it's sad how the country industry dismisses her because of her personal life and pop crossover singles!!! She's pure talent and she deserves to be recognized for her amazing legacy!!!
JustRachStories
Just said the same thing how dare they this song is just perfection she is pure talent
Maria Avalos
Gi@James Robinson
Rachael Blankenbaker
LeAnn Rimes is one of the best entertainers that I have ever heard I don't know what happened that she is a legend better than Patsy Cline
Kenneth Daniels
Totally agree
Tom The Bomb
@Angela LMAO.
It’s a good pop song but for her to be in the country genre is a joke she’s about his country is Taylor Swift
PrettyVicky
When it's 2021 and all these wonderful love songs finally makes sense.
Kim Jordi
@PapaGnerd 🤣😂👍🏼
I BROKE INTO UR HOUSE AND STOLE UR CEREAL
First time I heard this was at cinema watching con air. Loved it since
Wayne Gibson
@Theodore Barkley
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