| "Adia" | ||||
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| Single by Sarah McLachlan | ||||
| from the album Surfacing | ||||
| Released | 2 March 1998 | |||
| Length | 4:05 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Pierre Marchand | |||
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| "Adia" by Sarah McLachlan on YouTube | ||||
"Adia" is a song by Canadian singer Sarah McLachlan from her fourth studio album, Surfacing (1997). It was co-written by McLachlan and her longtime producer, Pierre Marchand. McLachlan has said about the song, "...more than anything, it's about my problems in dealing with feeling responsible for everyone else".[1] "Adia" was released as the third North American single from Surfacing on 2 March 1998; in Europe, it served as McLachlan's debut single,[2] receiving a UK release in September 1998.
"Adia" was McLachlan's first top-five song on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number three, totalling 14 weeks in the top five, and ending 1998 as the country's 20th-most-successful song. The song also performed well in McLachlan's native Canada, peaking at number three for three non-consecutive weeks on the RPM Top Singles chart. The song's music video shows McLachlan singing directly to the camera in various public places, including a busy intersection, an office lobby, a supermarket aisle, and in front of a store that sells wedding dresses.[3]
- ^ McLachlan, Sarah. "Adia on VH1 Storytellers". VH-1 Storytellers. VH-1. Archived from the original on 16 September 2014 – via YouTube.
- ^ Masterton, James (27 September 1998). "Week Ending October 3rd 1998". Chart Watch UK. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Adia" YouTube video