How Do I Live

"How Do I Live"
Single by LeAnn Rimes
from the album You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs
B-side
ReleasedMay 23, 1997 (1997-05-23)
Recorded1997[1]
Studio
  • Glenn Meadows/Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Starstruck (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Barking Dog (Mt. Kisco, New York)
  • KD (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Curb (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenrePop
Length4:25
LabelCurb
Songwriter(s)Diane Warren
Producer(s)
LeAnn Rimes singles chronology
"The Light in Your Eyes"
(1997) 		"How Do I Live"
(1997) 		"You Light Up My Life"
(1997)
"How Do I Live"
Single by Trisha Yearwood
from the album (Songbook) A Collection of Hits
B-side"How Do I Live (video version)"
ReleasedMay 23, 1997 (1997-05-23)
Recorded1997
GenreCountry
Length4:28
LabelMCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)Diane Warren
Producer(s)
Trisha Yearwood singles chronology
"I Need You"
(1997) 		"How Do I Live"
(1997) 		"In Another's Eyes"
(1997)

"How Do I Live" is a song written by Diane Warren. It was originally performed by American singer and actress LeAnn Rimes and was the first single from her second studio album, You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs (1997).[3] It also appeared on international editions of her follow-up album Sittin' on Top of the World (1998).[4][5] A second version was performed by American singer Trisha Yearwood, which was featured in the film Con Air. Both versions were released to radio on May 23, 1997.

In the US, Rimes's version peaked at No. 2 for five non-consecutive weeks in late 1997 and early 1998. It set a number of records on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2014, Billboard listed the song as the No. 1 song of the 1990s, despite never reaching the position on the weekly tally. It ranks at No. 6 on Billboard's All Time Top 100, the only single on the top 10 of this list not peaking at No. 1.[6] It has been certified 4× Platinum by the RIAA for shipments of 4 million copies in the United States.[7]

Despite only peaking as high as No. 7 in the UK Singles Chart,[8] Rimes's version of "How Do I Live" spent 34 weeks on the chart, ending up as the 6th best selling single of 1998, outsold only by five of the year's number one singles. As of August 2014, the song has sold 710,000 copies in the UK.[9]

  1. ^ "The arms of the one who loves you; The day I stop loving you; Feels like home ... [et al.] part 4 – song, music – Copyright Info". Faqs.org. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
  2. ^ "Greatest Hits - Trisha Yearwood | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  3. ^ References for "How Do I Live" being a single from You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs:
    • Carlin, Richard (2005). American Popular Music: Country. Facts On File, Incorporated. ISBN 9780816069774.
    • How Do I Live (Dance Mix) (CD Single). The Hit Label, Curb Records. 1998. CUBCX 30. Track 5 taken from the album You Light Up My Life
    • How Do I Live (Cassette single). Curb Records. 1997. D4-73041. The original track recorded by LeAnn Rimes for her album You Light Up My Life
    • How Do I Live (CD single). The Hit Label, Curb Records. 1998. CUBC 30. Tracks 1 & 2 taken from the album You Light Up My Life
    • "LeAnn Rimes" (in German). German: Intercord. October 6, 1999. Archived from the original on October 6, 1999. 'How Do I Live' has been in the top 5 of the Billboard charts for weeks [...] and the second single 'You Light Up My Life' is making great strides.
  4. ^ Sittin' on Top of the World (CD). LeAnn Rimes. Curb Records/Warner Strategic Marketing International. 1998. 0927-42453-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Sittin' on Top of the World (CD). LeAnn Rimes. Curb Records/BMG Africa. 1998. CDCURB(WF)028.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Mamo, Heran (November 23, 2021). "The Greatest Hit: The New No. 1 Song of All Time". Billboard. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  7. ^ "American single certifications – LeAnn Rimes – How Do I Live". Recording Industry Association of America.
  8. ^ "EveryHit.com". EveryHit.com. March 16, 2000. Archived from the original on July 17, 2007. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  9. ^ "Biggest Selling Pop Hits of the 90s". 4Music. August 17, 2014. {{cite episode}}: Missing or empty |series= (help)