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Chantal Kreviazuk Chantal Jennifer Kreviazuk ( ; born May 18, 1974) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, composer, and pianist. Born in Winnipeg, she played music from a young age before signing with Columbia Records in the 1990s. Her debut studio album, ''Under The ...

. It was released as the lead single from Kreviazuk's second studio album, ''

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'', on 7 September 1999. The song peaked at number two on the Canadian ''

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'' Top Singles chart, behind "

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, 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 ''

''. 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."

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

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