Before You

"Before You"
Single by Chantal Kreviazuk
from the album Colour Moving and Still
Released	7 September 1999 (1999-09-07)
Length	3:52
Label	Sony Canada Columbia
Songwriters	Jay Joyce Chantal Kreviazuk
Producer	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 100 Hit Tracks chart, becoming Kreviazuk's biggest hit in Canada. 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
Canada CHR (Nielsen BDS) [4]	8

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM) [5]	71
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM) [6]	84

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref(s).
Canada	7 September 1999	Radio	Sony Canada	[1]
United States	14 February 2000	Triple A radio	Columbia
	3 April 2000	Hot adult contemporary modern adult contemporary radio		[7] [8]
	4 April 2000	Contemporary hit radio		[7]

References

1. 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. "Canadian Top 20 in 1999" (PDF). Cross Canada Countdown. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2005. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
5. "RPM 1999 Top 100 Hit Tracks". RPM . Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved 26 April 2018.
6. "RPM 1999 Top 100 Adult Contemporary". RPM . Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved 26 April 2018.
7. "Going for Adds". Radio & Records . No. 1344. 21 March 2000. pp. 37, 78.
8. "Gavin AC/Hot AC: Impact Dates". Gavin Report . No. 2298. 31 March 2000. p. 32.