You Raise Me Up

You Raise Me Up is a song written by songwriters Rolf Løvland and Brendan Graham.

"You Raise Me Up"
Song by Secret Garden
from the album Once in a Red Moon
Released	December 27, 2001
Genre	New age
Length	5:04
Label	Decca Records
Composer(s)	Rolf Løvland
Lyricist(s)	Brendan Graham

History

The original version of You Raise Me Up was recorded by the duo Secret Garden in cooperation with singer Brian Kennedy. The original version was not popular, but it has been covered by hundreds of artists since its release, notably American singer Josh Groban in 2003 and Irish boy band Westlife in 2005.

Popularity

Josh Groban's cover version ranked no. 73 in the Billboard Hot 100 and no. 1 in the US Adult Contemporary chart, while Westlife's cover version reached no. 1 in the UK Singles Chart. The song was played over 500,000 times on radio across America in 2004.

Josh Groban version

"You Raise Me Up"
Single by Josh Groban
from the album Closer
Released	September 10, 2004
Genre	Operatic pop Adult contemporary Classical music
Length	4:52
Label	Reprise Records Warner Bros. 143 Records
Composer(s)	Rolf Løvland
Lyricist(s)	Brendan Graham
Producer(s)	David Foster
Josh Groban singles chronology
"O Holy Night" (2002) "You Raise Me Up" (2004) "Remember When It Rained" (2004)
Music video
"You Raise Me Up" on YouTube

Charts

Weekly charts

Solo version

Chart (2004–2012)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1]	54
Denmark (Tracklisten)[2]	26
France (SNEP)[3]	16
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[4]	54
UK Singles (OCC)[5]	74
US Billboard Hot 100[6]	73
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[7]	1

With The African Children's Choir version

Chart (2007)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[6]	76

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)	Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[8]	10

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[9]	2× Platinum	160,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[10]	Gold	7,500*
United States (RIAA)[11]	3× Platinum	3,000,000
*sales figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Westlife version

"You Raise Me Up"
Single by Westlife
from the album Face to Face
Released	24 October 2005 (2005-10-24)[12]
Studio	Rokstone, London
Length	4:01
Label	RCA Records Sony BMG Syco Music
Composer(s)	Rolf Løvland
Lyricist(s)	Brendan Graham
Producer(s)	Steve Mac
Westlife singles chronology
"Smile" (2004) "You Raise Me Up" (2005) "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" (2005)
"You Raise Me Up CD2"
Music video
"You Raise Me Up" on YouTube

Tracklists

UK CD1 and European CD single^[13][14]

1. "You Raise Me Up" – 4:00
2. "World of Our Own" (acoustic version) – 3:30

UK CD2^[15]

1. "You Raise Me Up" – 4:00
2. "Flying Without Wings" (acoustic) – 3:30
3. "My Love" (acoustic) – 3:48

Australian CD single^[16]

1. "You Raise Me Up" – 4:00
2. "You Raise Me Up" (Chameleon Remix) – 3:17
3. "You Raise Me Up" (Reactor Remix) – 3:29
4. "Flying Without Wings" (acoustic) – 3:30
5. "My Love" (acoustic) – 3:48

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[17]	3
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[18]	46
Europe Singles Chart (Eurochart Hot 100)[19]	4
Germany (Official German Charts)[20]	11
Greece (IFPI)[21]	38
Ireland (IRMA)[22]	1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[23]	47
Norway (VG-lista)[24]	3
Scotland (OCC)[25]	1
South Korea (Gaon Weekly BGM Chart)[26]	90
South Korea (Gaon Weekly Mobile (Bell) Chart)[27]	94
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[28]	7
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[29]	18
UK Singles (OCC)[30]	1

Monthly charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
South Korea (Gaon Monthly BGM Chart)[31]	18
South Korea (Gaon Monthly Mobile (Bell) Chart)[32]	25
South Korea (Gaon Monthly Mobile (Ring) Chart)[33]	44

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)	Position
Europe Singles Chart (Eurochart Hot 100)[34]	81
Ireland (IRMA)[35]	1
UK Singles (OCC)[36]	9

Chart (2006)	Position
Australia (ARIA)[37]	14
UK Singles (OCC)[38]	217

Certifications

Certifications for You Raise Me Up

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[39]	Platinum	70,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[40]	Gold	30,000
Germany (BVMI)[41]	Gold	250,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[42]	Platinum	600,000
^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone