"Before You" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter

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 These ...

. 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 " I Knew I Loved You" by Savage Garden, and is Kreviazuk's biggest hit in Canada to date. Kreviazuk performed the song live at the

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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

1999 singles 1999 songs Chantal Kreviazuk songs Columbia Records singles Songs written by Chantal Kreviazuk Songs written by Jay Joyce Sony Music singles {{1990s-single-stub