"Without You" is a song by Australian

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, released as the second

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from their fourth album, ''

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'' (2002), on 13 May 2002. It was written by lead singer-guitarist

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and was composed during the recording sessions for the band's third album ''

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'' (1999) but was not used at that time. The video is composed of many colourful auroras and seems to be in a space setting. It can be noted that Daniel Johns was sitting in a chair for a few shots. During the period in which this video was shot, Johns' reactive arthritis was worsening, and he could barely walk let alone play a guitar.

Background

In June 2001, Silverchair entered a studio in Sydney with producer

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) to start work on their fourth album, ''

'', which includes the track, "Without You". Lead singer-guitarist

wrote the song and formally assumed the role of a co-producer. Early in December, the first single, "

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", was released to Australian radio networks. Early in 2002, Johns was diagnosed with

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which made it difficult for him to play the guitar and subsequent performances supporting the album's release were cancelled. In March, ''Diorama'' was issued and topped the

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– it became their fourth 1 album and spent 50 weeks in the top 50. "Without You" was released on 13 May 2002 and reached No. 8 on the Australian

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. In October, Silverchair were successful at the

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, winning five awards including Best Rock Album, Best Group, and Producer of the Year for Johns. The band played "The Greatest View" at the ceremony: the song was also nominated for 'Best Video'. Two singles (and a related video) were nominated for further ARIA Awards in

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Track listing

Australian CD single (ELEVENCD9) # "Without You" # "Asylum" # "Hollywood" # "Ramble"

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Without You (Silverchair Song) 2002 singles 2002 songs Eleven: A Music Company singles Silverchair songs Song recordings produced by David Bottrill Songs written by Daniel Johns Virgin Records singles