"You Are Loved (Don't Give Up)" is the second track and the first single from
Josh Groban
Joshua Winslow Groban (born February 27, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. His first four solo albums have been certified multi-platinum, and he was charted in 2007 as the number-one best selling artist in the United States, wi ...
's third album, ''
Awake
Wakefulness is a daily recurring brain state and state of consciousness in which an individual is conscious and engages in coherent cognitive and behavioral responses to the external world.
Being awake is the opposite of being asleep, in which ...
'', released on November 7, 2006. The song's music and lyrics were written by
Tawgs Salter
Thomas "Tawgs" Salter is a Canadian musician, songwriter, producer and recording engineer. His extensive body of musical work includes a vast array of artists ranging from Josh Groban, Lights and Lenka to Chantal Kreviazuk, Fefe Dobson, Dear R ...
.
The single peaked at #9 on the
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
The Adult Contemporary chart is published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine and lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary radio stations in the United States. The chart is compiled based on airplay data submitted to ''Billboard'' by stat ...
chart.
Cultural references
*In ''
The Simpsons
''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, ...
'' episode "
Lisa the Drama Queen
"Lisa the Drama Queen" is the ninth episode of the twentieth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 25, 2009 and guest-starred Emily Blunt as Juli ...
", from
the twentieth season of the show,
Lisa Lisa or LISA may refer to:
People
People with the mononym
* Lisa Lisa (born 1967), American actress and lead singer of the Cult Jam
* Lisa (Japanese musician, born 1974), stylized "LISA", Japanese singer and producer
* Lisa Komine (born 1978), J ...
and Juliet sing "You Are Loved (Don't Give Up)" while on the playground at their school.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
2006 singles
Josh Groban songs
Music videos directed by Meiert Avis
Song recordings produced by David Foster
Songs written by Tawgs Salter
2006 songs
Reprise Records singles
143 Records singles
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