Hanging by a Moment

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"Hanging by a Moment"

Single by Lifehouse
from the album No Name Face
Released	June 5, 2001 (Australia) October 30, 2001 (UK)
Format	CD single
Recorded	2000
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	3:36
Label	Universal International
Writer(s)	Jason Wade
Producer(s)	Michael Ostin
Chart positions
#1 (U.S. Modern Rock Tracks, Adult Top 40) #2 (U.S. Hot 100, U.S. Top 40 Mainstream) #7 (U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks)
Lifehouse singles chronology
"Sick Cycle Carousel" (2000)	"Hanging by a Moment" (2001)	"Breathing" (2001)

"Hanging by a Moment" is the single that catapulted rock group Lifehouse to fame, peaking at number 2 in the US Singles Chart. Some people speculate that this song, as well as the band, refreshed the power ballad genre in the mainstream charts, with bands like Nickelback (with "How You Remind Me") and 3 Doors Down (with "Here Without You") following closely after in the next few years, along with many others. Chad Doucette of Chezzecook, Nova Scotia sang it on Canadian Idol 2006.

1 About the song
2 Chart success
3 Musicians
4 External links

[edit] About the song

Written by the band's singer and guitarist, Jason Wade, the song was released as the first single on the DreamWorks Records label from the band, prior to the band's first album No Name Face being released in 2000.

The song is also featured on the compilation album Buzz Ballads

Jason Wade, the lead singer of the group, claims he wrote this in about 5-10 minutes. Said Wade: "I remember just sitting on the couch in the studio and I heard the melody in my head while I was doing another vocal track, which is really weird, it'll kinda give you a headache. I don't recommend it, but anyway, I went into the other room and picked up a guitar and it just kind of happened, so from that moment on I learned when you have to write a song, when the melody is in your head."

The song was adopted as the unofficial theme for the 2000/2001 NHL season.

[edit] Chart success

#2 US
#25 UK
#7 US Mainstream Rock
#1 US Modern Rock
#1 US Adult Top 40
#2 US Top 40 Mainstream
#1 AUS Singles Chart
"Most Played Song of 2001" (according to Neilsen Broadcast Data Systems)

Preceded by "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" by Fuel	Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number-one single January 27, 2001	Succeeded by "Butterfly" by Crazy Town
Preceded by "Follow Me" by Uncle Kracker	ARIA (Australia) number one single August 12, 2001 - September 9, 2001	Succeeded by "Can We Fix It?" by Bob the Builder