Hanging by a Moment

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“Hanging by a Moment”
“Hanging by a Moment” cover
Single by Lifehouse
from the album No Name Face
B-side Fairytales Sandcastles
What's Wrong With That
Fool
Released Flag of Australia June 5, 2001
Flag of the United Kingdom October 30, 2001
Format CD single
Recorded 2000
Genre Alternative rock
Post-grunge
Length 3:36
Label Universal International
Writer(s) Jason Wade
Producer Michael Ostin
Lifehouse singles chronology
"Hanging by a Moment"
(2000)		 "Sick Cycle Carousel"
(2001)

"Hanging by a Moment" is the single that catapulted rock group Lifehouse to fame, peaking at number-one in Australia and number two in the United States. It was also number one on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. It was the most played radio track of 2001 in the US.[1]

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[edit] Song info

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.

Jason Wade, the lead singer of the group, claims he wrote the song in about 5-10 minutes. Wade said, "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."

"Hanging By a Moment" was only the third single in chart history, following Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs' "Wooly Bully" in 1965, and Faith Hill's "Breathe" in 2000, to become the number one Billboard Hot 100 Song Of The Year year without having topped the weekly Hot 100 chart at all during the year.

The song was adopted as the unofficial theme for the 2000/2001 NHL season.[citation needed] and became a popular signature song for proms and weddings. [1]

[edit] Track listing

Note: All songs written by Jason Wade, unless otherwise noted

  • US Promo Single
  1. "Hanging By A Moment" — 3:35
  2. "Somebody Else's Song" — 4:36
  • Australian CD-Single
  1. "Hanging by a Moment" — 3:36
  2. "Fairytales Sandcastles" — 3:52
  3. "What's Wrong With That" — 3:54
  4. "Fool" — 4:21
  • European CD-Single
  1. "Hanging By A Moment" — 3:36
  2. "Fairytales Sandcastles" — 3:52
  3. "Hanging By A Moment" (Acoustic Version) — 3:30
  4. CD-ROM "Hanging By A Moment" Music Video

[edit] Musicians

The following are the musicians who appeared on the album recording of Hanging by a Moment.

[edit] Charts

Charts[2] Peak
Position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 1 (5 weeks)
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 1 (3 weeks)
U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 1 (4 weeks)
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks 1 (4 weeks)
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 2
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 2
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 6
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 7
United World Chart 19
UK Singles Chart 25
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
"Breathe" by Faith Hill		 Billboard Hot 100 Number one single of the year
2001		 Succeeded by
"How You Remind Me" by Nickelback
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

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=11:hxfqxq95ld6e
  2. ^ Chart peak positions:

[edit] External links

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Lifehouse
Jason Wade • Rick Woolstenhulme Jr. • Bryce Soderberg
Sean Woolstenhulme • Sergio Andrade • Jon Palmer • Collin Hayden • Aaron Lord
Studio albums
Singles
"Hanging by a Moment" • "Sick Cycle Carousel" • "Breathing" • "Spin" • "Take Me Away" • "You and Me" • "Blind" • "First Time" • "Whatever It Takes" • "Make Me Over"
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