May It Be

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“May It Be”
Single by Enya
Enya singles chronology
"Wild Child" 2001 "May It Be" 2002 "Amarantine" 2005

"May It Be" is the title of a song by Irish singer Enya. It was initially released as a single in 2002 together with "Isobella" and "The First of Autumn" as accompanying tracks. It debuted at number one in Germany, but failed to make the Top 40 in the United Kingdom.

[edit] Track Listing

1. "May It Be" (3:31)
2. "Isobella" (4:27)
3. "The First of Autumn" (3:09)

[edit] Movie Debut

The song appeared in the 2001 movie The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Enya, and her producer and lyricist, Nicky and Roma Ryan, were subsequently nominated for the 2002 Academy Award for Best Song for their contribution to the film, but lost to Randy Newman's "If I Didn't Have You" from the Pixar film Monsters Inc..

[edit] Covers

The song has also been covered by singer Hayley Westenra on her 2005 album Odyssey.

It is also sung by Lisa Kelly, from the Irish group Celtic Woman.

Recently, Simon Cowell's newly discovered group, Angelis, have done a cover of the song on their self titled debut album.

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