Without You ( Badfinger song ) - wikipedia Without You ( Badfinger song ) `` Without You '' Song by Badfinger from the album No Dice Released 9 November 1970 ( 1970 - 11 - 09 ) Length 4 : 43 Label Apple Records Songwriter ( s ) Pete Ham, Tom Evans Producer ( s ) Geoff Emerick No Dice track listing `` No Matter What '' ( 5 ) `` Without You '' ( 6 ) `` Blodwyn '' ( 7 ) `` Without You '' is a song written by Pete Ham and Tom Evans of British rock group Badfinger, and first released on their 1970 album No Dice. The song has been recorded by over 180 artists, and versions released as singles by Harry Nilsson ( 1971 ) and Mariah Carey ( 1994 ) became international best - sellers. Paul McCartney once described the ballad as `` the killer song of all time ''. In 1972, writers Ham and Evans received the British Academy 's Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. Contents 1 Badfinger origins 2 Harry Nilsson version 2.1 Harry Nilsson track listing 2.2 Chart performance 2.2. 1 Weekly charts 2.2. 2 Year - end charts 2.2. 3 Certifications 2.2. 4 Personnel 3 Mariah Carey version 3.1 Critical reception 3.2 Chart performance 3.3 Mariah Carey track listing 3.4 Charts 3.4. 1 Weekly charts 3.4. 2 Decade - end charts 3.4. 3 Year - end charts 3.4. 4 Certifications and sales 4 Other cover versions 5 In films and television 6 ASCAP and Ivor Novello recognition 7 See also 8 References 9 External links Badfinger origins First recorded by the rock group Badfinger, the song was composed by two of its members. Two streams, referring to real events in the songwriters ' lives flowed together to create the song. Pete Ham had written a song originally titled `` If It 's Love '' but it had lacked a strong chorus. At the time of writing the band shared residence with the Mojos at 7 Park Avenue in Golders Green. One evening, in the midst of the parties, songwriting, touring, in Golders Green, Ham and his girlfriend Beverly Tucker were about to go out for the evening. But just as they were leaving Tom Evans said he had an idea for a song -- Ham said, ' Not tonight, I 've promised Bev. ' But she thought he would be wondering if he had done the right thing later, if he went out, -- she told him -- ' Go into the studio, I 'm fine about it... ' He said, `` Your mouth is smiling, but your eyes are sad. '' The song Ham wrote that night was called ' If its Love ' and has the verse `` Well I ca n't forget tomorrow, when I think of all my sorrow, I had you there but then I let you go, and now it 's only fair that I should let you know... if it 's love... '' But Pete was n't happy with the chorus. '' Events in Evans ' love life would lead to the completion of the track. While Evans was touring in Cologne he had met the woman who would become his future wife, Marianne. She moved to London. It was a sparky relationship. `` One evening he went to her friend Karen and told Karen, ' She 's left me. I need her back. I ca n't live without her. ' He flew to Bonn to find her -- he wrote a song called ' I Ca n't Live '. Its chorus ; `` I ca n't live, if living is without you, I ca n't live, I ca n't give any more. '' And so the merging of the two songs, Ham and Evans created the hit. Ham 's verse, ' warm, sweet, sentimental ' and Evans ' chorus, -- ' intense, dramatic, heartbreaking. ' '' Both Ham and Evans said they did not consider the song to have much potential at the time Badfinger recorded it, and the track was slotted to close Side A of their 1970 No Dice album. Badfinger 's recording of the song, which is more brusque than its successors ' versions, was not released as a single in Europe or North America. `` Without You '' was released backed by `` We 're For The Dark '' in The Philippines on Apple Records, Catalogue number APPLE - 025, `` Without You '' was also finally released as a 3 '' CD single in Japan in March 1993 along with the track `` No Matter What ''. Two writers of the song, Ham and Evans, later committed suicide due to legal and financial issues. In Evans ' case, it was a dispute over songwriting royalties for `` Without You '' that precipitated his action. Songwriting royalties had become the subject of constant legal wrangling for Evans, and In 1983, following an acrimonious argument with his bandmate Joey Molland over the royalties for the song, Evans hanged himself. Harry Nilsson version `` Without You '' Single by Nilsson from the album Nilsson Schmilsson B - side `` Gotta Get Up '' Released 11 October 1971 ( 1971 - 10 - 11 ) Format 7 '' single Recorded 1971, Trident Studios, London. Length 3 : 17 Label RCA Records Songwriter ( s ) Pete Ham, Tom Evans Producer ( s ) Richard Perry Nilsson singles chronology `` Me and My Arrow '' ( 1971 ) `` Without You '' ( 1971 ) `` Jump into the Fire '' ( 1972 ) `` Me and My Arrow '' ( 1971 ) `` Without You '' ( 1971 ) `` Jump into the Fire '' ( 1972 ) Harry Nilsson, at the time best known for his hit `` Everybody 's Talkin ' '' and for composing such hits as Three Dog Night 's `` One '', heard Badfinger 's recording of `` Without You '' at a party, and mistook it for a Beatles song. After realising it was not, he decided to cover the song for his album Nilsson Schmilsson in 1971. The song was released as a single in October 1971, and it stayed at number 1 on the U.S. pop chart for four weeks, from 13 February to 11 March 1972. The song also spent five weeks atop the U.S. adult contemporary chart. Billboard ranked it as the No. 4 song for 1972. In the UK, the song spent five weeks at number 1 on the British pop chart, beginning on 11 March, and sold almost 800,000 copies. It went to Number One in several other countries, including Australia ( for 5 weeks ), Ireland ( 3 weeks ) and New Zealand ( 2 weeks ). The single was produced by Richard Perry, who later explained, `` It was a different record for its time. It was a big ballad with a heavy backbeat, and although many artists have cut songs like it since, no one was doing it then. '' Gary Wright who worked with Badfinger on George Harrison 's projects, played the piano. Also featured are Klaus Voormann ( bass ), Jim Keltner ( drums ) and Tom Plovanic ( acoustic guitar ). The string and horn arrangements are by Paul Buckmaster. In 1973, Nilsson won the `` Best Male Pop Vocal '' Grammy award for the song. While Nilsson rarely gave live concerts, he did perform the song with Ringo Starr and his All - Starr Band at Caesar 's Palace in Las Vegas in September 1992. Harry Nilsson track listing Worldwide Single `` Without You '' -- 3 : 17 `` Gotta Get Up '' -- 2 : 24 EP ( Portugal ) `` Without You '' -- 3 : 17 `` The Moonbeam Song '' -- 3 : 18 `` Gotta Get Up '' -- 2 : 24 `` Jump Into The Fire '' -- 3 : 32 Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1971 -- 72 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 13 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 10 France Singles Chart 46 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 12 Ireland ( IRMA ) Italy Singles Chart New Zealand ( Listener ) South Africa Singles Chart UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) U.S. Billboard Hot 100 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) Year - end charts Chart ( 1972 ) Rank Australia Canada 12 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Certifications Country ( Provider ) Certification ( sales thresholds ) United States ( RIAA ) Gold Personnel According to the 1971 LP credits : Harry Nilsson -- vocals Gary Wright -- piano John Uribe -- acoustic guitar Klaus Voormann -- bass Jim Keltner -- drums Paul Buckmaster -- string and horn arrangements Mariah Carey version `` Without You '' U.S. CD single Single by Mariah Carey from the album Music Box B - side `` Never Forget You '' Released January 24, 1994 ( 1994 - 01 - 24 ) Format CD single, cassette single, 7 '' single, 12 '' maxi single Recorded Length 3 : 36 Label Columbia Records Songwriter ( s ) Pete Ham, Tom Evans Producer ( s ) Mariah Carey Walter Afanasieff Mariah Carey singles chronology `` Hero '' ( 1993 ) `` Without You '' / `` Never Forget You '' ( 1994 ) `` Anytime You Need a Friend '' ( 1994 ) `` Hero '' ( 1993 ) `` Without You '' / `` Never Forget You '' ( 1994 ) `` Anytime You Need a Friend '' ( 1994 ) Alternative covers Music video `` Without You '' on YouTube Mariah Carey 's version, based on Harry Nilsson 's version rather than the Badfinger original, was released as the third single of Music Box in the first quarter of 1994, and in the United States it was released on 24 January 1994, just over a week after Nilsson had died following a heart attack on 15 January 1994. In the U.S. it was promoted as a double A-side with `` Never Forget You ''. Carey said that she decided to cover the song when she heard it in a restaurant ( additionally, when performing the song in Tokyo, she said she listened to it when she was a little girl ). Her version has been considered very popular on talent shows. `` Without You '' was later included on some non-U.S. pressings of her compilation album # 1 's ( 1998 ), and her 2001 compilation, Greatest Hits. `` Without You '' was also included on her 2009 compilation The Ballads. Critical reception David Browne of Entertainment Weekly called it a `` by - the - numbers remake of Nilsson 's melodramatic 1972 hit. '' Stephen Holden of Rolling Stone called this song `` likeliest contender '' for ballads like `` I Will Always Love You '' and he praised `` Carey dips into her lower register and is accompanied by backup singers ( including herself ) magnified to sound like a mighty gospel chorus. '' Chart performance `` Without You '' reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks, remaining in the top 40 for 21 weeks and on the chart for 23. It reached number 2 on both the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay and Radio & Records pop charts ( ending Carey 's streak of consecutive number ones on the latter chart ; all ten of her previous singles had gone to the top ), and number 3 on the Hot 100 Singles Sales. It was certified gold by the RIAA and sold 600,000 copies domestically. It was ranked 16 on the Hot 100 1994 year - end charts. `` Without You '' remains Carey 's biggest hit across Europe. It became her first UK number 1 single, and was her only number one there until `` Against All Odds '' in 2000, which was also a cover. It debuted at number 1 on the chart and stayed at number 1 for four weeks. It was also her first chart - topper in Italy, but was most successful in Switzerland ( with ten non-consecutive weeks at number 1 ) and the Netherlands ( twelve weeks ). It also topped the singles chart in Germany for four weeks and Austria for eight weeks, where Carey 's success had previously been limited. It also topped the Swedish Singles Chart for eight weeks, was number 1 in Ireland for five weeks and in New Zealand for one week. It was able to make the top three in Canada, France, Norway and Australia. It was certified platinum in Australia by ARIA and in Germany and Austria by IFPI. It was also certified gold in New Zealand by RIANZ and in France by SNEP. The song is one of only two Carey singles certified Gold in the UK with sales of 470,000 copies. Mariah Carey track listing Worldwide CD single `` Without You '' -- 3 : 38 `` Never Forget You '' -- 3 : 45 European maxi - CD single # 1 `` Without You '' -- 3 : 38 `` Never Forget You '' -- 3 : 45 `` Dreamlover ( live from Here Is Mariah Carey ) '' -- 4 : 09 European maxi - CD single # 2 `` Without You '' -- 3 : 38 `` Vision of Love '' -- 3 : 28 `` I 'll Be There '' ( Featuring Trey Lorenz ) -- 4 : 28 `` Love Takes Time '' -- 3 : 48 Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 1994 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) Canada ( The Record ) Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) Denmark ( Tracklisten ) Europe ( European Hot 100 Singles ) France ( SNEP ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) Ireland ( IRMA ) Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) Norway ( VG - lista ) Scotland ( Official Charts Company ) Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) US Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs ( Billboard ) 7 US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) 9 US Radio & Records CHR / Pop Airplay Chart Decade - end charts Chart ( 1990 -- 99 ) Position Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 23 Year - end charts Chart ( 1994 ) Position Australia ( ARIA ) 16 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 27 Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) 31 France ( SNEP ) 8 Germany ( Official German Charts ) Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 6 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 21 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 6 US Billboard Hot 100 16 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) 16 US Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs ( Billboard ) 61 Certifications and sales Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) Platinum 70,000 Austria ( IFPI Austria ) Platinum 50,000 France ( SNEP ) Gold 250,000 Germany ( BVMI ) Platinum 500,000 Netherlands ( NVPI ) Platinum 75,000 New Zealand ( RMNZ ) Gold 5,000 Switzerland ( IFPI Switzerland ) Gold 25,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Gold 470,000 United States ( RIAA ) Gold 600,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone Other cover versions Shirley Bassey covered the song twice, once for the album And I Love You So in 1972, and again in Spanish as `` Sin Ti '' for the 1989 album La Mujer. This Spanish version of the ballad has also been recorded by Paloma San Basilio. A different Spanish translation, `` Desde el dia que te fuiste '' ( `` From the Day You Went Away '' ), was a # 1 hit for Pandora on Billboard 's Hot Latin Tracks in 1992. The Italian version, entitled Per chi ( For Whom ), whose text has been written by Daniele Pace, was one of 1972 's local biggest hits, sung by Johnny Dorelli, Nicola Di Bari and the Sicilian band I Gens. The Cambodian version sang by Poev Vannary also has her own cover of without you entitled ភ្លេច បង មិន បាន ( Ca n't forget you ). Heart also covered this song on their 1977 album Magazine. Air Supply covered `` Without You '' in 1991, reaching # 48 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart. The song is often covered by TV talent show contestants. In 2001, Kelly Clarkson performed the song on `` Top 3 '' week of season 1 of American Idol. Valentina Hasan, a season two contestant of Music Idol, sang her own version in Engrish. Soon dubbed `` Ken Lee '' after her mispronunciation of `` Ca n't Live, '' the video of Hasan 's performance became a YouTube hit, parodied and remixed by many fans as featured in Sign of the Times on ABC 's Nightline in March 2009. In films and television Nilsson 's version of `` Without You '' was used as the opening tune to the 1979 feature film Porridge. In the film Casino, the Nilsson version is playing during one of Ginger 's manic episodes. In the film The Rules of Attraction, a college girl commits suicide in a bathtub while this song plays on the soundtrack. In Bridget Jones ' Diary, the title character performs a tuneless rendition of this song. In Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, this song plays during a raid in which American Marines rescue a kidnapped journalist. In June 2010 the Harry Nilsson version of the song was used in television advertising for the UK brand Soda Stream. Nilsson 's version was also included in the Apple Productions Movie, `` The Son of Dracula ''. It was also used in the final scenes of the Inside No. 9 episode A Quiet Night In. In series two of Peep Show this song was featured in the episode titled ' Wedding '. Nilsson 's version was heard in a 2016 commercial for Heinz ketchup that debuted on CBS ' coverage of Super Bowl 50 on February 7, 2016. In the television series 30 Rock episode `` Cutbacks '' Jonathan sings chorus to Jack after being let go. In June 2017, Nilsson 's version was used in the ending scene of the penultimate episode in the final season of Pretty Little Liars. ASCAP and Ivor Novello recognition On 15 May 1995, at ASCAP 's twelfth annual Pop Music Awards in Beverly Hills, California, `` Without You '' was recognised as one of the 50 most - played songs of 1994 ( due largely to Mariah Carey 's recording ). Discrepancies in ASCAP 's books, resulting from a lawsuit against the Ham and Evans estates by their former manager, incorrectly attributed the song as being composed not only by Ham and Evans, but also by Badfinger 's other bandmembers, Mike Gibbins and Joey Molland, and their former manager, Bill Collins. This designation and a lack of correction by ASCAP prompted the Ham Estate to boycott the ceremony. The song was also nominated for `` Song Of The Year '' in London at the Ivor Novello Awards. 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Without You : The Tragic Story of Badfinger, Google Books, 2000. Retrieved 17 June 2009 Works cited Matovina, Dan ( 2000 ). Without You : The Tragic Story of `` Badfinger ''. Frances Glover Books. ISBN 978 - 0 - 9657122 - 2 - 4. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Preceded by `` Let 's Stay Together '' by Al Green Billboard Hot 100 number - one single ( Nilsson version ) 19 February 1972 ( four weeks ) Succeeded by `` Heart of Gold '' by Neil Young Preceded by `` Hurting Each Other '' by The Carpenters Billboard Easy Listening Singles number - one single ( Nilsson version ) 19 February 1972 ( five weeks ) Succeeded by `` Rock and Roll Lullaby '' by B.J. Thomas Preceded by `` Son of my Father '' by Chicory Tip UK Singles Chart number - one single ( Nilsson version ) 11 March 1972 ( 5 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Amazing Grace '' by The Pipes & Drums of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Preceded by `` Things Can Only Get Better '' by D : Ream UK Singles Chart number - one single ( Mariah Carey version ) 13 February 1994 ( 4 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Doop '' by Doop Badfinger Pete Ham Tom Evans Joey Molland Mike Gibbins Bob Jackson Joe Tansin Tony Kaye Glenn Sherba Al Wodtke Richard Bryans The Iveys : Ron Griffiths Dai Jenkins Studio albums Maybe Tomorrow ( as The Iveys ) Magic Christian Music No Dice Straight Up Ass Badfinger Wish You Were Here Airwaves Say No More Head First Live albums The Concert for Bangladesh ( backing band ) Day After Day : Live BBC in Concert 1972 -- 1973 Singles `` Maybe Tomorrow '' ( as The Iveys ) `` Dear Angie '' ( as The Iveys ) `` Come and Get It '' `` No Matter What '' `` Day After Day '' `` Baby Blue '' `` Apple of My Eye '' `` Love Is Easy '' `` I Miss You '' `` Lost Inside Your Love '' `` Love Is Gonna Come at Last '' `` Hold On '' `` I Got You '' `` Because I Love You '' Other songs `` Without You '' `` Name of the Game '' `` Meanwhile Back at the Ranch '' / `` Should I Smoke '' See also The Magic Christian Apple Records discography David Garrick Ivor Novello Awards -- Best Song Musically and Lyrically 1960s She 's Leaving Home ( 1968 ) 1970s Where Do You Go To ( My Lovely ) ? ( 1970 ) Something ( 1971 ) Do n't Let It Die ( 1972 ) Without You ( 1973 ) Daniel ( 1974 ) Streets of London * ( 1975 ) Do n't Cry for Me Argentina ( 1978 ) Baker Street ( 1979 ) 1980s The Logical Song ( 1980 ) Woman in Love ( 1981 ) Memory ( 1982 ) Have You Ever Been in Love ( 1983 ) Every Breath You Take ( 1984 ) Against All Odds ( 1985 ) Nikita ( 1986 ) Do n't Give Up ( 1987 ) Something Inside So Strong ( 1988 ) They Dance Alone ( 1989 ) 1990s The Living Years ( 1990 ) Sacrifice ( 1991 ) The Whole of the Moon ( 1992 ) Why ( 1993 ) If I Ever Lose My Faith in You ( 1994 ) Think Twice ( 1995 ) Common People ( 1996 ) Too Much Love Will Kill You ( 1997 ) Paranoid Android ( 1998 ) Believe ( 1999 ) 2000s Strong ( 2000 ) Babylon ( 2001 ) Walk On ( 2002 ) The Other Side ( 2003 ) Leave Right Now ( 2004 ) Dry Your Eyes ( 2005 ) Suddenly I See ( 2006 ) Elusive ( 2007 ) Love Is a Losing Game ( 2008 ) One Day Like This ( 2009 ) 2010s The Fear ( 2010 ) Becoming a Jackal ( 2011 ) The A Team ( 2012 ) Next to Me ( 2013 ) Strong ( 2014 ) Take Me to Church ( 2015 ) Was n't Expecting That ( 2016 ) * Awarded as The Best Song Harry Nilsson Studio albums Spotlight on Nilsson Pandemonium Shadow Show Aerial Ballet Harry Nilsson Sings Newman The Point ! Nilsson Schmilsson Son of Schmilsson A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night Pussy Cats Duit on Mon Dei Sandman... That 's the Way It Is Knnillssonn Flash Harry Soundtracks Skidoo The Point ! 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Question: who sang the original version of without you
Answer: Pete Ham