Lullaby ( Shawn Mullins song ) - Wikipedia Lullaby ( Shawn Mullins song ) `` Lullaby '' Single by Shawn Mullins from the album Soul 's Core Released September 22, 1998 Format CD single Recorded 1994 - 1998 Genre Rock, pop, pop rock, alternative rock Length 5 : 31 ( Album Version ) 4 : 32 ( Radio Edit ) Label Sony Songwriter ( s ) Shawn Mullins Producer ( s ) Peter Collins, Russ Fowler Shawn Mullins singles chronology `` Lullaby '' ( 1998 ) `` Shimmer '' ( 1998 ) `` Lullaby '' ( 1998 ) `` Shimmer '' ( 1998 ) `` Lullaby '' is a song by American rock singer Shawn Mullins, from the album Soul 's Core. It was released in 1998. The song has been Mullins ' most successful song to date, reaching number - one on the Adult Top 40, number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number 9 on the Modern Rock Tracks in the United States. It also had success abroad, reaching number 9 on the UK Singles Chart, number 5 in Australia and number 2 in Canada. It has appeared on thirty - two different releases including the original album, Soul 's Core, greatest hits albums, 1990s compilations and acoustic compilations. Contents 1 Content 2 Reception 3 Chart performance 3.1 Peak positions 3.2 End of year charts 4 References 5 External links Content The song is said to be about `` a girl who is feeling depressed, crying out for a life away from her upbringing, a life full of Hollywood days and movie star - filled nights. '' Reception Then about 10 years ago, I had what Dar Williams calls a ' monster hit ' ( Lullaby ) and it was. It was like a monster because I found myself going from places like this to opening for the Backstreet Boys and En Vogue and Destiny 's Child. It was very weird, it was a little surreal for me I will admit. I was standing up there solo at Madison Square Garden just going ' What am I doing here ? ' -- Shawn Mullins, Concert September 17th, 2008 Chart performance Peak positions Chart ( 1998 -- 99 ) Peak Position Australia ( ARIA ) 5 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) Canada Adult Contemporary Tracks ( RPM ) 5 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 75 Ireland ( IRMA ) 17 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 83 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 10 UK Singles ( The Official Charts Company ) 9 US Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks US Billboard Hot 100 7 US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 9 End of year charts End of year chart ( 1999 ) Position U.S. Billboard Hot 100 46 References Jump up ^ `` Artist Chart History - Shawn Mullins ''. Billboard.com. Retrieved 2008 - 05 - 24. Jump up ^ `` 1999 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive - 6th March 1999 ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2013. Jump up ^ http://australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=shawn+mullins&cat=s Jump up ^ `` Lullaby : Appears On ''. Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2008 - 05 - 24. Jump up ^ `` Soul 's Core ''. Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2008 - 05 - 24... Dominique Swain ( actress ) was in the video. Jump up ^ Transcribed Shawn Mullins Quotes Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- Shawn Mullins -- Lullaby ''. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Jump up ^ Canadian Top Singles peak Jump up ^ `` Musicline.de -- Shawn Mullins Single - Chartverfolgung '' ( in German ). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Jump up ^ Search for Irish peaks Archived 2011 - 07 - 21 at the Wayback Machine. irishcharts.ie Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Shawn Mullins -- Lullaby '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- Shawn Mullins -- Lullaby ''. Singles Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Billboard Top 100 - 1999 ''. Archived from the original on 2009 - 07 - 09. Retrieved 2010 - 08 - 28. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics This 1990s rock single - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lullaby_(Shawn_Mullins_song)&oldid=782569929 '' Categories : Billboard Mainstream Top 40 ( Pop Songs ) number - one singles 1998 singles Rock ballads Songs about California Billboard Adult Top 40 number - one singles 1998 songs Songs written by Shawn Mullins 1990s rock single stubs Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Australia Singlechart usages for Germany Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for Sweden All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 27 May 2017, at 19 : 42. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who sings everything's going to be alright rockabye
Answer: Shawn Mullins