How Am I Supposed to Live Without You - wikipedia How Am I Supposed to Live Without You `` How Am I Supposed to Live Without You '' is a song written in 1983 by Doug James and Michael Bolton. The ballad has been recorded by many artists around the world, in several languages, becoming something of a modern pop standard. Instrumental versions of the song have been recorded featuring variously the piano, guitar, saxophone, pan flute, steel drum, and music box. `` How Am I Supposed to Live Without You '' was supposed to be recorded by the duo Air Supply. But when Arista President Clive Davis asked for permission to change the lyrics of the chorus, Bolton refused, and Davis let go of the song. Subsequently Laura Branigan recorded it as written, and it became the first major hit for the two songwriters. Bolton 's own rendition became a worldwide hit in early 1990. Contents 1 Laura Branigan version 1.1 Track listings 1.2 Charts 2 Michael Bolton version 2.1 Music video 2.2 Track listings 2.3 Charts 3 See also 4 References Laura Branigan version `` How Am I Supposed to Live Without You '' Single by Laura Branigan from the album Branigan 2 Released July 1, 1983 Format 7 '' Recorded 1982 Genre Pop Length 4 : 29 Label Atlantic Songwriter ( s ) Michael Bolton Doug James Producer ( s ) Jack White Laura Branigan singles chronology `` Solitaire '' ( 1983 ) `` How Am I Supposed to Live Without You '' ( 1983 ) `` Self Control '' ( 1984 ) `` Solitaire '' ( 1983 ) `` How Am I Supposed to Live Without You '' ( 1983 ) `` Self Control '' ( 1984 ) As the second single from Branigan 's second album Branigan 2, `` How Am I Supposed to Live Without You '' spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and peaked at number twelve on the Hot 100 in early October 1983. Branigan 's single also hit the number one spot on the Adult Contemporary chart in Canada. This success came without benefit of a music video. Branigan performed the song on the syndicated music countdown show Solid Gold in late 1983 and on the popular holiday special Dick Clark 's New Year 's Rockin ' Eve. Branigan 2 went out of print in 2004, but Branigan 's original version can still be heard on the compilation albums The Best of Branigan ( 1995 ), The Essentials ( 2002 ) and The Platinum Collection ( 2006 ). The single 's B - side was a newly written song over the music to the Italian song `` Mama '', by Giancarlo Bigazzi and Umberto Tozzi. Branigan 's first major hit had been with `` Gloria '', another English song written to an Italian hit by the duo. Track listings 7 '' single No. Title Length 1. `` How Am I Supposed to Live Without You '' 4 : 29 2. `` Mama '' 3 : 56 7 '' single -- Promo No. Title Length 1. `` How Am I Supposed to Live Without You '' ( Short version ) 3 : 57 2. `` How Am I Supposed to Live Without You '' 4 : 29 7 '' single ( Canada ) No. Title Length 1. `` How Am I Supposed to Live Without You '' 4 : 29 2. `` Do n't Show Your Love '' 3 : 30 Charts Chart ( 1983 ) Peak position Australian Singles Chart 46 Canadian Adult Contemporary U.S. Billboard Hot 100 12 U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Preceded by `` All Time High '' by Rita Coolidge Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary number - one single September 3 -- 24, 1983 ( 3 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Tell Her About It '' by Billy Joel Michael Bolton version `` How Am I Supposed to Live Without You '' Artwork for U.S. commercial cassette single ; the U.S. CD release was distributed for solely promotional use Single by Michael Bolton from the album Soul Provider B - side `` Forever Eyes '' Released October 14, 1989 ( U.S. ) Format 7 '' CD Recorded June 1988 Genre Soft rock Length 4 : 48 Label Columbia Songwriter ( s ) Michael Bolton Doug James Producer ( s ) Michael Omartian Michael Bolton singles chronology `` Soul Provider '' ( 1989 ) `` How Am I Supposed to Live Without You '' ( 1989 ) `` How Can We Be Lovers ? '' ( 1990 ) `` Soul Provider '' ( 1989 ) `` How Am I Supposed to Live Without You '' ( 1989 ) `` How Can We Be Lovers ? '' ( 1990 ) Soul Provider track listing `` It 's Only My Heart '' ( 3 ) `` How Am I Supposed to Live Without You '' ( 4 ) `` How Can We Be Lovers ? '' ( 5 ) In 1988, Michael Bolton recorded a version of the song for the album Soul Provider. The single reached number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts and also won him a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. The release marked a turning point in Bolton 's career. After years of being primarily known as a songwriter, the single got him recognition as a performer and made him a certified superstar. The single took off in October 1989, slowly climbed the Hot 100 and by mid January became the first new number one single of the 1990s, following `` Another Day in Paradise '' by Phil Collins. Music video The beginning of the music video shows Bolton performing the selection whilst he is sitting in his living room, and small bits of story about his and his girlfriend 's relationship are told through fade - outs. As he is about to leave the apartment, already having packed his suitcases, he thinks of her and the time they spent together and seemingly decides against the decision ; he then cuddles with his girlfriend. It is revealed, the next night, that he plans to give her a bracelet, which he quickly hides as he reads a newspaper before she enters the room. She surprises him with breakfast and they cuddle again. Later on, the two have a fight about something and she storms out of the apartment, and Bolton visibly feels guilty. Track listings 7 '' single No. Title Length 1. `` How Am I Supposed to Live Without You '' ( Edit ) 4 : 14 2. `` Forever Eyes '' 4 : 23 CD single No. Title Length 1. `` How Am I Supposed to Live Without You '' 4 : 48 2. `` Forever Eyes '' 4 : 23 3. `` ( Sittin ' On ) The Dock of the Bay '' ( 7 '' version ) 4 : 56 4. `` That 's What Love Is All About '' ( Live ) 4 : 23 Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 1989 / 1990 ) Peak position Australian Singles Chart Austrian Singles Chart 17 Belgian Singles Chart Dutch Top 40 German Singles Chart 15 New Zealand Singles Chart 10 Swedish Singles Chart 9 UK Singles Chart US Billboard Hot 100 US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Year - end charts Chart ( 1990 ) Position Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 76 US Billboard Hot 100 12 Preceded by `` Another Day in Paradise '' by Phil Collins Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary number - one single January 6 -- 13, 1990 ( 2 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Downtown Train '' by Rod Stewart Preceded by `` Another Day in Paradise '' by Phil Collins Billboard Hot 100 number - one single January 20 -- February 3, 1990 Succeeded by `` Opposites Attract '' by Paula Abdul with The Wild Pair Preceded by `` Nothing Compares 2 U '' by Sinéad O'Connor Belgian Singles Chart number - one single April 28 -- May 11, 1990 Succeeded by `` Infinity '' by Guru Josh See also List of number - one adult contemporary singles of 1983 ( U.S. ) List of number - one adult contemporary singles of 1990 ( U.S. ) List of Billboard Hot 100 number - one singles of 1990 References Jump up ^ Hyatt, Wesley. The Billboard Book of Number One Adult Contemporary Hits, Billboard Books, 1999, p. 277, 354. Jump up ^ `` Laura Branigan - How Am I Supposed to Live Without You ( Vinyl ) at Discogs ''. Discogs. Retrieved October 7, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Laura Branigan - How Am I Supposed to Live Without You ( Vinyl, Promo ) at Discogs ''. Discogs. Retrieved October 7, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Laura Branigan - How Am I Supposed to Live Without You ( Vinyl, Canada ) at Discogs ''. Discogs. Retrieved October 7, 2015. Jump up ^ Billboard Magazine. Vol. 101 ; No. 41 ; October 14, 1989 ; p. 83 Jump up ^ `` VH1 's 40 Most Softsational Soft - Rock Songs ''. Stereogum. SpinMedia. May 31, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2016. Jump up ^ Hyatt, Wesley. The Billboard Book of Number One Adult Contemporary Hits, Billboard Books, 1999, p. 277, 354. Jump up ^ `` Michael Bolton biography ''. Retrieved 16 January 2016. Jump up ^ `` Billboard Hot 100 the week of October 28, 1989 ''. Retrieved 15 January 2016. Jump up ^ `` Michael Bolton ''. MyVideo. Jump up ^ `` Michael Bolton Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1990 ''. RPM. Retrieved November 26, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Billboard Top 100 - 1990 ''. Archived from the original on 2010 - 01 - 17. Retrieved 2009 - 09 - 15. 1980s portal pop music portal Laura Branigan singles Branigan `` All Night with Me '' `` Gloria '' Branigan 2 `` Solitaire '' `` How Am I Supposed to Live Without You '' `` Deep in the Dark '' Self Control `` Self Control '' `` The Lucky One '' `` Ti Amo '' `` Satisfaction '' Hold Me `` Spanish Eddie '' `` Hold Me '' `` I Found Someone '' Touch `` Shattered Glass '' `` Power of Love '' `` Cry Wolf '' Laura Branigan `` Moonlight on Water '' `` Never in a Million Years '' `` Turn the Beat Around '' Over My Heart `` It 's Been Hard Enough Getting Over You '' `` How Can I Help You to Say Goodbye '' The Best of Branigan `` Dim All the Lights '' Other singles `` Looking Out for Number One '' `` Tell Him '' `` Come into My Life '' Other songs `` Mama '' `` Foolish Lullaby '' Michael Bolton Studio albums Michael Bolotin ( 1975 ) Everyday of My Life ( 1976 ) Michael Bolton ( 1983 ) Everybody 's Crazy ( 1985 ) The Hunger ( 1987 ) Soul Provider ( 1989 ) Time, Love & Tenderness ( 1991 ) Timeless : The Classics ( 1992 ) The One Thing ( 1993 ) This Is the Time : The Christmas Album ( 1996 ) All That Matters ( 1997 ) My Secret Passion ( 1998 ) Timeless : The Classics Vol. 2 ( 1999 ) Only a Woman Like You ( 2002 ) Vintage ( 2003 ) ' Til the End of Forever ( 2005 ) Bolton Swings Sinatra ( 2006 ) One World One Love ( 2009 ) Gems : The Duets Collection / Duette ( 2011 ) Ai n't No Mountain High Enough : A Tribute to Hitsville U.S.A. ( 2013 ) Songs of Cinema ( 2017 ) Cover albums Timeless : The Classics ( 1992 ) This Is The Time : The Christmas Album My Secret Passion : The Arias Timeless : The Classics Vol. 2 Vintage Bolton Swings Sinatra Compilation albums The Artistry of Michael Bolotin ( 1993 ) Greatest Hits ( 1985 -- 1995 ) ( 1995 ) ' Til the End of Forever ( 2005 ) Songs `` How Am I Supposed to Live Without You '' `` How Can We Be Lovers ? '' `` When I 'm Back on My Feet Again '' `` Love Is a Wonderful Thing '' `` Time, Love and Tenderness '' `` Missing You Now '' `` Said I Loved You... But I Lied '' `` I Found Someone '' `` Go the Distance '' `` Jack Sparrow '' `` I 'm Not Ready '' Related articles Discography Blackjack Book Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=How_Am_I_Supposed_to_Live_Without_You&oldid=837198529 '' Categories : 1983 singles 1989 singles 1990 singles Laura Branigan songs Michael Bolton songs Billboard Hot 100 number - one singles Billboard Adult Contemporary number - one singles Songs written by Michael Bolton Pop ballads RPM Adult Contemporary number - one singles 1983 songs Atlantic Records singles Columbia Records singles Songs about heartache Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from July 2017 Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart called without song Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Deutsch Italiano 日本 語 Edit links This page was last edited on 19 April 2018, at 10 : 02. 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Question: who wrote how am i supposed to live without you lyrics
Answer: Doug James