A Thousand Years ( Christina Perri song ) - wikipedia A Thousand Years ( Christina Perri song ) `` A Thousand Years '' Single by Christina Perri from the album The Twilight Saga : Breaking Dawn -- Part 1 : Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Released October 18, 2011 Format Digital download Recorded 2011 Genre Pop Length 4 : 45 Label Atlantic Chop Shop Songwriter ( s ) Christina Perri, David Hodges Christina Perri singles chronology `` Arms '' ( 2011 ) `` A Thousand Years '' ( 2011 ) `` Distance '' ( 2012 ) `` Arms '' ( 2011 ) `` A Thousand Years '' ( 2011 ) `` Distance '' ( 2012 ) `` A Thousand Years '' is a song by American singer - songwriter Christina Perri and David Hodges. It is taken from the album The Twilight Saga : Breaking Dawn -- Part 1 : Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ( 2011 ). The song serves as the second single from the album. The song was released as a digital download on October 18, 2011 worldwide. Perri re-recorded the song with vocals from Steve Kazee for The Twilight Saga : Breaking Dawn -- Part 2 : Original Motion Picture Soundtrack titled A Thousand Years, Pt. 2. Contents 1 Music video 2 Track listing 3 Cover versions 4 Chart performance 5 Charts and certifications 5.1 Weekly charts 5.1. 1 A Thousand Years 5.1. 2 A Thousand Years, Pt. 2 5.2 Year - end charts 5.3 Certifications 5.3. 1 A Thousand Years 5.3. 2 A Thousand Years, Pt. 2 6 Release history 7 References 8 External links Music video An official lyric video of the song was premiered on October 17, 2011 via Perri 's official Facebook and Twitter pages as well as her official website. On October 26, 2011, she released an official video for the song on her YouTube channel. The video begins with Perri holding a candle. It features a few clips from the movie interspersed between scenes with Perri singing in a room with a floor full of candles. The video may include the voices from Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson saying they love each other while in a wedding and also they can be heard in the background before the bridge. She ends the video singing into a sunset. It has over 900 million views and 5.6 million likes on YouTube. Track listing No. Title Length 1. `` A Thousand Years '' 4 : 45 Cover versions A cover by American crossover band The Piano Guys was uploaded on YouTube on May 9, 2012 and, as of May 2018, it has over 120 million views. American band Boyce Avenue released an acoustic version of `` A Thousand Years ''. It currently has over 90 million views as of May 2018. Scottish singer Nicholas McDonald performed the song during the 10th series of the X Factor at the Arena audition. A duet cover by country singer - Nashville recorded artist Celeste Kellogg and Branden Mendoza was uploaded on YouTube on December 17, 2012 and as of May 2018, it has over 42,000 views. Scottish - American actor, singer, presenter and writer John Barrowman covered the song on his 2014 album `` You Raise Me Up. '' He recorded the song after he married his husband, Scott Gil, and to celebrate gay couples who married after the United States Supreme Court denied an appeal to overturning California Proposition 8. Michael O'Dwyer, a member of the Irish stage production Celtic Thunder, covered the song for their most recent CD / DVD set Celtic Thunder X. Chilean group Kevin, Karen y la Banda covered the song in Spanish, calling it `` Mil años '' Moms of kids with Down syndrome made a cover of the song that went viral. The video currently has over 3.9 million views. Chart performance `` A Thousand Years '' A 23 - second sample of the song Problems playing this file ? See media help. On the week of October 23, 2011, the song debuted at No. 63 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, and No. 70 on Canadian Hot 100. It has reached number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Perri her second top 40 hit. By July 2013, the song has sold over 3 million digital downloads in the US. As of June 2014, the song has sold 3,657,000 copies in the US. In the United Kingdom, the song reached number 32 on its original release in 2011. The following year, after the release of The Twilight Saga : Breaking Dawn -- Part 2, it peaked at number 13. In 2013, after it was performed on The X Factor ( UK ), it reached a new peak of 11. Charts and certifications Weekly charts A Thousand Years Chart ( 2011 -- 13 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 13 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 19 Belgium ( Ultratip Flanders ) 44 Brazil ( Billboard Brasil Hot 100 ) 58 Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) 70 Czech Republic ( Rádio Top 100 ) Denmark ( Tracklisten ) 27 Finland ( Suomen virallinen lista ) 19 Hungary ( Single Top 40 ) 32 Ireland ( IRMA ) 7 Italy ( FIMI ) 30 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 11 Scotland ( Official Charts Company ) 9 Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) 26 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 21 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 11 US Billboard Hot 100 31 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) 11 US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) 7 US Latin Pop Songs ( Billboard ) 24 US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) 22 A Thousand Years, Pt. 2 Chart ( 2012 -- 13 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 39 Brazil ( Billboard Brasil Hot 100 Airplay ) 98 Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) 40 France ( SNEP ) 66 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 26 Italy ( FIMI ) 27 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 80 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 31 US Billboard Hot 100 53 Year - end charts Chart ( 2012 ) Position Australia ( ARIA ) 67 US Billboard Hot 100 87 US Adult Contemporary 21 US Adult Pop Songs 24 Chart ( 2013 ) Position UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 57 Certifications A Thousand Years Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) 7 × Platinum 490,000 Canada ( Music Canada ) Platinum 10,000 Germany ( BVMI ) Gold 150,000 Ireland ( IRMA ) Gold 7,500 Italy ( FIMI ) Platinum 50,000 Mexico ( AMPROFON ) Platinum 60,000 New Zealand ( RMNZ ) Platinum 15,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) 2 × Platinum 1,200,000 United States ( RIAA ) 6 × Platinum 5,657,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone sales + streaming figures based on certification alone A Thousand Years, Pt. 2 Region Certification Certified units / Sales United States ( RIAA ) Gold 500,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone Release history Country Date Format Label United States October 18, 2011 Digital download Atlantic Canada WEA International Inc. Australia United Kingdom November 7, 2011 Digital download ( album only ) Atlantic References ^ Jump up to : `` A Thousand Years - Single ''. iTunes USA. Retrieved 2011 - 10 - 18. Jump up ^ Christina Perri ( 2011 - 10 - 26 ), Christina Perri - A Thousand Years ( Official Music Video ), retrieved 2018 - 03 - 28 Jump up ^ ThePianoGuys ( 2012 - 05 - 09 ), Christina Perri - A Thousand Years ( Piano / Cello Cover ) - The Piano Guys, retrieved 2017 - 07 - 18 Jump up ^ boyceavenue ( 2013 - 06 - 30 ), A Thousand Years - Christina Perri ( Boyce Avenue acoustic cover ) on Apple & Spotify, retrieved 2017 - 07 - 18 Jump up ^ `` X Factor 2013 : Nicholas McDonald is a little overwhelmed & pushes ' A Thousand Years ' into iTunes chart ! ''. Unreality TV. 2013 - 09 - 17. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 18. Jump up ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv6kDDTUJlc&t= Jump up ^ `` Song lyrics - Letras.com ''. www.letras.com. Retrieved 2018 - 03 - 23. 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External links Video on her official channel on YouTube Christina Perri Discography Studio albums and singles Lovestrong `` Jar of Hearts '' `` Arms '' `` Distance '' Head or Heart `` Human '' `` Burning Gold '' EPs The Ocean Way Sessions A Very Merry Perri Christmas Other singles `` A Thousand Years '' Promotional singles `` The Lonely '' Concert tours Lovestrong Tour Demi World Tour ( opening act ) Related articles Nick Perri Atlantic Records The Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer Books Twilight New Moon Eclipse Breaking Dawn Film series Twilight The Twilight Saga : New Moon The Twilight Saga : Eclipse The Twilight Saga : Breaking Dawn -- Part 1 Part 2 Cast members Characters Bella Swan Edward Cullen Jacob Black Music Twilight `` Decode '' `` Spotlight '' New Moon `` Meet Me on the Equinox '' `` Possibility '' Eclipse `` Neutron Star Collision ( Love Is Forever ) '' `` Heavy in Your Arms '' Breaking Dawn -- Part 1 `` It Will Rain '' `` A Thousand Years '' Breaking Dawn -- Part 2 `` The Forgotten '' Spin - offs The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner Midnight Sun ( unpublished ) Life and Death : Twilight Reimagined Comics Twilight : The Graphic Novel New Moon : The Graphic Novel Other The Twilight Saga : The Official Illustrated Guide Twilight fandom TwiCon Scene It ? 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Question: who sings the song for a thousand years
Answer: Christina Perri