You Raise Me Up

**You Raise Me Up** is a song written by songwriters Rolf Løvland and Brendan Graham.

## History

The original version of **You Raise Me Up** was recorded by the duo Secret Garden in cooperation with singer Brian Kennedy. The original version was not popular, but it has been covered by hundreds of artists since its release, notably American singer Josh Groban in 2003 and Irish boy band Westlife in 2005.

## Popularity

Josh Groban's cover version ranked no. 73 in the _Billboard_ Hot 100 and no. 1 in the US Adult Contemporary chart, while Westlife's cover version reached no. 1 in the UK Singles Chart. The song was played over 500,000 times on radio across America in 2004.

#### Year-end charts

|Chart (2004)|Position|
| --- | --- |
|10||

### Tracklists

**UK CD1 and European CD single**
1. "You Raise Me Up" – 4:00
1. "World of Our Own" <small>(acoustic version)</small> – 3:30

**UK CD2**
1. "You Raise Me Up" – 4:00
1. "Flying Without Wings" <small>(acoustic)</small> – 3:30
1. "My Love" <small>(acoustic)</small> – 3:48

**Australian CD single**
1. "You Raise Me Up" – 4:00
1. "You Raise Me Up" (Chameleon Remix) – 3:17
1. "You Raise Me Up" (Reactor Remix) – 3:29
1. "Flying Without Wings" <small>(acoustic)</small> – 3:30
1. "My Love" <small>(acoustic)</small> – 3:48

### Charts

|Chart (2005)|Peak position||
| --- | --- | --- |
|Europe Singles Chart (Eurochart Hot 100)|style="text-align:center;"|4|
|Greece (IFPI)|align="center"|38|
|South Korea (Gaon Weekly BGM Chart)|style="text-align:center"|90|
|South Korea (Gaon Weekly Mobile (Bell) Chart)|style="text-align:center"|94|

#### Monthly charts

|scope="col"|Chart (2015)|scope="col"|Peak position|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|South Korea (Gaon Monthly BGM Chart)|style="text-align:center"|18||
|South Korea (Gaon Monthly Mobile (Bell) Chart)|style="text-align:center"|25||
|South Korea (Gaon Monthly Mobile (Ring) Chart)|style="text-align:center"|44||

#### Year-end charts

|Chart (2005)|Position||
| --- | --- | --- |
|Europe Singles Chart (Eurochart Hot 100)|style="text-align:center;"|81|
|Ireland (IRMA)|style="text-align:center;"|1|
|UK Singles (OCC)|style="text-align:center;"|9|
|Chart (2006)|Position||
| --- | --- | --- |
|Australia (ARIA)|style="text-align:center;"|14|
|UK Singles (OCC)|style="text-align:center;"|217|

## Infobox (song)

- **name**: You Raise Me Up
- **artist**: Secret Garden
- **album**: Once in a Red Moon
- **released**: December 27, 2001
- **genre**: New age
- **length**: 5:04
- **label**: Decca Records
- **composer**: Rolf Løvland
- **lyricist**: Brendan Graham


## Infobox (song)

- **name**: You Raise Me Up
- **type**: single
- **artist**: Josh Groban
- **album**: Closer
- **released**: September 10, 2004
- **genre**: * Operatic pop
* Adult contemporary
* Classical music
- **length**: 4:52
- **label**: * Reprise Records
* Warner Bros.
* 143 Records
- **composer**: Rolf Løvland
- **lyricist**: Brendan Graham
- **producer**: David Foster
- **prev title**: O Holy Night
- **prev year**: 2002
- **next title**: Remember When It Rained
- **next year**: 2004


## Infobox (song)

- **name**: You Raise Me Up
- **type**: single
- **artist**: Westlife
- **album**: Face to Face (Westlife album), Face to Face
- **studio**: Rokstone, London
- **length**: 4:01
- **composer**: Rolf Løvland
- **lyricist**: Brendan Graham
- **producer**: Steve Mac
- **prev title**: Smile
- **prev year**: 2004
- **next title**: When You Tell Me That You Love Me
- **next year**: 2005