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Lift Me Up (Howard Jones song)

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"Lift Me Up"
Single by Howard Jones
from the album In the Running
Released1992
GenreSynthpop, pop rock
Length3:39
LabelWEA UK
Elektra Records US – Elektra 64779
Songwriter(s)Ross Cullum, Howard Jones
Producer(s)Ross Cullum, Howard Jones
Howard Jones singles chronology
"The Prisoner"
(1989)
"Lift Me Up"
(1992)
"Two Souls"
(1992)

"Lift Me Up" is a Top 40 song by British singer-songwriter Howard Jones. It was written and produced by Ross Cullum and Jones, and appeared on Jones' 1992 album In the Running. "Lift Me Up" has been featured on several of Jones' compilations and live albums, including 1993's The Best of Howard Jones, 1996's Live Acoustic America and 2004's The Very Best of Howard Jones.[1]

Chart performance

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It was released as a single in 1992 and reached number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 13 on the Radio & Records Contemporary Hit Radio chart.[2] It was Jones' ninth and last Billboard Top 40 hit.[3] The song also reached number 10 on the Adult Contemporary chart, his last hit on that chart to date.

Charts

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Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 131
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[5] 52
UK Network Chart Network Chart 40
US Billboard Hot 100 32
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[6] 10

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "Howard Jones: Lift Me Up". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Radio & Records" (PDF). Worldradiohistory.com. 12 June 1992. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). Billboard Books. p. 331. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.
  4. ^ "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 18 May 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  5. ^ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 130.