Lift Me Up (Howard Jones song) explained

Lift Me Up
Type:single
Artist:Howard Jones
Album:In the Running
Released:1992
Genre:Synthpop, pop rock
Length:3:39
Label:WEA UK
Elektra Records US – Elektra 64779
Producer:Ross Cullum, Howard Jones
Prev Title:The Prisoner
Prev Year:1989
Next Title:Two Souls
Next Year: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

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

Chart (1992)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 131
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[5] 52
UK Network Chart Network Chart40
US Billboard Hot 10032
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[6] 10

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=song|id=lift-me-up-t918908|pure_url=yes}} Howard Jones: Lift Me Up ]. . 17 October 2010 .
  2. Web site: Radio & Records. PDF. 1992-06-12. Worldradiohistory.com. 22 March 2022.
  3. Book: Whitburn , Joel . Joel Whitburn . The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits . 2004 . Billboard Books . 331 . 0-8230-7499-4 . 8th .
  4. Web site: Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 18 May 1992 . Bubbling Down Under. 19 May 2024.
  5. Web site: officialcharts.com. officialcharts.com. August 30, 2021.
  6. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

    . Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Joel Whitburn . 2002 . Record Research . 130.