Drawn to the Rhythm

{{Infobox song

| name = Drawn to the Rhythm

| cover = DrawntotheRhythm.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Sarah McLachlan

| album = Solace

| B-side = "Gloomy Sunday"

| released = 7 February 1992

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Celtic folk{{cite book|first= Joshua |last= Zarov|editor1-first= Gary|editor1-last= Graff |editor2-first= Daniel |editor2-last= Durchholz |year= 1998 |title= MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |chapter= Sarah McLachlan|publisher= Visible Ink Press |location= Detroit |pages= 735}}

| length = 4:08

| label = Nettwerk

| writer = Sarah McLachlan

| producer = Pierre Marchand

| prev_title = Into the Fire

| prev_year = 1992

| next_title = I Will Not Forget You

| next_year = 1992

}}

"Drawn to the Rhythm" is the third single and opening track from Sarah McLachlan's album Solace. It was released on 7 February 1992, by Nettwerk in Canada. The song reached number one on the RPM Cancon chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.2056&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.2056.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.2056|title=Canadian Content (Cancon) - Volume 55, No. 9 Feb 22, 1992|work=RPM|accessdate=16 July 2021}}

The single includes two versions of "Drawn to the Rhythm" — live acoustic from MuchMusic and album mix — as well as a live version of "Gloomy Sunday" which was recorded on 18 October 1991, at the Discovery Theatre, Vancouver.

The music video for this song was directed by Sarah McLachlan herself.[https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/sarah-mclachlan-emc Sarah McLachlan] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930062641/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=u1ARTu0003998 |date=30 September 2007 }} Unlike her other videos for the album, she didn't appear nude in it.

Track listing

= CD: Nettwerk / W2-3065 (Canada) =

  1. "Drawn to the Rhythm"
  2. "Gloomy Sunday (Live Oct. 18, 1991 Discovery Theatre, Vancouver)"
  3. "Drawn to the Rhythm (Live acoustic at Much Music)"
  • also released on cassette 4JW-3065

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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scope="col"|Chart (1992)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

{{singlechart|Canadatopsingles|56|chartid=7741|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 January 2018}}
{{singlechart|Canadaadultcontemporary|12|chartid=2110|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 January 2018}}
scope="row"|Canada Canadian Content (RPM)

|1

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=Year-end charts=

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scope="col"|Chart (1992)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM){{cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.1824&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.1824.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.1824|title=The RPM Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1992|work=RPM|accessdate=17 January 2018}}

|80

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References

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Category:1991 songs

Category:1992 singles

Category:Sarah McLachlan songs

Category:Songs written by Sarah McLachlan

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