You Raise Me Up
{{Short description|2001 song by Secret Garden}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox song
| name = You Raise Me Up
| cover =
| alt =
| type =
| artist = Secret Garden
| album = Once in a Red Moon
| released = 27 December 2001
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = New-age
| length = 5:04
| label = Decca
| composer = Rolf Løvland
| lyricist = Brendan Graham
| producer =
}}
"You Raise Me Up" is a song composed by Rolf Løvland with lyrics by Brendan Graham. It was first recorded by Secret Garden, in collaboration with Brian Kennedy. Although the original version was not a major hit, the song has since been recorded by more than a hundred other artists, most notably American singer Josh Groban in 2003 and Irish group Westlife in 2005.
Background
Rolf Løvland composed an instrumental piece in 2001 and titled it "Silent Story". He later approached Irish novelist and songwriter Brendan Graham to write the lyrics to his melody, after reading Graham's novels. The song was performed for the very first time at the funeral of Løvland's mother.{{cite web|title=Lydverket - Følelser|date = 19 September 2012|url=http://tv.nrk.no/serie/lydverket-tv/mynt12001212/19-09-2012#t=6m14s|publisher=NRK|access-date=19 September 2012|language=no}} The original designated vocalist was Johnny Logan, who recorded a demo with an orchestra. However, the vocalist was changed due to a desire to distance the album from the Eurovision Song Contest, in which all three men were known for their success: Logan had won twice as a performer and twice as a composer, Løvland had won once as a performer and twice as a composer, and Graham had won twice as a composer.
In 2002, it was released on the Secret Garden album Once in a Red Moon, with the lead vocals recorded by Irish singer Brian Kennedy. The middle eight is performed by Tracey Campbell-Nation, and backing vocals are by London Community Gospel Choir and Anúna. The album sold well in both Ireland and Norway. Originally, Brian Kennedy was supposed to follow Secret Garden on their Asian tour in 2002, but Curb Records couldn't come to an agreement with Universal to release Brian, and he reluctantly could not attend the tour. He was replaced by Norwegian singer Jan Werner Danielsen, who also later recorded the song together with Secret Garden. A demo version of this recording was released in 2010, on Danielsen's posthumous compilation album One More Time - The Very Best Of, which included several previously unpublished recordings.
"Söknuður" dispute
In April 2018 Icelandic composer Jóhann Helgason claimed the song infringed the copyright of his 1977 work "Söknuður," meaning "Into the light" sung by Vilhjálmur Vilhjálmsson,{{Cite web |title=Composer to Sue Universal Records {{!}} IceNews - Daily News |work=icenews.is |access-date=30 October 2020 |url= https://www.icenews.is/2018/04/06/icelandic-composer-johann-helgason-to-sue-universal-records-for-you-raise-me-up/}} stating that Løvland would have
heard the song while living in Iceland. The Performing Rights Society of Iceland analyzed both songs and found a 97% similarity between them,{{Cite web|date=5 April 2018|title=From Iceland — Josh Groban's "You Raise Me Up" Possibly Stolen From Iceland|url=https://grapevine.is/news/2018/04/05/josh-grobans-you-raise-me-up-possibly-stolen-from-iceland/|access-date=24 November 2021|website=The Reykjavik Grapevine|language=en-US}} stating that the songs are "musically identical" except for just two notes. It was disclosed at a press conference that Groban had "Söknuður" played for him in 2007, who reacted in an 'alarmed' fashion.{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}} He then admitted that the two songs were similar and he didn't know where the inspiration had come from.{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}} Later, singer Edgar Smári performed "Söknuður" in English to outline the similarities.{{cite web|title=Løvland feirer at "You Raise Me Up" er ti år| date=13 November 2011 |url=http://www.vg.no/musikk/artikkel.php?artid=10023641|publisher=VG|access-date=13 November 2011|language=no}}{{cite web |url=http://www.secretgarden.no/lowband/sight_sound/music_redmoon_linernotes_youraisemeup.html |title=You Raise Me Up |publisher=Secretgarden.no |access-date=2 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417072027/http://www.secretgarden.no/lowband/sight_sound/music_redmoon_linernotes_youraisemeup.html |archive-date=17 April 2014 }}
In April 2020 the United States District Court of the Central District of California granted summary judgment in favor of Løvland and Graham, "finding that it is not substantially similar to Icelandic song Soknudur as a matter of law, and excluding plaintiff's expert musicologist's reports as unreliable, unhelpful, and inadmissible."{{Cite web |title=Johannsongs-Publishing, Ltd. v. Rolf Lovland {{!}} Loeb & Loeb LLP |work=loeb.com |access-date=30 October 2020 |url= https://www.loeb.com/en/insights/publications/2020/04/johannsongs-publishing-ltd-v-rolf-lovland}} The court acknowledged that the songs have similarities, but accepted the argument that those similar parts were not necessarily Helgason's own work in the first place; substantially the same material is in "Londonderry Air" (the melody of "Danny Boy") and other old public-domain songs (it also list a Johnny Mathis song "When a Child Is Born" which, ironically, was made before "Söknuður", and which also used similar melodies and pitches).{{Cite web |title=Summary Judgment – #54 in Johannsongs-Publishing, Ltd. v. Rolf Lovland (C.D. Cal., 2:18-cv-10009) – CourtListener.com |access-date=26 July 2022 |url= https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/15011046/54/johannsongs-publishing-ltd-v-rolf-lovland/}}
Popularity
When issued as a CD single, the Secret Garden version of "You Raise Me Up" charted at #103 on the UK Singles Chart in May 2002.{{cite web |date=4 June 2024 |title=Westlife – You Raise Me Up |url=https://jucyjamz.com.ng/hip-hop/westlife-you-raise-me-up/ |access-date= |website=Jucyjamz}} Despite this modest initial success, the song has since become a major hit around the world, having been covered more than 125 times.{{cite web|author=Brendan Graham |url=http://www.peermusic.com/peermusic/index.cfm/artist-writer/artist-details/?artist_id=351 |title=The Global Independent - Brendan Graham - Artist Details |publisher=peermusic |access-date=2 April 2014}} Irish singer Daniel O'Donnell's version reached #22 in the UK in December 2003.{{Cite web |title=Official Singles Chart Top 100: 07 December 2003 – 13 December 2003 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20031207/7501/ |access-date=19 November 2020 |website=Official Charts }} Brian Kennedy released his own solo recording of the song in the same month, reaching #91.{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20031221/7501/|title=Official Singles Chart on 21/12/2003 | Official Charts|website=Official Charts }} Another solo version of the song by Brian Kennedy also found success as part of a three-song EP entitled "George Best – A Tribute". Credited to Brian Kennedy and Peter Corry, the song was backed with a version of "The Long and Winding Road" by Peter Corry and a medley performed by both Kennedy and Corry, with the EP reaching #4 in the UK in January 2006.{{cite web | url=https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/brian-kennedy-peter-corry-george-best-a-tribute/ | title=George Best - A Tribute | website=Official Charts }}{{cite web | url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/17991/brian-kennedy-and-peter-corry/ | title=Brian Kennedy & Peter Corry | website=Official Charts }}{{cite web | url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/33946/brian-kennedy/ | title=Brian Kennedy | website=Official Charts }}
Christian group Selah's version, included in their 2004 album Hiding Place, peaked at #2 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/selah/chart-history/ico/ |title=Selah – Chart History |access-date=19 November 2020 |magazine=Billboard}} and Christian Airplay{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/selah/chart-history/cri/ |title=Selah – Chart History |access-date=19 November 2020 |magazine=Billboard }} in June 2004. This recording was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2005 Dove Awards.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}
Josh Groban took his version to #73 in the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 in the US Adult Contemporary chart, Westlife reached #1 in the UK Singles Chart with theirs, and Dutch Popstars winner Wesley Klein hit #4 in the Netherlands with his recording.
In 2004, the song was played more than 500,000 times on American radio. In late 2005, there were over 80 versions available in the US alone. It has been nominated for the Gospel Music Awards four times, including "Song of the Year."
On 21 September 2006, "You Raise Me Up" became the first song to have sold over 76,000 copies of the score on the popular sheet music website musicnotes.com.{{cite web |url=http://musicnotes.com/press/youraise_20k.asp |title="You Raise Me Up" Surpasses 20,000 Downloads at Musicnotes.com |website=Musicnotes |access-date=1 September 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070901204718/http://musicnotes.com/press/youraise_20k.asp |archive-date=1 September 2007 }}
Josh Groban version
{{Infobox song
| name = You Raise Me Up
| cover = You raise me up CD single official website.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Josh Groban
| album = Closer
| released = 10 September 2004
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = *Operatic pop
| length = 4:52
| label = *Reprise
| 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
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|aJxrX42WcjQ|"You Raise Me Up"}}
}}
}}
In 2003, David Foster decided to produce the song after being introduced to it by Frank Petrone of Peermusic, the song's publisher. He chose the up-and-coming Josh Groban to record the song, which was accompanied by the tenor Craig Von Vennik of the Establishment. Groban's version made it to No. 1 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart in early 2004 and remained there for six weeks. This version also peaked at No. 73 on the Billboard Hot 100, his first single to do so, and was nominated for a 2005 Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
=Performances=
Groban performed the song at Super Bowl XXXVIII, in a special NASA commemoration for the crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. A special surprise performance by Groban, for Oprah Winfrey's 50th birthday, also gave "You Raise Me Up" international prominence. On 25 April 2007, Groban performed it at the first Idol Gives Back Concert, along with the African Children's Choir. This version was released as a single and peaked at No. 76 on the Billboard Hot 100. He performed this version with the African Children's Choir again on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on 10 August 2007.
On 26 May 2007, Groban appeared on the BBC's talent show Any Dream Will Do to select one of the remaining contestants (or "Josephs") to perform the song with him. He chose show favourite and eventual winner Lee Mead, whilst the other four contestants (Lewis Bradley, Craig Chalmers, Ben Ellis, and Keith Jack) performed as backing singers. Following this, the solo version of "You Raise Me Up" charted in the UK at No. 74, making it his first chart entry there.
=Charts=
==Weekly charts==
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| +Solo version
!Chart (2004–2012) !Peak |
| {{single chart|Austria|54|artist=Josh Groban|song=You Raise Me Up|access-date=4 November 2019|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Denmark|26|artist=Josh Groban|song=You Raise Me Up|access-date=4 November 2019|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|France|16|artist=Josh Groban|song=You Raise Me Up|access-date=4 November 2019|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Switzerland|54|artist=Josh Groban|song=You Raise Me Up|access-date=4 November 2019|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|74|artist=Josh Groban|access-date=4 November 2019|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|73|artist=Josh Groban|access-date=4 November 2019|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|1|artist=Josh Groban|access-date=4 November 2019|rowheader=true}} |
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| +With The African Children's Choir version
!Chart (2007) !Peak |
| I
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|76|artist=Josh Groban|access-date=4 November 2019|rowheader=true}} |
==Year-end charts==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| Chart (2004)
!Position |
|---|
| scope="row"|US Adult Contemporary (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1BMEAAAAMBAJ|title=2004 The Year in Music|magazine=Billboard|volume=116|issue=52|page=YE-74|date=25 December 2004|access-date=8 May 2021}}
|10 |
=Certifications=
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|award=Platinum|title=You Raise Me Up|artist=Josh Groban|relyear=2003|number=2|certyear=2023|access-date=19 January 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|award=Gold|title=You Raise Me Up|artist=Josh Groban|relyear=2003|certyear=2015|source=radioscope|access-date=19 January 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Platinum|title=You Raise Me Up|artist=Josh Groban|relyear=2003|number=3|certyear=2023|access-date=7 September 2023}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
Westlife version
{{Infobox song
| name = You Raise Me Up
| cover = Westlife_-_You_Raise_Me_Up_(single_cover).jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Westlife
| album = Face to Face
| released = {{start date|2005|10|24|df=y}}{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=33|date=22 October 2005}}
| recorded =
| studio = Rokstone, London
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 4:01
| label = {{hlist|RCA|Sony BMG|S}}
| 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
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = "You Raise Me Up CD2"
| type = single
| cover = Westlife-YouRaiseMeUpCD2.jpg
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|reDWILa5nCk|"You Raise Me Up"}}
}}
}}
"You Raise Me Up" was released as the lead single from Westlife's sixth studio album Face to Face. This version is one of the most successful covers of the song, peaking at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart,{{cite book
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 718}} the only version to do so. This was the band's 13th number-one single as well as the first single to be released following Brian McFadden's departure from the group. It debuted with 97,288 combined physical and download sales in the UK alone.{{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/051105cluk.txt |title=CHART: CLUK Update 5.11.2005 (wk43) CHART LOG UK: NEW ENTRIES UPDATE |publisher=zobbel.de|access-date=17 January 2019}} The single has sold 600,000 copies in the UK so far.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/music/charts/official-uk-countdowns/westlife-official-top-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101010185526/http://www.mtv.co.uk/music/charts/official-uk-countdowns/westlife-official-top-20 |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 October 2010 |title=Westlife | Official Top 20 |publisher=Mtv.co.uk |date=28 October 2009 |access-date=2 April 2014}} In South Korea, it entered the Official South Korean Year-end Downloads Singles Chart in 2010 with 130,759 sales.{{cite web |url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/total/2010.list.gaon |title=:: 가온차트와 함께하세요 :: |website=www.gaonchart.co.kr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110212130829/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/total/2010.list.gaon |archive-date=12 February 2011}} Later, it stayed in the top 75 of the Official International Karaoke Charts since the inception of the charts in December 2010 up to its recent chart released.{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?termGbn=week&hitYear=2011&targetTime=49&nationGbn=E |title=South Korea Album Chart |publisher=Gaon |access-date=27 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401153149/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?termGbn=week&hitYear=2011&targetTime=49&nationGbn=E|archive-date=1 April 2016|url-status=live}} The backing track is re-used in the Spanish version of this song, "Por Ti Sere", performed by Il Divo on their Siempre album.
Westlife performed this song with Secret Garden at the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize concert. On 11 December 2009, they performed it again at the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize concert celebrating US President Barack Obama. When Louis Walsh suggested that the band record it, Filan, Egan, Byrne, and Feehily were against it, saying it was a church song, and would not be a success. They did not want to record it. However, they claimed in 2011, six years after the single's release, that the song changed their careers and were glad they recorded it. It was composed in the traditional verse–chorus form in E♭ major, with Filan and Feehily's vocal ranging from the chords of B♭2 to B♭4.{{cite web|url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0099041 |title=You Raise Me Up BY WESTLIFE - DIGITAL SHEET MUSIC|website=Musicnotes|date=2 January 2012}}
Westlife's official music video for "You Raise Me Up" was directed by Alex Hemming. It is currently the most-played version on YouTube, with over 100 million views as of July 2021.{{Citation|last=westlifeVEVO|title=Westlife - You Raise Me Up|date=3 October 2009|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bxc9hbwkkw|access-date=16 July 2017}} The 4K version of the music video has been released on Westlife's official YouTube channel.{{Citation|last=westlifeVEVO|title=Westlife - You Raise Me Up (Official 4K Video)|date=5 August 2022|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reDWILa5nCk|access-date=11 August 2022}} It is also their most-streamed single of all time, with 19.7 million listens in the United Kingdom as of January 2019. It is the band's third best selling single of all-time on both paid-for and combined sales categories.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/westlifes-top-20-biggest-songs-on-the-official-charts__25303/|title=Westlife's Top 20 biggest songs on the Official Charts|last=Copsey|first=Rob|date=12 January 2019|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=12 January 2019}} It is their eighth most streamed song of all time from their home country, the Republic of Ireland, as of 2 April 2019. It is the second best-selling single of 2005 in Ireland.
The song was reinstated in the live bonus disc album of the band's Greatest Hits in 2011.
After the band broke up in 2012, the single was performed solo in many live instances by band members Shane Filan, Kian Egan and Mark Feehily. In 2018, the single was re-recorded by Filan for his solo album Love Always - Deluxe Version. On 12 May 2018, the song was performed on South Korean music programme Immortal Songs 2 by Sohyang. Filan was the featured 'Legend' and judged the participants.
=Track listings=
UK CD1 and European CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=You Raise Me Up|others=Westlife|year=2005|type=UK CD1 liner notes|publisher=RCA Records, Sony BMG, S Records|id=82876 739512}}{{cite AV media notes|title=You Raise Me Up|others=Westlife|year=2005|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=RCA Records, Sony BMG, S Records|id=82876 750582}}
- "You Raise Me Up" – 4:00
- "World of Our Own" (acoustic version) – 3:30
- "You Raise Me Up" – 4:00
- "Flying Without Wings" (acoustic) – 3:30
- "My Love" (acoustic) – 3:48
Australian CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=You Raise Me Up|others=Westlife|year=2005|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=RCA Records, Sony BMG, S Records|id=82876869172}}
- "You Raise Me Up" – 4:00
- "You Raise Me Up" (Chameleon Remix) – 3:17
- "You Raise Me Up" (Reactor Remix) – 3:29
- "Flying Without Wings" (acoustic) – 3:30
- "My Love" (acoustic) – 3:48
=Charts=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Chart (2005)
!Peak |
|---|
| {{single chart|Australia|3|song=You Raise Me Up|artist=Westlife|access-date=20 September 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Austria|46|song=You Raise Me Up|artist=Westlife|access-date=20 September 2021}} |
| Europe Singles Chart (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dxMEAAAAMBAJ&q=westlife |title=Billboard - Google Books |via=Google Books|date=17 December 2005 |access-date=2 April 2014}}
| style="text-align:center;"|4 |
| {{single chart|Germany|11|song=You Raise Me Up|artist=Westlife|songid=153900|access-date=20 September 2021}} |
| Greece (IFPI)[https://etchesongs.com.ng/westlife-you-raise-me-up/ Westlife – You Raise Me Up]
|align="center"|38 |
| {{single chart|Ireland2|1|song=You Raise Me Up|access-date=20 September 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Dutch100|47|song=You Raise Me Up|artist=Westlife|access-date=20 September 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Norway|3|song=You Raise Me Up|artist=Westlife|access-date=20 September 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Scotland|1|song=You Raise Me Up|artist=Westlife|date=20051030|access-date=20 September 2021}} |
South Korea (Gaon Weekly BGM Chart)
|url=http://mobile.gaonchart.co.kr/searchList.gaon?serviceGbn=S1060&nationGbn=&yyyy=2018&condition=2&search_str=Westlife |title=You Raise Me Up |date=5 July 2018 }} | style="text-align:center"|90 |
South Korea (Gaon Weekly Mobile (Bell) Chart)
|url=http://mobile.gaonchart.co.kr/searchList.gaon?serviceGbn=S2020&nationGbn=&yyyy=2015&condition=2&search_str=Westlife |title=You Raise Me Up |date=5 July 2019 }} | style="text-align:center"|94 |
| {{single chart|Sweden|7|song=You Raise Me Up|artist=Westlife|access-date=20 September 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Switzerland|18|song=You Raise Me Up|artist=Westlife|access-date=20 September 2021}} |
| {{single chart|UK|1|song=You Raise Me Up|artist=Westlife|date=20051030|access-date=20 September 2021}} |
==Monthly charts==
==Year-end charts==
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Chart (2005)
!Position |
|---|
| Europe Singles Chart (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=http://www.vnuemedia.com/bb/biz/images/pdf/YearEndEuropeanHot100.pdf|title=Year End European Hot 100 Singles Chart 2005 01 – 2005 52|magazine=Billboard|publisher=VNU Media|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018142431/http://www.vnuemedia.com/bb/biz/images/pdf/YearEndEuropeanHot100.pdf|archive-date=18 October 2012|access-date=7 January 2022}}
| style="text-align:center;"|81 |
| Ireland (IRMA){{cite web|url=https://www.irma.ie/best-of-singles|title=Best of Singles 2005|publisher=IRMA|access-date=7 January 2022}}
| style="text-align:center;"|1 |
| UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/20050110/37501/|title=End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2005|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=13 November 2021}}
| style="text-align:center;"|9 |
| class="wikitable" |
| Chart (2006)
!Position |
|---|
| Australia (ARIA){{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/ARIACharts-EndofYearCharts-Top100Singles2006.htm |title=ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2006 |publisher=Aria.com.au |access-date=2 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106172712/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/ARIACharts-EndofYearCharts-Top100Singles2006.htm |archive-date=6 November 2013 }}
| style="text-align:center;"|14 |
| UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2006.pdf|title=2006 UK Singles Chart|publisher=ChartsPlus|access-date=13 November 2021}}
| style="text-align:center;"|217 |
==Certifications==
{{certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "You Raise Me Up"}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Australia|award=Platinum|certyear=2006|relyear=2001|accessdate=3 May 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Westlife|title=You Raise Me Up|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2001|certyear=2024|id=14489|access-date=9 October 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Westlife|title=You Raise Me Up|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2005|certyear=2023|accessdate=30 June 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=Westlife|title=You Raise Me Up|award=Gold|relyear=2005|certyear=2023|source=radioscope|access-date=7 March 2025}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United Kingdom|artist=Westlife|title=You Raise Me Up|award=Platinum|certyear=2017|relyear=2001|id=9423-1440-1|access-date=30 October 2016}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=true}}
Wesley version
{{Infobox song
| name = You Raise Me Up
| cover = Wesley_Klein_-_You_Raise_Me_Up.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Wesley
| album = Vandaag en morgen
| released = 4 February 2010
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length =
| label =
| composer = Rolf Løvland
| lyricist = Brendan Graham
| producer =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Een ongelofelijke droom
| next_year = 2010
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|VmjqMRb1vLM|"You Raise Me Up"}}
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On the second season of Popstars in the Netherlands, "You Raise Me Up" was recorded by each of the four finalists - Kim Stolker, Kristel Roulaux, Joshua Newton and Wesley Klein. When Klein won, his version was released as a single in the Netherlands under the mononym Wesley, peaking at No. 4 on the Dutch Top 40 and staying on the charts for eleven weeks,{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/song/59834 |title=Wesley - You Raise Me Up - Music Charts |publisher=Acharts.us |access-date=2 April 2014}} making it the first version of the song to reach the top 10 in the Netherlands. The song was subsequently released as the final track on his debut album Vandaag en morgen (meaning Today and Tomorrow in Dutch).
=Weekly charts=
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| Chart (2010)
!Peak |
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| {{single chart|Dutch40|4|year=2010|week=8|access-date=24 April 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Dutch100|1|artist=Wesley [Wesley Klein]|song=You Raise Me Up|access-date=24 April 2020}} |
=Year-end charts=
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| Chart (2010)
!Position |
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| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2010|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2010|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=24 April 2020}}
| style="text-align:center;"|63 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2010&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 2010|publisher=MegaCharts|language=nl|access-date=24 April 2020}}
| style="text-align:center;"|6 |
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20131014171318/http://www.thornesmusic.freeserve.co.uk/You%20Raise%20Me%20Up%20Info.htm Thornes Music]
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