You Raise Me Up" is a song originally composed by Irish-Norwegian duo Secret Garden.

The music
was written by Secret Garden's Rolf Løvland and the lyrics by Brendan Graham. After the song was
performed early in 2002 by the Secret Garden and their invited lead singer, Brian Kennedy, the song
only became a minor UK hit. The song has been recorded by more than a hundred other artists
including Josh Groban, who popularized the song in 2003; his rendition became a hit in the United
States. The Irish band Westlife then popularized the song in the UK and the rest of the world two
years later. On 29 November, 2018 Icelandic Composer Jóhann Helgason filed a lawsuit claiming
that the song is a copy of the 1977 song Söknuður.

The song was originally composed as an instrumental piece and titled "Silent Story".[3] Løvland later
approached Irish novelist and songwriter Brendan Graham to write the lyrics to his melody, after
reading Graham's novels.[4]
The song was made by and for Løvland himself and performed for the very first time at the funeral of
Løvland's mother.[3][5] The original designated vocalist was Johnny Logan, who recorded a demo with
an orchestra. However, a desire to distance the album from Eurovision Song Contest led to a
change in vocalist.
In 2002, it was released on the Secret Garden album Once in a Red Moon, with the vocals sung by
Irish singer Brian Kennedy, and 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unpublished recordings.

Popularity[edit]
Although the original version did not chart internationally, the song has now been covered more than
125 times,[6] with the most successful covers being by Josh Groban (#73 in the US and #1 on the US
Adult Contemporary chart), Christian group Selah (#1 on Billboard's Christian charts), Westlife (#1 in
the UK), Daniel O'Donnell (#22 in the UK) and Dutch Popstars winner Wesley Klein (#4 in the
Netherlands). The song has also found success as part of a three-song EP entitled "George Best - A
Tribute" by Peter Corry and the song's original vocalist Brian Kennedy, which reached #4 in the UK.
In 2004, the song was played more than 500,000 times on American radio. In late 2005, there were
over 80 versions available in US alone, and it has been nominated for 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.[7]

Josh Groban version[edit]

"You Raise Me Up"
 Single by Josh Groban

from the album Closer

 October 2003 (album)

Released
 September 10, 2004 (single)

Genre  Operatic pop

 adult contemporary

 classical

Length 4:52

Label  Reprise

 Warner Bros.

 143

Composer(s) Rolf Løvland

Lyricist(s) Brendan Graham

Producer(s) David Foster

Josh Groban singles chronology

"You’re Still "You Raise Me "Remember

You" Up" When It Rained"
(2003) (2003) (2004)

Music video
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 #1 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart in early 2004 and remained there for six
weeks. This version also peaked at #73 on the Billboard Hot 100, his first single to do so, and was
nominated for a 2005 Grammy award.

Performances[edit]
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 April 25, 2007,
Groban also 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 #76 on the Billboard Hot 100. He performed
this version with the African Children's Choir again on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on August 10,
2007.
On May 26, 2007, Josh Groban appeared on 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 #74, making it his first chart entry there.

Westlife version[edit]
"You Raise Me Up"

Single by Westlife

from the album Face to Face

Released October 24, 2005

 CD single
Format
 digital download
  streaming

Recorded 2004

Studio Rokstone, London

Length 4:01

Label Sony BMG

Composer(s) Rolf Løvland

Lyricist(s) Brendan Graham

Producer(s) Steve Mac

Westlife singles chronology

"Obvious" "You Raise Me "When You Tell

(2004) Up" Me That You
(2005) Love Me"
(2005)

"You Raise Me Up CD2"

Music video

"You Raise Me Up" on YouTube

"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,[15] 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 departure from the group. It debuted with 97,288
combined physical and download sales in the UK alone.[16] The single has sold 540,000 copies in the
UK so far.[17] In South Korea, it entered the Official South Korean Year-end Downloads Singles Chart
in 2010 with 130,759 sales.[18] 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.[19]
Westlife performed this song with Secret Garden at the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize concert. On
December 11, 2009, they performed it again at the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize concert celebrating US
President Barack Obama. The backing track is re-used in the Spanish version of this song, "Por Ti
Sere", performed by Il Divo in their Siempre album. When Louis Walsh suggested the band to record
it, Filan, Egan, Byrne, and Feehily were against it saying it was a church song, and would not be a
success. They also said they did not want to record it. However, they have since 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 Eb major, with Filan and Feehily's vocal
ranging from the chords of Bb3 to Bb5.[20]
Westlife's official music video for "You Raise Me Up" was shot in late-2005 and is directed by Alex
Hemming. It is currently the most played "You Raise Me Up" official music video version
on YouTube with 73 million views as of January 2019.[21] 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.[22] While 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 three of band
members Shane Filan, Kian Egan and Mark Feehily. In 2018, the single was re-recorded by its
member Shane 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.

Ketika saya turun dan, oh jiwaku, sangat lelah;

When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary;

Ketika masalah datang dan hati saya terbebani;

When troubles come and my heart burdened be;

Kemudian, saya diam dan menunggu di sini dalam kesunyian,

Then, I am still and wait here in the silence,

Sampai kamu datang dan duduk sebentar denganku.

Until you come and sit awhile with me.

Anda mengangkat saya, jadi saya bisa berdiri di gunung;

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;

Anda mengangkat saya, untuk berjalan di lautan badai;

You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;

Aku kuat, ketika aku ada di pundakmu;

I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;

Anda membangkitkan saya: Lebih dari yang saya bisa.

You raise me up: To more than I can be.

Anda mengangkat saya, jadi saya bisa berdiri di gunung;

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
Anda mengangkat saya, untuk berjalan di lautan badai;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;

Aku kuat, ketika aku ada di pundakmu;

I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;

Anda membangkitkan saya: Lebih dari yang saya bisa.

You raise me up: To more than I can be.
Tidak ada kehidupan - tidak ada kehidupan tanpa rasa lapar;
There is no life - no life without its hunger;

Setiap jantung yang gelisah berdetak begitu tidak sempurna;

Each restless heart beats so imperfectly;

Tetapi ketika Anda datang dan saya dipenuhi dengan keajaiban,

But when you come and I am filled with wonder,

Terkadang, saya pikir saya melihat keabadian.

Sometimes, I think I glimpse eternity.

Anda mengangkat saya, jadi saya bisa berdiri di gunung;

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;

Anda mengangkat saya, untuk berjalan di lautan badai;

You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;

Aku kuat, ketika aku ada di pundakmu;

I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;

Anda membangkitkan saya: Lebih dari yang saya bisa.

You raise me up: To more than I can be.
Anda mengangkat saya, jadi saya bisa berdiri di gunung;
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;

Anda mengangkat saya, untuk berjalan di lautan badai;

You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;

Aku kuat, ketika aku ada di pundakmu;

I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;

Anda membangkitkan saya: Lebih dari yang saya bisa.

You raise me up: To more than I can be.

You Raise Me Up
When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary;
When troubles come and my heart burdened be;
Then, I am still and wait here in the silence,
Until you come and sit awhile with me.
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;

You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.

There is no life - no life without its hunger;

Each restless heart beats so imperfectly;
But when you come and I am filled with wonder,
Sometimes, I think I glimpse eternity.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;

You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;

You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.

You raise me up... To more than I can be