A Thousand Years (Christina Perri song)

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"A Thousand Years"
Single by Christina Perri
from the album The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Released October 18, 2011
Format Digital download
Recorded 2011
Genre Soft rock
Length 4:48
Label Atlantic, Chop Shop
Writer(s) Christina Perri, David Hodges
Christina Perri singles chronology
"Arms"
(2011)		 "A Thousand Years"
(2011)		 "Distance"
(2012)

"A Thousand Years" is a song by American singer-songwriter Christina Perri and David Hodges. It is taken from the album The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. The song serves as the second single from the album. The song was released as a digital download on October 18, 2011 worldwide.[1] Perri re-recorded the song with vocals from Steve Kazee for the The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack titled "A Thousand Years, Pt. 2".

Music video

An official lyric video of the song was premiered on October 17, 2011 via Perri's official Facebook and Twitter pages as well as her official website. On October 26, 2011, she released an official video for the song on her YouTube channel. The video begins with Perri holding a candle. It features a few clips from the movie interspersed between scenes with Perri singing in a room with a floor full of candles. The video may include the voices from Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson saying they love each other while in a wedding and also they can be heard in the background before the bridge. She ends the video singing into a sunset.

Chart performance

On the week of October 23, 2011, the song debuted at No. 63 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart,[2] and No. 70 on Canadian Hot 100. It has reached number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Perri her second top 40 hit.

By July 2013, the song has sold over 3 million digital downloads in the US.[3] As of June 2014, the song has sold 3,657,000 copies in the US.[4]

In the United Kingdom, the song reached number 32 on its original release in 2011. The following year, after the release of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, it peaked at number 13. In 2013, after it was performed on the The X Factor (UK), it reached a new peak of 11.

Charts and certifications

Certifications

A Thousand Years

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[36] 6× Platinum 420,000
Canada (Music Canada)[37] Platinum 10,000
Ireland (IRMA)[38] Gold 7,500
Italy (FIMI)[40] Platinum 50,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)[41] Platinum 60,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[42] Platinum 15,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[43] Platinum 600,000
United States (RIAA)[44] 5× Platinum 3,657,000[4]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

A Thousand Years, Pt. 2

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[45] Gold 500,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country Date Format Label
United States[1] October 18, 2011 Digital download Atlantic
Canada[46] WEA International Inc.
Australia[47]
United Kingdom November 7, 2011 Digital download (album only) Atlantic

References

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  14. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 48, 2011". Irish Singles Chart.
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  16. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2013-09-28". Scottish Singles Top 40.
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  22. ↑ "Christina Perri – Chart history" Billboard Adult Pop Songs for Christina Perri. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
  23. ↑ "Christina Perri – Chart history" Billboard Latin Pop Songs for Christina Perri. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
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