Lullaby (Shawn Mullins song)
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"Lullaby" is a song by American rock singer Shawn Mullins, from the album Soul's Core. It was released in 1998. The song has been Mullins' most successful song to date, reaching #1 on the Adult Top 40, #7 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #9 on the Modern Rock Tracks.[1] It also had success abroad, reaching #5 on the Australian Singles Chart (ARIA) and #2 on the Canadian Singles Chart.[2] The single is featured in The Office when Michael Scott plays the song to reassure himself after finding out that Dunder Mifflin may be going bankrupt. It has appeared on thirty-two different releases including the original album, Soul's Core, greatest hits albums, 1990s compilations and acoustic compilations.[3]
Then about 10 years ago, I had what
Dar Williams calls a ‘monster hit’ [Lullaby] and it was. It was like a monster because I found myself going from places like this to opening for the
Backstreet Boys and
En Vogue and
Destiny's Child. It was very weird, it was a little surreal for me I will admit. I was standing up there solo at
Madison Square Garden just going ‘What am I doing here?’
—Shawn Mullins,
Concert September 17th, 2008[4]
[edit] Content
The song is said to be about "a girl who is feeling depressed, crying out for a life away from her upbringing, a life full of Hollywood days and movie star-filled nights."[5]
[edit] Covers
In February 2011 The chorus from Lullaby was interpolated in a new song of the same name by UK act Goldman.
[edit] Chart performance
[edit] Peak positions
| Chart (1998–99) |
Peak
Position |
| Australia (ARIA) |
5 |
| Canada (RPM) |
2 |
| Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM) |
5 |
| Netherlands (Mega Top 100) |
83 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) |
10 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks |
1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 |
7 |
| U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks |
9 |
[edit] End of year charts
| End of year chart (1999) |
Position |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] |
46 |
[edit] References
