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1998 single by Shawn Mullins
"Lullaby" Released September 22, 1998 Recorded 1994-1998 Genre Length 5 :30 (album version)4:32 (radio edit/video version) Label Sony Songwriter(s) Shawn Mullins Producer(s)
"Lullaby " (1998)
"Shimmer" (1998)
"Lullaby " is a song by American rock singer Shawn Mullins , from the album Soul's Core . It was released in 1998. The song has become Mullins' most successful song to date, reaching number one on the US Billboard Adult Top 40 , number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 , and number nine on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. It also had success abroad, reaching number nine on the UK Singles Chart , number five in Australia, and number two in Canada.
The song has appeared on thirty-two different releases including the original album, Soul's Core , greatest hits albums, 1990s compilations and acoustic compilations.[1] It was also sung by Dave Allen in the 2011 film Bad Teacher .
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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."[2]
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^ "Lullaby: Appears On" . Allmusic.com . Retrieved May 24, 2008 .
^ "Soul's Core" . Allmusic.com . Retrieved May 24, 2008 . Dominique Swain (actress) was in the video.
^ "Shawn Mullins – Lullaby" . ARIA Top 50 Singles .
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 7010 ." RPM . Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved January 26, 2019.
^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 6986 ." RPM . Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved January 26, 2019.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF) . Music & Media . Vol. 16, no. 11. March 13, 1999. p. 14. Retrieved June 6, 2020 .
^ "Íslenski Listinn (5.3–12.3. 1999)" . Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). March 5, 1999. p. 10. Retrieved October 5, 2019 .
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Lullaby" . Irish Singles Chart . Retrieved January 26, 2019.
^ "Shawn Mullins – Lullaby" (in Dutch). Single Top 100 .
^ "Notowanie nr899" (in Polish). LP3 . April 23, 1999. Retrieved March 1, 2019 .
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved January 26, 2019.
^ "Shawn Mullins – Lullaby" . Singles Top 100 .
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved January 26, 2019.
^ "Shawn Mullins Chart History (Hot 100)" . Billboard . Retrieved August 31, 2019.
^ "Shawn Mullins Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)" . Billboard . Retrieved August 31, 2019.
^ "Shawn Mullins Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)" . Billboard . Retrieved August 31, 2019.
^ "Shawn Mullins Chart History (Alternative Airplay)" . Billboard . Retrieved August 31, 2019.
^ "Shawn Mullins Chart History (Pop Songs)" . Billboard . Retrieved August 31, 2019.
^ "RPM's Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of '98" . RPM . Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved January 26, 2019 .
^ "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 1999" . ARIA . Retrieved January 26, 2019 .
^ "RPM 1999 Top 100 Hit Tracks" . RPM . Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved January 26, 2019 .
^ "RPM 1999 Top 100 Adult Contemporary" . RPM . Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved January 26, 2019 .
^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1999" . Archived from the original on July 9, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2010 .
^ "1999 – The Year in Music" (PDF) . Billboard . Vol. 111, no. 52. December 25, 1999. p. 148. Retrieved April 2, 2020 .
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Singles" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved January 26, 2019 .
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