Precious (Annie Lennox song)

"Precious"
Single by Annie Lennox
from the album Diva
B-side "Step by Step"
Released 6 June 1992
Format CD Single, Download, 7"
Length 5:08 (Album Version)
3:47 (Radio Edit)
Label BMG, Arista
Writer(s) Annie Lennox
Producer(s) Stephen Lipson
Annie Lennox singles chronology
"Why"
(1992)
"Precious"
(1992)
"Walking on Broken Glass"
(1992)

"Precious" is a song by Annie Lennox. It was released as the second single from her debut solo album, Diva, in 1992 and peaked at number 23 in the UK. The B-side, Step by Step, was later covered by Whitney Houston for the soundtrack of her 1996 film, The Preacher's Wife, and became a top 10 hit.

Track listing

CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Precious" (Radio Edit)3:51
2."Step by Step"  4:46
3."Precious" (Album version)5:07
4."Why"  4:53

Charts

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 83
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 27
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[3] 37
Germany (Official German Charts)[4] 49
Italy (Hit Parade)[5] 14
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6] 30
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 39
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 28
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 37
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[10] 23

Precious was featured in the pilot episode of ER.

It was featured also in the end of "Jack & Sarah" movie (1995)

The song was also featured during "Melrose Place" and is included in the 1995 soundtrack of the show.

References

  1. Ryan Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  2. "Ultratop.be – Annie Lennox – Precious" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  3. "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  4. "Offiziellecharts.de – Annie Lennox – Precious". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  5. "HitParadeItalia - Lennox, Annie" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  6. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 25, 1992" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Annie Lennox – Precious" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  8. "Swedishcharts.com – Annie Lennox – Precious". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  9. "Swisscharts.com – Annie Lennox – Precious". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  10. "Annie Lennox: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
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