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You Were Meant for Me (Jewel song)

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NameYou Were Meant for Me
ArtistJewel
AlbumPieces of You
ReleasedNovember 12, 1996
FormatCD single
GenreFolk-pop
Length4:13 (Album Version)
3:45 (Album/Radio Edit)
LabelAtlantic Records, 1996
SongwriterJewel Kilcher/Steve Poltz
ProducerBen Keith/Peter Collin
CertificationPlatinum (Australia), Platinum (USA)
Previous single"Who Will Save Your Soul"
(1996)
Next single"Foolish Games"
(1997)  

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"You Were Meant for Me" is a folk pop song written by Jewel and Steve Poltz and performed by Jewel on her first album, Pieces of You. It relates the singer's incomprehension of a failed relationship, and her inadequate attempts at moving on with her life. It was the second single from that album and went on to receive a great deal of recognition. It became a hit and reached #2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and went to number one on the Adult Contemporary chart for a single week .

Foolish Games/You Were Meant For Me ranked at #15 on Billboard's All Time Top 100.

You Were Meant for Me (Jewel song) Video

ATTENTION: Stop complaining about not being able to see the lyrics.. If you want them, look them up. Youtube ruined the quality of them when I uploaded this, thank you. Title says it all. I do not own this, credit to who does. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
3.78 min. | 4.88 user rating		 Ella shot this video herself.
2.40 min. | 4.94 user rating		 me at my friends grandparent's house at about 11:00 at night. not the best. but my first song i learned on the guitar. so please be understanding with some of the playing. well tell me what you think! thanks. =]
4.25 min. | 4.13 user rating		 Another walk into unfamiliar territory for me here with a Jewel song.Although i am a rock fan at heart i still have a lot of time for other genres like folk and i hold Jewel in high regard as a singer and songwriter.This is probably her best known song. Hope you ike what ive done with it, Gareth
3.92 min. | 4.91 user rating		 Alyssa Connella singing Jewel's awesome song: "You Were Meant For Me."
4.03 min. | 4.94 user rating
jewel you were meant for me
4.37 min. | 4.56 user rating		 okay so i have known this song my whole life, my mom listens to Jewel constantly and i just thought the other day to go look it up and see if I could do the guitar part, and Im seriously in love with this song and singing it sooo I dont know the words very well just cause I learned it a couple days ago but I had to put it up Im obsessed!! Sooo sorry for not looking at the camera much, I was looking at the lyrics hahaha Comment, Rate and Subscribe please :) XOXO Mindy Get to know me and ask me questions at www.formspring.me
3.65 min. | 4.66 user rating		 just little me doin a song i like!
2.38 min. | 4.87 user rating		 Another song that I sing... This is my version of Jewels song You were meant for me. I hope you enjoy :))
3.82 min. | 5.0 user rating		 I think that this is a beautiful song, and some one ask me to do a cover so here it is, I hope you guys like it!! the chords are simple: Cadd9 GC Em Em7 D Dsus4 enjoy and thanks for wathcing by the way I hope you guys had a happy holidays and a happy new year!!!
3.35 min. | 4.88 user rating

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Preceded by
"For the First Time" by Kenny Loggins		Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one single
May 17, 1997		Succeeded by
"Butterfly Kisses" by Bob Carlisle

Peak positions :
Chart (1996-1997) Peak
position

End of year charts :
End of year chart (1997) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 2
End of year chart (1998) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 87

End of decade charts :
Chart (1990-1999) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 67

End of decade charts :
Year Award-giving Body Award Result
1997 MTV Video Music Awards Best Female Video Won
Viewer's Choice Nominated
Video of the Year

Jewel

Studio albumsPieces of You * Spirit * This Way * 0304 * Goodbye Alice in Wonderland * Perfectly Clear * Lullaby * Sweet and Wild
Other albumsJoy: A Holiday Collection
Singles" Who Will Save Your Soul" * "You Were Meant for Me" * "Foolish Games" * "Morning Song" * "Hands" * "Down So Long" * "Jupiter (Swallow the Moon)" * "What's Simple Is True" * "Life Uncommon" * "Standing Still" * "Break Me" * "This Way" * "Serve the Ego" * "Intuition" * "Stand" * "2 Become 1" * "Goodbye Alice in Wonderland" * "Again and Again" * "Good Day" * "Only One Too" * "Stephenville, TX" * "Quest for Love" * "Stronger Woman" * "I Do" * "Till It Feels Like Cheating" * "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" * "Stay Here Forever" * "Satisfied"
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