Down So Long
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Artwork for retail UK and European releases | ||||
| Single by Jewel | ||||
| from the album Spirit | ||||
| Released | March 16, 1999 | |||
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| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jewel Kilcher | |||
| Producer(s) | Patrick Leonard | |||
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"Down So Long" is a song written by American singer Jewel and produced by Patrick Leonard for Jewel's second album, Spirit (1998). Jewel wrote the song in 1992, when she was 18 years old. This was the second single that Jewel had not re-recorded vocals for its single release. The single release received a slight change in the instrumental and was released on March 16, 1999.
"Down So Long" peaked at number 59 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, as well as number 10 on the Billboard Adult Top 40 and number nine on the Billboard Triple-A chart. Internationally, "Down So Long" charted in the United Kingdom and New Zealand, reaching numbers 38 and 16, respectively. In Canada, the song reached number seven, becoming the second top-10 single from Spirit after the number-one single "Hands". It also reached number seven on Canada's Adult Contemporary chart.