

^ Give Me One Reason (Australian cassette single sleeve).CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) ^ Give Me One Reason (Australian CD single liner notes).^ Give Me One Reason (European CD single liner notes).^ Give Me One Reason (UK CD single liner notes).^ Give Me One Reason (US cassette single cassette notes).^ Give Me One Reason (US CD single disc notes).^ "Chart History: Black Stone Cherry (Mainstream Rock Airplay)"."Kelly Clarkson brings down the house with cover of 'Give Me One Reason '". ^ "Kelly Clarkson - "Give Me One Reason" (Tracy Chapman Cover) ".^ a b "Tracy Chapman "Give Me One Reason "".^ "Tracy Chapman Setlist at Rockefeller's, Houston, TX".^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. * Sales figures based on certification alone. US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard) Īll-time charts Chart (1958–2018) 25 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Airplay chart. In 2021, Black Stone Cherry released two versions of the song on the deluxe edition of their album The Human Condition. She again covered the song for her talk show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, in 2021. In 2015, Kelly Clarkson covered the song for SiriusXM, garnering over 2.5 million views. In 2010, Lee Ritenour released a cover of the track featuring Joe Bonamassa and Robert Cray. Īicelle Santos covered the song for her 2007 album Make Me Believe. Junior Wells recorded a cover of the song in 1996 featuring Sonny Landreth playing guitar.Ĭhimène Badi released a cover in 2006 for her album Live À L'Olympia. Since its release, the song has been covered by numerous artists in live performances and studio recordings. It is the story of an ending relationship, and a plea from the narrator to her partner for the partner to convince her to remain, to "give me one reason to stay here, and I'll turn right back around." The song is a classic twelve-bar blues, both in musical structure and the repeated lyrics in each verse and chorus. ( November 2019) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. This section possibly contains original research. A music video was released to promote the single. A version of this song featuring Eric Clapton was included on the 1999 compilation album A Very Special Christmas Live. Chapman earned the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song for the track, and it was also nominated for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Female Rock Vocal Performance at the Grammy Awards of 1997. Elsewhere, the song reached number 16 in New Zealand, but it underperformed in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 95 in March 1997.Ĭhapman first performed "Give Me One Reason" during her 1988 tour, seven years before its release. It is also her biggest hit in Australia, where it reached number three as well, and it topped the charts of Canada and Iceland. The song is Chapman's biggest US hit to date, reaching number three on the Billboard Hot 100. It was included on her fourth studio album, New Beginning (1995), and was released as a single in various territories between November 1995 and March 1997. " Give Me One Reason" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman.
