It eventually reached a peak at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Perri her second top 40 hit. On the week of October 23, 2011, the song debuted at number 63 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, and number 70 on Canadian Hot 100. American Punk Rock Band New Found Glory also covered their version from their cover compilation album, 'From The Screens To Your Stereo Vol.As of May 2021, the video has over 8 million views. Christina Perri declared her support for the idea and waived any copyright claim to the music in support of the campaign. In March 2018, mothers of children with Down syndrome in the United Kingdom produced a video cover of the song for World Down Syndrome Day that went viral.It has over 130 million views as of May 2021. American band Boyce Avenue released an acoustic version of 'A Thousand Years'.A cover by American crossover band The Piano Guys was uploaded on YouTube on as of May 2021, it has over 190 million views.( November 2018) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help improve this section if you can. The specific problem is: covers may not meet WP:SONGCOVER. This section may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards.

It has over 1.9 billion views, making it one of the top 100 most-viewed YouTube videos. Perri ends the video singing into a sunset. It features a few clips from The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 interspersed between scenes with Perri singing in a room with a floor full of candles. The video begins with Perri holding a candle. On October 26, 2011, she released an official video for the song on her YouTube channel. Music video Īn official lyric video of the song was premiered on October 17, 2011, via Perri's official Facebook and Twitter pages as well as her official website.

The song was written about the love affair between Edward and Bella in the novel and subsequent film series Twilight. 'A Thousand Years' is in the key of B-flat major, with a vocal range of F 3 to C 5.

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