Local media outlets conducted polls asking which version was better. And on this day (January 6th) in 1998, both singers received Grammy nominations for Best Country Female Vocal Performance for “How Do I Live.” It was the first time in the Recording Academy’s history that two different artists were nominated for the same song.The fans certainly did like Rimes’ version of the Diane Warren-penned song.
Flashback: LeAnn Rimes, Trisha Yearwood Make Awkward Grammy History Both women were up for a 1998 award for their different versions of “How Do I Live” While Yearwood won the Hollywood game, her younger competitor won the sales game. Then our version comes out, and it’s like it becomes this big battle between record labels.”While Yearwood was in Europe, she heard Rimes filmed a video for the songBoth singers were “horrified” that radio stations were playing both songs and pitting them against each other by asking listeners to call in and vote for one. The best in culture from a cultural icon. When executives behind the 1997 Nicolas Cage movie, Cue the “feud.” But Rimes and Yearwood never duked it out… refusing to speak ill of one another in the press, though both did express frustration over the situation. “There’s this kind of gentlemen’s agreement that if somebody has it, you don’t mess with it. We want to hear from you! The Texas teen’s single moved more than three million units in just a matter of months, and its 69-week run on Still, Yearwood’s version held its own, selling more than two million copies and trumping Rimes on the country charts by leaps and bounds. In the end, Yearwood saw it as a positive – Rimes had record-breaking success with it in the pop world, while Yearwood’s did well in the country genre.Despite the debacle, both Rimes and Yearwood regularly perform the song in their concerts, with Rimes even releasing a reimagined version in 2018.And watch Yearwood perform it at a show at Yankee stadium in 2016 below. When the All Time chart was retabulated for the chart's 55th anniversary in 2013, it remained in the same position, being the most successful single by a female artist in the list. There’s this kind of gentlemen’s agreement that if somebody has it, you don’t mess with it,” she said. Yearwood's single on the country charts quickly climbed all the way to number 2. " How Do I Live " is a song written by Diane Warren. Radio stations put listeners on the air to bash one version over the other (while several deejays also created “duets” by mashing the cuts). “How Do I Live” – Now. The limited press run of 300,000 sold out, and the single was off the Hot 100 after 12 weeks. Subscribe now for more from the authority on music, entertainment, politics and pop culture.Sign up for our newsletter and go inside the world of music, culture and entertainment.Both women were up for a 1998 award for their different versions of “How Do I Live”It was one of the most awkward moments in all of country music history, created — and then resurrected — some 2,000 miles away from Nashville, in Hollywood. 2 for five non-consecutive weeks in late 1997 and early 1998, behind "The song was originally intended for release as a single for the 1997 action blockbuster According to LeAnn Rimes, Warren wrote the song specifically with her in mind, promising it to Rimes. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. © You may have to jog your memory, but do you remember what happened on May 27, 1997?Yearwood’s version was used in the 1997 film’s final scene when Cage’s character finally reunites with his wife and daughter.Billboard Hot 100's biggest hits of all-time, according to the magazine:Yearwood’s version peaked at number 23 on the Hot 100 chart, but had much more success on the Hot Country Songs chart, climbing all the way to number two.Not only did the two singers release the same song on the same day, they were both nominated for the Best Female Country Vocal Performance Grammy for their respective versions of “How Do I Live.” It was the very first time in the Recording Academy’s history that two different artists were nominated for the same song.Rimes performed the song at the ceremony, but didn’t win the Grammy.To make things extra awkward, the award both of them were up for was given out right after Rimes’ performance – and it went to Yearwood.It would have been easy for Yearwood and Rimes to start a catfight the day their songs were released in May, but both took the high road with each other, even praising each other’s talents.“I would not have chosen to go up against LeAnn Rimes,” Yearwood said in a September 1997 interview with the “The Nashville rule is, if somebody has a song on hold, you don’t record it. Then our version comes out, and it’s like it becomes this big battle between record labels.”Watch Yearwood perform “How Do I Live” on the Grand Ole Opry below.
Flashback: LeAnn Rimes, Trisha Yearwood Make Awkward Grammy History Both women were up for a 1998 award for their different versions of “How Do I Live” While Yearwood won the Hollywood game, her younger competitor won the sales game. Then our version comes out, and it’s like it becomes this big battle between record labels.”While Yearwood was in Europe, she heard Rimes filmed a video for the songBoth singers were “horrified” that radio stations were playing both songs and pitting them against each other by asking listeners to call in and vote for one. The best in culture from a cultural icon. When executives behind the 1997 Nicolas Cage movie, Cue the “feud.” But Rimes and Yearwood never duked it out… refusing to speak ill of one another in the press, though both did express frustration over the situation. “There’s this kind of gentlemen’s agreement that if somebody has it, you don’t mess with it. We want to hear from you! The Texas teen’s single moved more than three million units in just a matter of months, and its 69-week run on Still, Yearwood’s version held its own, selling more than two million copies and trumping Rimes on the country charts by leaps and bounds. In the end, Yearwood saw it as a positive – Rimes had record-breaking success with it in the pop world, while Yearwood’s did well in the country genre.Despite the debacle, both Rimes and Yearwood regularly perform the song in their concerts, with Rimes even releasing a reimagined version in 2018.And watch Yearwood perform it at a show at Yankee stadium in 2016 below. When the All Time chart was retabulated for the chart's 55th anniversary in 2013, it remained in the same position, being the most successful single by a female artist in the list. There’s this kind of gentlemen’s agreement that if somebody has it, you don’t mess with it,” she said. Yearwood's single on the country charts quickly climbed all the way to number 2. " How Do I Live " is a song written by Diane Warren. Radio stations put listeners on the air to bash one version over the other (while several deejays also created “duets” by mashing the cuts). “How Do I Live” – Now. The limited press run of 300,000 sold out, and the single was off the Hot 100 after 12 weeks. Subscribe now for more from the authority on music, entertainment, politics and pop culture.Sign up for our newsletter and go inside the world of music, culture and entertainment.Both women were up for a 1998 award for their different versions of “How Do I Live”It was one of the most awkward moments in all of country music history, created — and then resurrected — some 2,000 miles away from Nashville, in Hollywood. 2 for five non-consecutive weeks in late 1997 and early 1998, behind "The song was originally intended for release as a single for the 1997 action blockbuster According to LeAnn Rimes, Warren wrote the song specifically with her in mind, promising it to Rimes. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. © You may have to jog your memory, but do you remember what happened on May 27, 1997?Yearwood’s version was used in the 1997 film’s final scene when Cage’s character finally reunites with his wife and daughter.Billboard Hot 100's biggest hits of all-time, according to the magazine:Yearwood’s version peaked at number 23 on the Hot 100 chart, but had much more success on the Hot Country Songs chart, climbing all the way to number two.Not only did the two singers release the same song on the same day, they were both nominated for the Best Female Country Vocal Performance Grammy for their respective versions of “How Do I Live.” It was the very first time in the Recording Academy’s history that two different artists were nominated for the same song.Rimes performed the song at the ceremony, but didn’t win the Grammy.To make things extra awkward, the award both of them were up for was given out right after Rimes’ performance – and it went to Yearwood.It would have been easy for Yearwood and Rimes to start a catfight the day their songs were released in May, but both took the high road with each other, even praising each other’s talents.“I would not have chosen to go up against LeAnn Rimes,” Yearwood said in a September 1997 interview with the “The Nashville rule is, if somebody has a song on hold, you don’t record it. Then our version comes out, and it’s like it becomes this big battle between record labels.”Watch Yearwood perform “How Do I Live” on the Grand Ole Opry below.