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Who Will Save Your Soul
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Who Will Save Your Soul
| cover = Who Will Save Your Soul Commercial US cover art.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Standard commercial artwork ('U.S. CD single pictured')
| type = single
| artist = Jewel
| album = Pieces of You
| B-side =
* "Near You Always"
* "Pieces of You"
* "Emily"
| released =
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 4:00 (radio version)
| label = Atlantic
| writer = Jewel Kilcher
| producer = Ben Keith
| next_title = You Were Meant for Me
| next_year = 1996
| misc =
}}
"'Who Will Save Your Soul'" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Jewel. It was the first song released from her first studio album, 'Pieces of You' (1995), and became a hit in North America and Australasia, peaking at number seven in Canada, number 11 in the United States, number 14 in New Zealand, and number 27 in Australia. It was also moderately successful in the United Kingdom, reaching number 52 on the UK Singles Chart.
Background
Jewel has said that "Who Will Save Your Soul" was the first song that she ever wrote and has explained her creative process in interviews and on-stage as:
:When I was about sixteen years old I took a train from Michigan to San Diego and then into Tijuana and hitchhiked around Mexico. It seemed like everybody else was looking for somebody to save them. I wrote it during that trip, but I had no idea it would ever be on a record.
The original version of "Who Will Save Your Soul" was never released on 'Pieces of You'. During the process of picking songs, it was decided that it would be re-recorded for its radio release, which removes a verse. A commercial single of "Who Will Save Your Soul" was released in the United States in 1996. It became Jewel's first hit single, peaking at number 11 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100.
Music video
The music video was directed by Geoff Moore. The video features Jewel singing the song interspersed with the goings-on in a restroom. It is shown in both black-and-white and color, and filmed in the women's restroom at LA City Hall. It was nominated for MTV Video Music Awards in the Best Female Video and Best New Artist in a Video categories.
Awards
Track listings
'US CD and cassette single'
# "Who Will Save Your Soul" 4:00
# "Near You Always" 3:08
'UK, European, and Australian CD single'
# "Who Will Save Your Soul" 4:00
# "Pieces of You" 4:15
# "Emily" 3:15
'UK cassette single'
# "Who Will Save Your Soul" 4:00
# "Emily" 3:15
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
References
Category:1995 songs
Category:1996 debut singles
Category:Atlantic Records singles
Category:Jewel (singer) songs
Category:Songs written by Jewel (singer)
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