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"In the House of Stone and Light"is the debut single by British musicianMartin Page,released in July 1994 from hisdebut album of the same name.The song peaked at number 14 on the U.S.BillboardHot 100chart in 1995[1]and reached number one on theBillboardAdult Contemporarychart.[2]
| "In the House of Stone and Light" | ||||
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| SinglebyMartin Page | ||||
| from the albumIn the House of Stone and Light | ||||
| B-side | "The Door" | |||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock,soft rock | |||
| Length | 5:00(album version) 4:12 (single edit) | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Martin Page | |||
| Producer(s) | Martin Page | |||
| Martin Pagesingles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "In the House of Stone and Light"onYouTube | ||||
The mountain in the intro of the song is Mount Kailas, located near the land ofShambhala.The presentMount Kailashin Tibet is linked with the history of theRamayana.
Page also refers to theHavasupainame of theGrand Canyon,"the house of stone and light", in the lyrics and the title; the Grand Canyon is where the Havasupai tribe considers its tribal land to be and is sacred to the tribe.
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| USBillboardHot 100[3] | 14 |
| USAdult Contemporary(Billboard)[4] | 1 |
| USPop Airplay(Billboard)[5] | 9 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1995) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[6] | 51 |
| USBillboardHot 100[7] | 35 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[8] | 1 |
References
edit- ^Whitburn, Joel(2004).The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits,8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 477.
- ^Hyatt, Wesley (1999).The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits(Billboard Publications), page 398.
- ^"Martin Page Chart History (Hot 100)".Billboard.Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^"Martin Page Chart History (Adult Contemporary)".Billboard.Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^"Martin Page Chart History (Pop Songs)".Billboard.Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^"RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1995".RPM.Retrieved26 November2017.
- ^"Billboard Top 100 - 1995".Archived fromthe originalon 15 August 2009.Retrieved27 August2010.
- ^"1995 The Year in Music"(PDF).Billboard.Vol. 107, no. 51. 23 December 1995. p. YE-80.Archived(PDF)from the original on 28 June 2021.Retrieved8 September2021.