Down So Long

"Down So Long" is a folk pop song written by Jewel and produced by Patrick Leonard for Jewel's second album, Spirit (1998). Jewel wrote the song in 1992 when she was eighteen years old. This was the second single that Jewel had not re-recorded vocals for its single release. The single release received a very slight change in the instrumental.

Not to be confused with Been Down So Long.

"Down So Long"
Artwork for commercial UK and European editions
Single by Jewel
from the album Spirit
ReleasedFebruary 28, 1999 (1999-02-28)
Recorded1998
Genre
Length
  • 4:19 (album version)
  • 4:20 (radio remix)
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Jewel Kilcher
Producer(s)Patrick Leonard
Jewel singles chronology
"Hands"
(1998)		 "Down So Long"
(1999)		 "Jupiter (Swallow the Moon)"
(1999)

A commercial single was not released within the United States, but the song peaked at number 59 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart regardless. It also peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart and number 21 on the Pop Songs chart. Outside the United States, "Down So Long" charted successfully in the United Kingdom and New Zealand, reaching numbers 38 and 16, respectively, but it failed to break the top 100 in Australia. In Canada, the song reached number seven, becoming the second top-ten single from Spirit after the number-one single "Hands". It also reached number seven on Canada's Adult Contemporary chart.

Track listings

US promo CD[1]

  1. "Down So Long" (album version) – 4:16

UK CD single[2]

  1. "Down So Long"
  2. "Fat Boy" (live)
  3. "I'm Sensitive" (live)

European CD single[3]

  1. "Down So Long"
  2. "Fat Boy" (live)

Personnel

Charts

Release history
Region Date Label Format Catalogue
Australia March 15, 1999 Atlantic Records CD 7567-84433-2
New Zealand April 12, 1999 Atlantic CD —
United Kingdom June 14, 1999 Atlantic CD AT0064CD

References
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  2. Down So Long (UK CD single liner notes). Jewel. Atlantic Records. 1999. AT0069CD, 7567.84491.2.CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. Down So Long (European CD single liner notes). Jewel. Atlantic Records. 1999. 7567-84450-9.CS1 maint: others (link)
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