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"Half the World" is a song by Belinda Carlisle, released in 1991 as the third single from her fourth studio album Live Your Life Be Free. The song was written by Richard Feldman, Eric Pressly and Ellen Shipley, and produced by Feldman. It features backing vocals by Sheryl Crow.

"Half the World"
Single by Belinda Carlisle
from the album Live Your Life Be Free
Released	December 1991
Recorded	1991
Genre	Pop
Label	MCA, Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Richard Feldman, Eric Pressly, Ellen Shipley
Producer(s)	Richard Feldman
Belinda Carlisle singles chronology
"Do You Feel Like I Feel?" (1991) "Half the World" (1991) "Little Black Book" (1992)

Music video

A music video was produced to promote the single.[1]

Reception

Upon release, Music & Media described the song as a "lushly orchestrated ballad".[2] In a retrospective review of Live Your Life Be Free, Justin Kantor of AllMusic noted the song's "elegant arrangement" and "timeless melody", the latter of which he considered "the kind that made earlier hits like "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" and "Circle in the Sand" mainstays on radio long after their chart runs."[3]

Track listing

CD 1

1. "Half the World (Radio Edit)
2. "Only a Dream (previously unreleased) (Charlotte Caffey, Belinda Carlisle, and Richard Feldman)
3. "Live Your Life Be Free (Original intro version)

CD 2

1. "Half the World (Album version)
2. "Vision of You (Remix 91 version)
3. "Circle In the Sand (Album version)
4. "Love Never Dies (Album version)

Charts

Chart (1991–92)	Peak position
Germany (Official German Charts)[4]	62
UK Singles (OCC)[5]	35

References

External links

• Belinda Carlisle 1991 singles at BelindaVault

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