: Written as a tribute after the overdose of keyboardist Jonathan Melvoin, the song became a global anthem for healing and vulnerability.
In the late 1990s, the music industry was governed by an unwritten rule: radio stations and promoters believed that audiences wouldn’t tolerate hearing two female artists back-to-back. , a classically trained musician who had found solace in song since her childhood in Halifax, decided to challenge that "conventional wisdom". The Birth of a Revolution Sarah McLachlan
While McLachlan was breaking industry barriers, her music was reaching deep into the collective consciousness. Her 1997 album Surfacing won two Grammys, fueled by hits that resonated with profound emotional honesty: : Written as a tribute after the overdose