"Living to Love You" is a song by German singer–songwriter Sarah Connor from her fourth studio album, Naughty but Nice

Naughty but Nice

Naughty but Nice is the fourth studio album by German pop singer Sarah Connor, released by Epic on March 21, 2005 . It was primarily produced by Rob Tyger and Kay Denar, with additional tracks written and produced by Booya, Johnny Douglas and Emily Friendship...

(2005). Written and produced by Rob Tyger and Kay Denar, it was released as the album's lead single

Lead single

A lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band before the release of its home album.During the era of the grammophone record, all music arrived in the marketplace as what is now termed a single, one potential hit song backed by an additional song of generally less...

 on 8 November 2004. The song samples

Sampling (music)

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 Céline Dion

Celine Dion

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's 1997 hit single "My Heart Will Go On

My Heart Will Go On

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".

The single reached number one in Germany and Switzerland, becoming Connor's third consecutive chart-topper on the German Singles Chart

Media Control Charts

The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...

 and fourth overall. Thus, the singer was the first German artist to accomplish this since Modern Talking

Modern Talking

Modern Talking was a German dance pop duo consisting of Thomas Anders and Dieter Bohlen. Their music has often been classified as Europop. They have been referred to as Germany's most successful pop duo, and have had a number of hit singles, reaching the top 5 in many countries...

 in the mid-1980s. "Living to Love You" was the thirty-ninth best-selling single of 2004 and the thirty-fifth best-selling single of 2005.

Track listings and formats

European CD single

1. "Living to Love You" (Single Version) – 4:19
2. "Change" – 3:36

European CD maxi single

1. "Living to Love You" (Single Version) – 4:19
2. "Living to Love You" (78bpm Mix) – 3:54
3. "Living to Love You" (College Radio Version) – 4:19
4. "Change" – 3:36

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Austrian Singles Chart Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann...	2
German Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...	1
Chart (2005)	Peak position
Swiss Singles Chart Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75...	1

Certifications

Country	Certifier	Certification	Sales
Germany	IFPI	Gold	150,000