Debby Boone You light up my life - Debby Boone You light up my life

What this video is

Released August 16, 1977, Debby Boone's recording of 'You Light Up My Life' became the dominant pop cultural artifact of late 1977, holding the Billboard Hot 100 #1 position for ten consecutive weeks — the longest such run since Elvis Presley in the 1950s — and topping Record World's chart for a record 13 weeks. Written and produced by filmmaker Joseph Brooks for his self-financed 1977 romantic drama of the same…

Why it matters

A canonical example of the late-1970s soft pop/adult contemporary ballad that defined mainstream U.S. radio between the decline of early-70s singer-songwriter confessionalism and the ascendance of disco and new wave. Billboard later ranked it #7 among all Hot 100 songs in its 50-year history…