Building a Mystery
"Building a Mystery" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan from her fourth studio album, Surfacing (1997). At a live performance, Sarah explains the song as being "basically about the fact that we all... have insecurities to hide, and we often do that by putting on a facade." She also goes on to say that "unfortunately, if we just be who we are, that's usually the more attractive and beautiful thing".
| "Building a Mystery" | ||||
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| Single by Sarah McLachlan | ||||
| from the album Surfacing | ||||
| B-side | "I Will Remember You" | |||
| Released | 9 June 1997 | |||
| Length | 4:07 | |||
| Label | Nettwerk | |||
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| Producer(s) | Pierre Marchand | |||
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| "Building a Mystery" on YouTube | ||||
Released on 9 June 1997, the song was an immediate top-40 and adult contemporary hit, and it has received several accolades. Commercially, "Building a Mystery" was Canada's most successful single of 1997, topping the RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart for eight weeks, and peaked at number 13 in the United States. "Building a Mystery" won the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 40th Grammy Awards as well as the Juno Award for Single of the Year in 1998.