Change the World
Eric Clapton
1996
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 1996
Release: 1996Source checked
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The artist timeline explicitly documents the original 1996 single and its Phenomenon soundtrack association. The later Babyface Unplugged live performance is separate; the single day is not promoted to an exact earliest global date.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1996.html, 1996.html, 1997.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Eric Clapton - official 1990s recording and release timeline
Identifies the Rush studio work including Tears in Heaven, and explicitly documents the 1996 Change the World single and Phenomenon association. The 1997 Babyface Unplugged performance is a separate event. The 1991 sessions and 1992 Unplugged recording session do not themselves establish public release dates.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
The song was written for the soundtrack of the film "Phenomenon."
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1996.html, song-list position 17
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Textual identity reconciliation, not audio-fingerprint or exact-pressing verification. Version labels are catalog safeguards.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1996 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed for title, artist and annual association. Not proof of release date, genre or inspiration.
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