Without You (Mariah Carey recording)

"Without You" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. It is a cover of the Badfinger song based on the version by Harry Nilsson and was released as the third single from her third studio album Music Box (1993) in the first quarter of 1994, with its US release date of January 21, 1994 by Columbia Records falling a week after Nilsson died of a heart attack on January 15. While she had heard Nilsson's version as a very young girl, Carey decided to remake his hit based on a chance hearing it in the midst of recording Music Box: "I heard that song in a restaurant and just knew it would be a huge international hit" recalls Carey.

In the United States, "Without You" was promoted as a double A-side with "Never Forget You". The song eventually peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Carey's eleventh top-ten single. "Without You" had particular success in Europe, where it reached the top of the singles charts in over ten countries, including the United Kingdom. Due to its popularity overseas, "Without You" was later included on some non-US pressings of her compilation albums #1's (1998) and #1 to Infinity (2015), and her 2001 compilation, Greatest Hits. "Without You" was also included on her 2008 compilation The Ballads.