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In the House of Stone and Light

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"In the House of Stone and Light"
Single by Martin Page
from the album In the House of Stone and Light
B-side"The Door"
Released1994
GenrePop rock, soft rock
Length5:00 (album version)
4:12 (single edit)
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)Martin Page
Producer(s)Martin Page
Martin Page singles chronology
"In the House of Stone and Light"
(1994)
"Keeper of the Flame"
(1995)
Music video
"In the House of Stone and Light" on YouTube

"In the House of Stone and Light" is the debut single by British musician Martin Page, released in July 1994 from his debut album of the same name. The song peaked at number 14 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1995[1] and reached number one on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.[2]

The mountain in the intro of the song is Mount Kailas, located near the land of Shambhala. The present Mount Kailash in Tibet is linked with the history of the Ramayana.

Page also refers to the Havasupai name of the Grand Canyon, "the house of stone and light", in the lyrics and the title; the Grand Canyon is where the Havasupai tribe considers its tribal land to be and is sacred to the tribe.

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1995) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 14
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[4] 1
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[5] 9

Year-end charts

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Chart (1995) Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[6] 51
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 35
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[8] 1

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 477.
  2. ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications), page 398.
  3. ^ "Martin Page Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Martin Page Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Martin Page Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  6. ^ "RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1995". RPM. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1995". Archived from the original on 15 August 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  8. ^ "1995 The Year in Music" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 51. 23 December 1995. p. YE-80. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.