In the House of Stone and Light

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

"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)

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

Weekly charts
Chart (1995) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 14
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 1
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 9

Year-end charts
Chart (1995) Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[3] 51
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] 35

References
  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. "RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1995". RPM. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  4. "Billboard Top 100 - 1995". Archived from the original on 2009-08-15. Retrieved 2010-08-27.

See also
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