Badfinger - Without You 1970 "Without You" is a song written by Pete Ham and Tom Evans of British rock group Badfinger, and first released on their 1970 album No Dice. The power ballad has been recorded by over 180 artists, and versions released as singles by Harry Nilsson (1971) and Mariah Carey (1994) became international best-sellers. Paul McCartney once described the ballad as "the killer song of all time". In 1972, writers Ham and Evans received the British Academy's Ivor Novello Award for

Without You is one of the most covered pop/rock ballads in history, but the original version belongs to the Welsh rock band, Badfinger. First released in 1970, Badfinger's version was a raw, emotional rock ballad. Ironicially, despite being the songwriters, Badfinger did not have a major hit with the track. Instead, it became an international number-one hit for Harry Nilsson in 1972 and later for Mariah Carey in 1994, bringing fame to the song but also becoming a tragic source of financial turmo