is shallow the first...

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recording of a live performance to go #1 since mariah carey and trey lorenz’s ‘i’ll be there’ in 1992?

mariah’s cover was recorded at her MTV Unplugged performance, subsequently going #1 for two weeks

my question is-does shallow technically qualify for this same category, since it was recorded at some theatre in cali with a live audience, rather than in studio, or does it not count?

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I think so. 

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I don't think it counts

Also I think the bridge part is from the studio version 

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I don't think it counts as a "live performance" though

In my eyes a live performance is one take where all of the music is produced. Shallow has live vocal recordings, but it was sung multiple times and the best vocal takes were used for different sections of the song. The instrumental was largely recorded beforehand I think? And of course some minor vocal production was done afterwards.

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No 

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57 minutes ago, Why am I on GGD said:

I don't think it counts as a "live performance" though

In my eyes a live performance is one take where all of the music is produced. Shallow has live vocal recordings, but it was sung multiple times and the best vocal takes were used for different sections of the song. The instrumental was largely recorded beforehand I think? And of course some minor vocal production was done afterwards.

This.

Especially because parts were recorded live and re-recorded after. Don't forget - at the beginning of the radio edit, there's no audience screams. 

And the vocals on the movie version of Shallow (specifically, Gaga's) are noticeably different from the single/album version.