<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Arms" (2011) </Td> <Td> "A Thousand Years" (2011) </Td> <Td> "Distance" (2012) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Arms" (2011) </Td> <Td> "A Thousand Years" (2011) </Td> <Td> "Distance" (2012) </Td> </Tr> <P> "A Thousand Years" is a song by American singer - songwriter Christina Perri and David Hodges . It is taken from the album The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn--Part 1: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack . The song serves as the second single from the album . The song was released as a digital download on October 18, 2011 worldwide . Perri re-recorded the song with vocals from Steve Kazee for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn--Part 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack titled A Thousand Years, Pt. 2 . </P> <P> An official lyric video of the song was premiered on October 17, 2011 via Perri's official Facebook and Twitter pages as well as her official website . On October 26, 2011, she released an official video for the song on her YouTube channel . The video begins with Perri holding a candle . It features a few clips from the movie interspersed between scenes with Perri singing in a room with a floor full of candles . The video may include the voices from Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson saying they love each other while in a wedding and also they can be heard in the background before the bridge . She ends the video singing into a sunset . </P>

Who is the original singer of a thousand years