<Table> <Tr> <Td> "No Matter What" (5) </Td> <Td> "Without You" (6) </Td> <Td> "Blodwyn" (7) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "No Matter What" (5) </Td> <Td> "Without You" (6) </Td> <Td> "Blodwyn" (7) </Td> </Tr> <P> "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 song 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". </P> <P> In 1972, writers Ham and Evans received the British Academy's Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically . </P>

Who wrote the song i can't live without you