A Place Like This (song)

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"A Place Like This"
Single by Majid Jordan
from the album A Place Like This
ReleasedJuly 7, 2014
Genre PBR&B
Length4:16
Label
Songwriter(s) Majid Al Maskati
Producer(s) Majid Jordan
Majid Jordan singles chronology
"Hold On, We're Going Home"
(2013)
"A Place Like This"
(2014)
"Her"
(2014)
Music video
"A Place Like This" on YouTube

"A Place Like This" is a song by Canadian R&B duo Majid Jordan. The song was released as the lead single and is the title track from their debut EP A Place Like This.

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Release

The song was released on July 7, 2014, through SoundCloud. [1] It was released as the lead single from their debut EP A Place Like This.

Music video

The music video was released on July 7, 2014, on YouTube, it was directed by Jamie Webster of Common Good. [2] [3] The introspective visuals take fans through one woman's journey through a steamy, sexy party— inter cut with appearances from the duo. The aforementioned woman moves from party goer to party goer as she searches for love and eventually finds it by the end of the video, as she gives the object of her affection a time that he will never forget. Or wake up from. [4]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."A Place Like This"Majid Al Maskati Majid Jordan 4:16

Personnel

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
Worldwide [5] July 7, 2014 Digital download

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