Beside You (James Blunt song)

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"Beside You"
Single by James Blunt
from the album Who We Used to Be
Released2 August 2023
Genre Dance-pop, electropop
Length3:05
Label Atlantic Records UK
Songwriter(s)
James Blunt singles chronology
"Adrenaline"
(2022)		"Beside You"
(2023)		"All The Love That I Ever Needed"
(2023)
Music video
"Beside You" on YouTube

"Beside You" is a song by English singer-songwriter James Blunt. It was released by Atlantic Records UK on 2 August 2023 as the lead single from the singer's seventh studio album, Who We Used to Be . [1] The song loosely interpolates "Alla Luce Del Giorno" by Italian composer Ennio Morricone. [2]

Contents

Music video

The official music video was released on 10 August 2023. It was directed by Craig Bingham. [3]

Live performances

Blunt performed the single on The Late Late Show with Patrick Kielty . [4] [5]

Chart performance

On 25 August 2023, "Beside You" peaked at number 22 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart, [6] and appeared on that chart for eight consecutive weeks. [7]

Charts

Certifications

Certification for "Beside You"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV) [19] Platinum50,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Zemler, Emily (2 August 2023). "James Blunt Welcomes the Highs and the Lows on Breezy Single 'Beside You'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "James Blunt Beside You". WhoSampled. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Beside You (Official video)". YouTube. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "James Blunt performs Beside You - The Late Late Show with Patrick Kielty". YouTube. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  5. ↑ Kenny, Aine (20 October 2023). "Late Late show viewers all saying the same thing about musician James Blunt's interview". RSVP Live. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "Official Singles Downloads Chart on 25/8/2023 - 31 August 2023 - 24 August 2023". Official Charts. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "James Blunt - Beside You". Official Charts. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  8. ↑ James Blunt — Beside You. TopHit. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Top Radio Hits Estonia Weekly Chart: Nov 23, 2023". TopHit . Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "Top Radio Hits Lithuania Weekly Chart: Dec 7, 2023". TopHit . Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  11. ↑ "OLiS – oficjalna lista airplay" (Select week 18.11.2023–24.11.2023.) (in Polish). OLiS . Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie" (Select week 10.11.2023–16.11.2023.) (in Polish). OLiS . Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  13. ↑ "Top 50 – Radio San Marino RTV – 08/10/2023" (in Italian). San Marino RTV. 8 October 2023. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  14. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 47. týden 2023 in the date selector. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  15. ↑ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  16. ↑ "Top Radio Hits Estonia Annual Chart 2023". TopHit . Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  17. ↑ "Podsumowanie roczne – OLiA" (in Polish). OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  18. ↑ "Podsumowanie roku 2024 – OLiA" (in Polish). OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  19. ↑ "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 19 June 2024. Click "TYTUŁ" and enter Beside You in the search box.
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