Bitter Sweet Love

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Bitter Sweet Love
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Studio album by
Released26 January 2024 (2024-01-26)
Studio
Length43:03
Label Columbia
Producer
  • Red Triangle
  • Steven Solomon
James Arthur chronology
It'll All Make Sense in the End
(2021)
Bitter Sweet Love
(2024)
Pisces
(2025)
Singles from Bitter Sweet Love
  1. "A Year Ago"
    Released: 12 May 2023
  2. "Blindside"
    Released: 4 August 2023 [1]
  3. "Just Us"
    Released: 6 October 2023 [2]
  4. "Homecoming"
    Released: 24 November 2023 [3]
  5. "Sleepwalking"
    Released: 15 December 2023 [4]
  6. "Bitter Sweet Love"
    Released: 12 January 2024 [5]
Bitter Sweet Love track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bitter Sweet Love"
2:45
2."Free Falling"
  • Arthur
  • Solomon
  • Graham
2:53
3."Sleepwalking"
  • Arthur
  • Solomon
  • Graham
3:48
4."Blindside"
3:32
5."Just Us"
  • Arthur
  • Solomon
  • Andrew Jackson
3:34
6."Comeback Kid"
  • Arthur
  • Solomon
3:53
7."From the Jump"Arthur3:51
8."A Year Ago"
  • Arthur
  • Solomon
  • Graham
2:50
9."Ruthless"
  • Arthur
  • Solomon
  • Graham
3:12
10."New Generation"
  • Arthur
  • Solomon
2:46
11."My Favourite Pill"
  • Arthur
  • Solomon
3:23
12."Is It Alright?"
  • Arthur
  • Parkhouse
  • Tizzard
  • Hector
3:44
13."Homecoming"
  • Arthur
  • Solomon
  • Graham
2:52
Total length:43:03
iTunes edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."A Year Ago" (acoustic version)
  • Arthur
  • Graham
  • Solomon
3:02
15."Blindside" (acoustic version)
  • Arthur
  • Hector
  • Parkhouse
  • Tizzard
3:53
16."Just Us" (strings version)
  • Arthur
  • Jackson
  • Solomon
3:34
Total length:53:32
Bitter Sweet Love (Deluxe) - Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."A Thousand Years"4:14
2."From the Jump" (with Kelly Clarkson)Arthur3:51
3."You're Still the One"3:18
4."Sinners"
  • Arthur
  • Graham
  • Solomon
3:25
5."Brave"
3:55
6."Heartbeat"
  • Arthur
  • Dan Bingham
  • Solomon
3:52
7."Blindside" (Orchestral Version live from Channel Aid)
  • Arthur
  • Parkhouse
  • Tizzard
  • Hector
4:07
8."Bitter Sweet Love" (Orchestral Version live from Channel Aid)
  • Arthur
  • Graham
  • Solomon
3:22

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Visuals

Charts

Chart performance for Bitter Sweet Love
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [11] 29
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [12] 33
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [13] 122
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [14] 43
French Physical Albums (SNEP) [15] 133
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [16] 12
Irish Albums (OCC) [17] 15
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [18] 87
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [19] 38
Scottish Albums (OCC) [20] 2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [21] 8
UK Albums (OCC) [22] 1

Certifications

Certifications for Bitter Sweet Love
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [23] Silver60,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. "James Arthur releases 'Blindside' along with the music video". Planet Radio. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  2. "James Arthur releases his new single 'Just Us' along with a music video". Planet Radio. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  3. "James Arthur Homecoming". Euphoria. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  4. "James Arthur shares Sleepwalking from forthcoming album Bitter Sweet Love". Retropop Magazine. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  5. "James Arthur releases title song from forthcoming album Bitter Sweet Love". Retropop. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  6. "James Arthur Enlists Kelly Clarkson for a Soulful Duet of 'From the Jump'". Rolling Stone Magazine. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  7. "James Arthur announces new album Bitter Sweet Love". Hot Press. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  8. "James Arthur today makes a most welcome return with his stunning new song 'A Year Ago'". Total Ntertainment. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
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  12. "Ultratop.be – James Arthur – Bitter Sweet Love" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  13. "Ultratop.be – James Arthur – Bitter Sweet Love" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  14. "Dutchcharts.nl – James Arthur – Bitter Sweet Love" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  15. "Top Physical Albums (Week 5, 2024)". SNEP . Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  16. "Offiziellecharts.de – James Arthur – Bitter Sweet Love" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  17. "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  18. "OLiS - oficjalna lista sprzedaży - albumy" (in Polish). OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Note: Change the date to 26.01.2024–01.02.2024 under "zmień zakres od–do:". Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  19. "Portuguesecharts.com – James Arthur – Bitter Sweet Love". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  20. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  21. "Swisscharts.com – James Arthur – Bitter Sweet Love". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  22. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  23. "British album certifications – James Arthur – Bitter Sweet Love". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 9 May 2025.