David James (singer)

For other people with the same name, see David James.

David James
Born	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada [1]
Genres	Country pop [2]
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Years active	2013–present
Labels	MDM
Website	davidjamesmusic.ca

David James is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter. James was nominated for the 2014 Canadian Country Music Association Discovery Award and 2017 Rising Star Award. ^[3]

Career

In August 2014, he signed to MDM Recordings Inc. ^[4] His first single for the label, "What We Weren't Looking For", was released in February 2015. ^[5] A music video for the song debuted on CMT in March. ^[5] The song peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Canada Country chart in June. ^[6] James' second single for MDM, "Some Hearts", was released in September. ^[7] His third single for the label, "Lonely Girl", was released on March 8, 2016. ^[8] All three songs are included on an extended play, Songs About a Girl, released on March 11. ^[8] In 2020, James released the extended play If I Were You , which included the singles "Cars, Girls, And The Radio", ^[9] "All the Time", ^[10] and the title track whose co-writers include Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line and Hardy. ^{[11] [12] [13]}

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Details
This Must Be It	Release date: April 8, 2013 Label: self-released
Songs About a Girl	Release date: March 11, 2016 Label: MDM Recordings Inc.
Downtown Kids	Release date: October 20, 2017 Label: MDM Recordings Inc.
If I Were You	Release date: March 13, 2020 Label: MDM Recordings Inc.

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions	Album
		CAN Country [6]
2014	"Letting Love Get Reckless"	—	Non-album single
2015	"What We Weren't Looking For"	27	Songs About a Girl
	"Some Hearts"	—
2016	"Lonely Girl"	39
	"Starts with a Girl"	—
2017	"What If I Don't"	40	Downtown Kids
2017	"Sun Set On It"	12
2017	"Downtown Kids"	13
2018	"Cars, Girls and the Radio"	37	If I Were You
2019	"All the Time"	24
2020	"If I Were You"	40
	"Then There's You" (featuring Genevieve Fisher)	35
2021	"Don't Mind If I Do"	29	Non-album singles
	"That's the Life"	42
2022	"Wreck My Weekend"	—
	"Let Her Go"	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
2013	"Letting Love Get Reckless"	David James
2015	"What We Weren't Looking For"	Amit Dabrai
	"Some Hearts"	David James
2016	"Starts with a Girl"	Ben Knechtel
2017	"What If I Don't"
	"Later"	Travis Laidlaw
	"Sun Set On It"	David James
2018	"Downtown Kids"	Stephano Barberis
2019	"All the Time"
2022	"That's the Life"	Travis Didluck

References

1. Melanson, Jenna (October 15, 2015). "Interview – David James". Canadian Beats. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
2. "David James - Spotify". Spotify . Retrieved March 23, 2020.
3. "Media Release: Top Six Finalists Announced For The 2014 CCMA Discovery Program". Canadian Country Music Association . April 30, 2014. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
4. Harr, Dan (August 14, 2014). "MDM Recordings Inc. Signs CCMA Nominee David James". Music News Nashville. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
5. "David James Releases New Single "What We Weren't Looking For"". CMR Nashville. February 18, 2015. Archived from the original on March 1, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
6. "David James Album & Song Chart History – Canada Country". Billboard . Retrieved February 19, 2016.
   • "If I Were You": "Canada Country chart for July 18, 2020" . Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
   • "Then There's You": "Canada Country chart for January 30, 2021" . Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
   • "Don't Mind If I Do": "Canada Country chart for June 5, 2021" . Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
   • "That's the Life": "Canada Country chart for March 26, 2022" . Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
7. Melanson, Jenna (September 29, 2015). "New single released by David James". Canadian Beats. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
8. Dagg, Nanci (February 14, 2016). "Interview – David James". Canadian Beats. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
9. Hather, Amanda (November 6, 2018). "David James releases new single, "Cars, Girls, & The Radio"". Canadian Beats Media.
10. "EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: David James "All The Time"". Complete Country. October 15, 2019.^{[ dead link ]}
11. "CANADIAN COUNTRY ARTIST DAVID JAMES DELIVERS NEW EP "IF I WERE YOU", AVAILABLE TODAY". David James Official Website. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
12. Reid, Max (March 25, 2020). "David James releases new EP, If I Were You". Canadian Beats Media.
13. "Top Country Pick: David James 'If I Were You'". Top Country. March 13, 2020.

External links

• Official website