Get to You (James Morrison song)

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"Get To You"
James Morrison - Get To You (Official Single Cover).jpg
Single by James Morrison
from the album Songs for You, Truths for Me (Deluxe Edition)
Released16 November 2009
Recorded2008
Genre Pop rock
Length3:33
Label Polydor
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Mark Taylor
James Morrison singles chronology
"Nothing Ever Hurt Like You"
(2009)
"Get To You"
(2009)
"I Won't Let You Go"
(2011)

"Get To You" is a song by British singer James Morrison, released on 16 November 2009 as the fifth overall single from the deluxe edition of his second studio album, Songs for You, Truths for Me . Despite the song peaking at number 104 on the UK Singles Chart, and having moderate success around the world, it was only released as a single in certain areas of Europe. The music video focuses on a couple who are trying to escape from a 'web of intrigue', where James is sitting in a square, observing at all times. When their partner arrives, they manage to escape from Morrison, who is chasing. The music video for the song premiered on Morrison's YouTube channel on 23 December 2009. [1]

Contents

Track listing

Digital download [2]
No.TitleLength
1."Get to You"3:33

Chart performance

Chart (2009)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia) [3] 7
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [4] 25
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) [5] 104

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References

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  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2015-03-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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