I Really Want You

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"I Really Want You"
I Really Want You single.jpg
Single by James Blunt
from the album All the Lost Souls
Released29 March 2008
Recorded2007
Genre Pop
Length3:30
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s) James Blunt
Producer(s) Tom Rothrock
James Blunt singles chronology
"Carry You Home"
(2008)
"I Really Want You"
(2008)
"Love, Love, Love"
(2008)

"I Really Want You" is the third single taken from singer-songwriter James Blunt's second studio album, All the Lost Souls . The single was released on 4 August 2008. [1] [2] "I Really Want You" was released as a digital download single only, with a physical release being limited to promotional radio only. The single peaked at number 171 on the UK Singles Chart. It was also the last single to be taken from the standard version of the album.

Contents

Music video

The video was directed by Jim Canty, and was shot at an ex-Ministry of Defence site, located in Longcross, Chertsey. The site was also used for the filming of BBC drama HolbyBlue . The music video features people miming the song whilst sitting outside on the ground at night, as their clothes gradually change from light to dark shades, then back to light again. Blunt appears every so often as one of the people singing the song.

Track listings

  1. "I Really Want You" - 3:30

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2007)Peak
position
Canadian Singles Chart75
Chart (2008)Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 171

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "I Really Want You"
Chart (2012)Position
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) [3] 195

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