I Thought I Saw Your Face Today

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"I Thought I Saw Your Face Today"
Song by She & Him
from the album Volume One
ReleasedMarch 18, 2008
RecordedDecember 2006–March 2007
Genre Indie pop
Length2:50
Label
Songwriter Zooey Deschanel
Producer M. Ward

"I Thought I Saw Your Face Today" is a song by American musical duo She & Him from their debut studio album Volume One (2008). It is a wistful piano ballad that conveys lament following a breakup. [1] [2] The song experienced a resurgence in popularity after going viral on the video-sharing app TikTok in late 2025 and as a result became the duo's first song to enter the Billboard Hot 100, debuting at number 99. [1]

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TikTok virality

In November–December 2025, the song became widely used in video edits on TikTok, where users set it to clips of movies and TV shows, as well as nature and sports highlight montages. The trend led to the song gaining newfound success; [1] [2] according to Luminate, the song earned over 2.5 million official on-demand U.S. streams in the week ending on November 27, [1] which increased to five million streams by the next two weeks. [2]

Charts

Chart performance for "I Thought I Saw Your Face Today"
Chart (2025–2026)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [3] 41
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [4] 69
Lithuania (AGATA) [5] 99
Philippines (Philippines Hot 100) [6] 44
Singapore (RIAS) [7] 30
UK Indie (OCC) [8] 11
US Billboard Hot 100 [9] 43
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [10] 5

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Denis, Kyle; Unterberger, Andrew (December 3, 2025). "'Stranger Things' Songs From ABBA, Diana Ross, Kate Bush (Again) and More All Up Double or Triple Following Season Five Premiere". Billboard . Retrieved December 19, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Zellner, Xander (December 16, 2025). "Hot 100 First-Timers: She & Him Debuts With 2008 Deep Cut 'I Thought I Saw Your Face Today'". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of January 10, 2026". Billboard . Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Billboard Global 200: Week of January 10, 2026". Billboard . Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  5. ↑ "2026 1-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. January 2, 2026. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Philippines Hot 100 for the week of January 3, 2026". Billboard Philippines . Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  7. ↑ "The Official Singapore Charts Week 1 (26 Dec 2025 - 1 Jan 2026)". RIAS. Archived from the original on January 6, 2026. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Billboard Hot 100: Week of January 10, 2026". Billboard . Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs: Week of December 27, 2025". Billboard . Retrieved December 24, 2025.
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