"Perfect Strangers" | ||||
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Single by Jonas Blue featuring JP Cooper | ||||
from the album Blue | ||||
Released | 3 June 2016 | |||
Length | 3:16 | |||
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Producer(s) | Jonas Blue | |||
Jonas Blue singles chronology | ||||
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JP Cooper singles chronology | ||||
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"Perfect Strangers" is a song by British record producer Jonas Blue, featuring vocals from JP Cooper, released through Capitol, Positiva, and Virgin EMI Records on 3 June 2016 as the second single from Blue's debut studio album Blue (2018). [1] The song peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, and reached the top 10 positions in eight additional countries, including Germany, Australia, and Sweden. A Japanese version of the song by South Korean girl group AOA was released on their album Runway (2016).
The song was played at the inauguration of the 2019 UEFA Europa League Final between English teams Chelsea F.C. vs. Arsenal F.C.
A music video to accompany the release of "Perfect Strangers" was first released onto YouTube on 14 June 2016 at a total length of three minutes and twenty-seven seconds. The video is set and filmed in Cape Town in South Africa. It features a woman (Victoria Scholtz) always coincidentally meeting the same man (Devin Dollery) wherever she goes. They then ally together to help bring fun to the children in South Africa, with the man introducing them to skateboarding and the woman introducing them to breakdancing while falling in love in the process. [2]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Perfect Strangers" (featuring JP Cooper) | 3:16 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Perfect Strangers" (featuring JP Cooper) (acoustic) | 3:11 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Perfect Strangers" (featuring JP Cooper) (club mix) | 5:14 |
2. | "Perfect Strangers" (featuring JP Cooper) (Gregor Salto remix) | 4:00 |
3. | "Perfect Strangers" (featuring JP Cooper) (Jerome Price remix) | 4:44 |
4. | "Perfect Strangers" (featuring JP Cooper) (Bump & Flex remix) | 5:32 |
5. | "Perfect Strangers" (featuring JP Cooper) (Pedro Carrilho remix) | 4:34 |
Weekly charts | Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [64] | 5× Platinum | 350,000‡ |
Belgium (BEA) [65] | Platinum | 20,000‡ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [66] | Diamond | 250,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada) [67] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [68] | Platinum | 90,000‡ |
France (SNEP) [69] | Diamond | 333,333‡ |
Germany (BVMI) [70] | Platinum | 400,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI) [71] | 3× Platinum | 150,000‡ |
Mexico (AMPROFON) [72] | 2× Platinum+Gold | 150,000‡ |
Netherlands (NVPI) [73] | 4× Platinum | 160,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [74] | Platinum | 15,000* |
Poland (ZPAV) [75] | 3× Platinum | 60,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP) [76] | Platinum | 10,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [77] | 2× Platinum | 120,000‡ |
Sweden (GLF) [78] | 3× Platinum | 120,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [79] | 2× Platinum | 1,200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [80] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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United Kingdom | 3 June 2016 | Digital download | [1] | |
Worldwide | 15 July 2016 | Digital download – acoustic | Jonas Blue Music | [3] |
22 July 2016 | Digital download – remixes | [4] |
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