Then I Met You (Jessica Mauboy song)

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"Then I Met You"
Single by Jessica Mauboy
from the album The Secret Daughter Season Two: Songs from the Original 7 Series
Released17 September 2017 (2017-09-17)
Genre
Length3:13 [1]
Label Sony Music Australia
Songwriter(s)
Jessica Mauboy singles chronology
"Fallin'"
(2017)
"Then I Met You"
(2017)
"We Got Love"
(2018)
Music video
"Then I Met You" on YouTube

"Then I Met You" is a song by Australian recording artist Jessica Mauboy, announced as a single on 8 September 2017 in a Sony Music Australia media statement. [2] "Then I Met You" was released digitally on 17 September 2017 as the second single from Mauboy's second soundtrack album, The Secret Daughter Season Two: Songs from the Original 7 Series . [3]

Contents

Reception

In a review of the album, David from auspOp said ""Then I Met You" is Jess at her mid-tempo belter best. It’s a fairly straightforward song, but she gets the opportunity to showcase her great upper range." [4] Thomas Bleach said "The RNB meets pop track goes back to her playful roots with a euphoric production and infectious hook" describing it as an "instantly catchy track". [5]

Video

The music video for "Then I Met You" was directed by Emma Tomelty and released on 20 October 2017. [6] auspOp reviewed the video saying it's "Jess the pop star. In cool outfits. In cool locations. With an okay pop song." [7]

Track listing

  1. "Then I Met You" – 3:13

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [9] 114
Australian Digital Tracks (ARIA) [10] 43
Australian Artist (ARIA) [10] 17

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabelCatalogue
Australia17 September 2017 [8] [11] [12] Digital download, streaming Sony Music Australia G010003797359Y

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