Wrote a Song About You

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"Wrote a Song About You"
MNEK Wrote a Song About You.jpg
Single by MNEK
from the EP Small Talk
Released21 April 2014
Recorded2013
Genre
Length3:31
Label Virgin EMI
Songwriter(s) Uzoechi Emenike
Producer(s) MNEK
MNEK singles chronology
"Every Little Word"
(2014)
"Wrote a Song About You"
(2014)
"The Rhythm"
(2015)

"Wrote a Song About You" is a song by British singer MNEK. The song was released in the United Kingdom on 21 April 2014 as a digital download, as the second single from his debut extended play Small Talk. The song peaked at number 66 on the UK Singles Chart.

Contents

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Wrote a Song About You" was first released onto YouTube on 23 July 2014 at a total length of three minutes and thirty-two seconds. [1]

Track listing

Digital download – single [2]
No.TitleLength
1."Wrote a Song About You"3:31
Digital download – EP [3]
No.TitleLength
1."Wrote a Song About You" (Kaytranada Edition)5:06
2."Wrote a Song About You" (Shift K3Y Remix)4:14
3."Wrote a Song About You" (TIEKS Remix)6:10
4."Wrote a Song About You" (Leo Kalyan Remix)4:37
5."Wrote a Song About You" (Extended Mix)6:16

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders) [4] 34
UK R&B (OCC) [5] 7
UK Singles (OCC) [6] 66

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom 21 April 2014 [2] [3] Digital download Virgin EMI

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