You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You

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"You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You"
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Single by James Arthur
from the album James Arthur
Released20 October 2013 (2013-10-20)
Recorded2013
Genre
Length3:20
Label Syco
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) TMS
James Arthur singles chronology
"Impossible"
(2012)
"You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You"
(2013)
"Recovery"
(2013)

"You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You" is a song by British singer and songwriter James Arthur. Written by Arthur along with TMS, who also produced the record, it serves as his first single since winning the ninth series of The X Factor in 2012, his second single overall after "Impossible", and the lead single from his self-titled debut album.

Contents

Background

Speaking to Capital FM about the song, Arthur called it: "One of those big, uplifting anthemic tunes. The rest of the album is quite diverse." [1] The song received its debut airplay on Capital FM on 9 September 2013. [2]

Reception

Critical reception

Writing for the Metro , Seamus Duff said "With a possibly genuine new talent about to take the charts, The X Factor might in fact have produced their best winner yet." [3] Robert Copsey of Digital Spy gave it four stars out of five, saying "It's hard times when nobody wants you," he sings in his unmistakably wobbly, soul-soaked vocal over a barrage of horns and toe-tapping percussion. Unsurprisingly, the result feels just as big - if not bigger - than before. [4]

Chart performance

The single reached number 17 in New Zealand on 17 October 2013 and number 22 in Australia three days later. On 27 October, it debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart, behind "Royals" by Lorde. [5] [6]

Music video

The song's official music video was directed by Emil Nava [1] and was uploaded to YouTube on 19 September 2013. It features Arthur performing at a street gig. [7]

Track listing

CD single [8]
No.TitleLength
1."You're Nobody 'til Someobody Loves You"3:23
2."Wrecking Ball" (live at Radio Hamburg)3:48
Digital download – EP [9]
No.TitleLength
1."You're Nobody 'til Somebody Love You" (Benga & LAXX Remix)3:23
2."You're Nobody 'til Somebody Love You" (Raf Riley Remix) (featuring Lunar C)4:05
3."You're Nobody 'til Somebody Love You" (Starkillers Radio Edit)3:42
4."You're Nobody 'til Somebody Love You" (DJ Joachim Remix)5:33

Charts and certifications

Radio and release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom [2] 9 September 2013Radio premiere Syco
Australia [28] 11 October 2013 Digital download
New Zealand [29]
Ireland [30] 18 October 2013
United Kingdom [31] 20 October 2013

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