Can I Be Him

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"Can I Be Him"
Can I Be Him.jpg
Single by James Arthur
from the album Back from the Edge
Released15 April 2017
Recorded2015
Length4:06
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Red Triangle
James Arthur singles chronology
"Safe Inside"
(2017)
"Can I Be Him"
(2017)
"Go for Broke"
(2017)

"Can I Be Him" is a song performed by British singer and songwriter James Arthur. The song was released as a digital download on 15 April 2017 in the United Kingdom by Columbia Records as the third single from his second studio album, Back from the Edge (2016). [1] The song became a moderate hit on a number of charts. As of 2021, it had sold 652,698 copies in the UK. [2]

Contents

Music video

On 8 May 2017, Vevo released the music video "Can I Be Him" on YouTube. It shows James Arthur performing the song in a moving subway carriage. He also seems to have some distant eye contact with two girls. The interior subway shots were mainly made in a DT3 unit servicing the U3 line of the Nuremberg U-Bahn, Germany.

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Can I Be Him"4:06
Digital download [3]
No.TitleLength
1."Can I Be Him" (SJUR Remix)3:45

Charts

Chart (2016–2017)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [4] 46
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) [5] 97
Ireland (IRMA) [6] 76
Portugal (AFP) [7] 99
Scotland (OCC) [8] 31
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [9] 72
UK Singles (OCC) [10] 69
US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) [11] 24

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [12] 3× Platinum180,000
Canada (Music Canada) [13] 2× Platinum160,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [14] Platinum90,000
Italy (FIMI) [15] Gold25,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [16] Platinum600,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United Kingdom15 April 2017 Digital download Columbia
United States26 June 2017 Adult contemporary radio [17]

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