As one of the biggest stars coming out of UK, Capaldi is primed for crossover success in America. ‘Someone You Loved’ is from Capaldi’s debut album, Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent, which is the fastest selling UK debut of 2019 with 90,000 albums sold in the first week. That is the real achievement here, the dream of a slightly chubby boy from Scotland singing sad songs lives on.” I still think it must be some kind of elaborate joke I’m not in on! Thank you to everyone who bought it, streamed it or shouted it at a stranger in a park, I’m thinking my record label surely can’t drop me in the next 6 months after this. “When I found out about this today, I thought it was a joke. Stateside, the single is now at No.15 on the Billboard Hot 100, and topped Spotify’s Today’s Top Hits.Īfter learning of the song’s continued success, the singer-songwriter had this to say: The song continues to break records throughout Europe, going Platinum in 14 countries and topping the UK official singles chart for a nearly unprecedented seven weeks. The official video follows the previous visual ‘Someone You Loved (Video)’ which starred Peter Capaldi (of Doctor Who fame and the singer’s cousin), which heightened the awareness of organ donation.įollowing the release of Capaldi’s breakout singleback in November 2018, ‘Someone You Love’ has now been certified as Platinum by the RIAA. And that means the world to him.In the visual, Capaldi wanders the streets, following his lost love as his friends and strangers try to stop him from chasing after her. The fact that the widower knows his wife’s heart lives on in this young woman’s bosom gives him solace and hope. Owing to this exceptional gesture of kindness, the widower and the young woman and her family form a strong bond. As she died, she donated her heart to a young mother, thereby saving that woman’s life. In the video, the main character (Peter Capaldi) struggles to cope with the demise of his beloved wife. Just like the lyrics of the song, its video also carries a profound theme of loss. Powerful Message in the music video of “Some You Loved” 3rd Interesting Stuff: In late October 2019, “Someone You Love” helped Capaldi make history, as no other Scottish soloist had topped the Billboard Hot 100 since Sheena Easton did so in 1981 with a song called “9 to 5 (Morning Train)”.Prior to this song, Capaldi had never tasted such massive chart success in the UK.
It also made it into the top 5 in a number of countries, including the UK and Ireland. 2nd Interesting Stuff: The song peaked at number 1 in Capaldi’s home country of Scotland.Interestingly enough, Peter is a distant relative of Lewis’s. 1st Interesting Stuff: Renowned British actor Peter Capaldi stars in the “Someone You Loved” music video.Release Date: The original release date for this track was 8 November 2018.It also appears on his debut album Divinely Inspired to a Hellish Extent. Album/EP: “Someone You Loved” was featured on Capaldi’s 2018 EP titled Breach.Producer(s): The track was produced by The Music Shed (TMS).The other co-writers include Tom Barnes, Ben Kohn, Pete Kelleher and RØMANS. Writer(s): “Someone You Loved” was written by at least 5 songwriters, including Lewis Capaldi himself.
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