You Give Me Something

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"You Give Me Something"
"You Give Me Something" cover
Single by James Morrison
from the album Undiscovered
Released 17 July 2006
Format CD single, 7" single, digital download
Genre Soft rock, soul
Label Polydor
Writer(s) James Morrison, Eg White
Producer(s) Eg White
Chart positions
James Morrison singles chronology
"You Give Me Something"
(2006)
"Wonderful World"
(2006)

"You Give Me Something" is the first single by British singer James Morrison, which was released on July 16, 2006. The song is featured on his debut album, Undiscovered, which was released on July 31, 2006.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "You Give Me Something"
  2. "Is Anybody Home"
  3. "Burns Like Summer Sun"

[edit] Composition and Meaning

When James Morrison was in New Zealand, and appeared on the New Zealand Idol show, the two finalists asked Morrison what the meaning behind the song was, and Morrison said that it was intended to be a 'harsh love song', and the lyrics mean that the protagonist of the song does not love the person as much as she loves him, but is willing to give the relationship a try.

[edit] Music video

Morrison in the music video.
Enlarge
Morrison in the music video.

The music video takes place in a studio where Morrison is sat in a chair with lots of microphones surrounding him, singing and playing guitar. His backing orchestra is playing behind curtains (you can only see their shadows). Watching him is a woman with a lollipop, a group of jump rope girls, and a group of show girls. Halfway through the video, the jump rope girls do their routine until it goes wrong, at which point they sit back down and the show girls dance their routine. The video ends with the show girls finishing their routine, sitting back down, and the lollipop girl, who looked uninterested at first, is now smiling.

[edit] Chart performance

[edit] Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
RIANZ New Zealand Singles Chart 1
Netherlands Singles Chart 2
UK Singles Chart 5
Australian Singles Chart 7
Norway Singles Chart 10
United World Chart 14
Germany Singles Chart 31
Swedish Singles Chart 25

[edit] United World Chart

United World Chart [1]
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12
Position
38
29
29
27
20
16
14
18
22
24
22
Points
70.000
85.000
89.000
93.000
113.000
122.000
121.000
118.000
106.000
99.000
95.000
Total
70.000
155,000
244,000
337,000
450,000
572,000
693,000
811,000
917,000
1,016,000
1,111,000

[edit] References

  1. ^ United World Chart singles. Week 41, 2006


Preceded by:
"SexyBack" by Justin Timberlake
RIANZ New Zealand number one single
October 31, 2006 - November 6, 2006
Succeeded by:
"Hold Out" by Matthew Saunoa