When You Love Someone (James TW song)

"When You Love Someone" is a song performed by British singer and songwriter James TW. The song was released as a digital download on 19 August 2016 by Island Records as the lead single from his second extended play First Impressions (2016).

"When You Love Someone"
Single by James TW
from the EP First Impressions and the album Chapters
Released19 August 2016
GenreAcoustic Pop
Length3:36
LabelIsland Records
James TW singles chronology
"Black & Blue"
(2015)		 "When You Love Someone"
(2016)		 "Crazy"
(2016)
Music video
"When You Love Someone" on YouTube

Live performances

On 23 January 2017, James TW performed "When You Love Someone" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.[1]

Context

James TW explained in a 1:12 minute YouTube video that he came up with the song during the time he was teaching some children instruments to play and he found out that the parents of one of the kids he was teaching were getting divorced. The kid was 11-years-old at the time and James thought he'd write the song of how the parents would explain to their son in a way he would understand and in a positive way the fact of separating parents. James wanted a song that his music student and other kids passing through a similar situation could listen to, to give them hope to make them realize that "what happened in life was perhaps for the best".[2]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "When You Love Someone" was first released onto YouTube on 19 February 2016 at a total length of three minutes and forty-six seconds.[3]

Track listing
Album version
No.TitleLength
1."When You Love Someone"3:36
Digital download[4]
No.TitleLength
1."When You Love Someone" (Acoustic)3:30

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[12] 2× Platinum 180,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Platinum 600,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 19 August 2016[4] Digital download Island Records

References
  1. Cantor, Brian (18 January 2017). "James TW Confirmed For January 23 "Ellen DeGeneres Show"". Headline Planet. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  2. James TW YouTube: When You Love Someone Backstory
  3. James TW - When You Love Someone (Official Video) - YouTube
  4. "When You Love Someone (Acoustic) - Single by James TW". Apple Music.
  5. "Dutchcharts.nl – James TW – When You Love Someone" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  6. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  7. "Swedishcharts.com – James TW – When You Love Someone". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  9. "James TW – Chart history – Adult Pop Songs". Billboard.
  10. "Track Top-100 2017". Hitlisten. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  11. "Årslista Singlar – År 2017" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  12. "Danish single certifications – James TW – When You Love Someone". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  13. "British single certifications – James TW – When You Love Someone". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 July 2019. Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type When You Love Someone in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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