Always Been You

For the Shawn Mendes song, see Wonder (Shawn Mendes album).
"Always Been You"
Single by Jessie Murph
from the album Drowning
ReleasedNovember 24, 2021
Length2:11
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Mr. Franks
  • Kirk
Jessie Murph singles chronology
"Sobriety"
(2021) 		"Always Been You"
(2021) 		"Pray"
(2022)
Music video
"Always Been You" on YouTube

"Always Been You" is a song by American singer-songwriter Jessie Murph, released on November 24, 2021 as the lead single from her debut mixtape Drowning (2023).[1] Produced by Mr. Franks and Stephen Kirk, it is her first entry on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 95.

Background

By January 2022, the song amassed more than 21 million streams on Spotify. Stereogum included it on their list of "2022's Potential Pop Hits".[2]

Critical reception

Shannon Shumaker of Prelude Press wrote of the song, "The gorgeous love song quickly establishes her dynamic vocal range in soulful lows and soaring highs as well as her sonic range in quick fire verses and soaring choruses."[3]

Music video

The music video finds Jessie Murph walking into a store and being arrested. A video for her song "I Would've" serves as a prequel and shows why she was arrested.[4]

Charts

Chart performance for "Always Been You"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 72
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 77
Netherlands (Single Tip)[7] 6
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[8] 5
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 95

Certifications

Certifications for "Always Been You"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[10] Platinum 80,000‡
United States (RIAA)[11] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Always Been You". AllMusic. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  2. ^ Brodsky, Rachel (January 10, 2022). "Songs You Might Know From Artists You Probably Don't: Listening To 2022's Potential Pop Hits". Stereogum. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  3. ^ Shumaker, Shannon (February 10, 2023). "Jessie Murph – drowning". Prelude Press. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  4. ^ Amstad, Josephine (May 20, 2022). "Jessie Murph: "There Is No Plan B For Me"". Notion. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  5. ^ "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of December 11, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  6. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Jessie Murph". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  7. ^ "Dutch Single Tip 04/12/2021". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  8. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. December 6, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  9. ^ "Billboard Hot 100: Week of December 11, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  10. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Jessie Murph – Always Been You". Music Canada. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  11. ^ "American single certifications – Jessie Murph – Always Been You". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 27, 2024.