When You Love Someone (James TW song)

"When You Love Someone"
Single by James TW
from the EP First Impressions and the album Chapters
Released19 August 2016
GenrePop
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

"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).

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 to play musical instruments. He found out that the parents of one of the children he was teaching were getting divorced. The child was 11 years old at the time, and James thought that he would write a song showing how the parents would explain to their son in a way he would understand, and put in a positive way the separation of a child's parents. James wanted a song that his music student and other children passing through a similar situation could listen to, to give them hope and make them realise 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

Certifications for "When You Love Someone"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[12] Gold 30,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[13] 3× Platinum 270,000‡
France (SNEP)[14] Gold 100,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[15] Gold 25,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[16] 2× Platinum 60,000‡
Norway (IFPI Norway)[17] 2× Platinum 120,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[18] Gold 30,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[19] Platinum 40,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[20] 2× Platinum 1,200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[21] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ 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. ^ a b "When You Love Someone (Acoustic) - Single by James TW". Apple Music.
  5. ^ "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. ^ "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. ^ "Brazilian single certifications – James TW – When You Love Someone" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Danish single certifications – James TW – When You Love Someone". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  14. ^ "French single certifications – James TW – When You Love Someone" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  15. ^ "Italian single certifications – James TW – When You Love Someone" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  16. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – James TW – When You Love Someone". Radioscope. Retrieved 21 December 2024. Type When You Love Someone in the "Search:" field.
  17. ^ "Norwegian single certifications – James TW – When You Love Someone" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  18. ^ "Spanish single certifications – James TW – When You Love Someone". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  19. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 3, 2017 | Sverigetopplistan" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 9 October 2022. Scroll to position 25 to view certification.
  20. ^ "British single certifications – James TW – When You Love Someone". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  21. ^ "American single certifications – James TW – When You Love Someone". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 27 October 2023.