YOU GIVE ME SOMETHING

"'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. The song has been nominated for a BRIT Award in the category Best British Single Shortlist in 2007.
It was a Single of the Week and was a free download for a week on iTunes.

Contents

Track listing

Composition and meaning

Music video

Chart performance

Charts

United World Chart

References

Track listing

# "You Give Me Something"
# "Is Anybody Home"
# "Burns Like Summer Sun"

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.

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.
A second version of the video was released in early 2007. It features Morrison performing the song for pedestrians in New York City's Chinatown. It was filmed on the corner of Lafayette Street and Canal Street and at one point, a New York University bus is briefly visible in the background. [1]

Chart performance

'"You Give Me Something"' remains James Morrison's most popular single. The song peaked at #5 on the UK Singles Chart, giving him his first Top 10 hit. It also made number one on the RIANZ New Zealand Singles Chart.

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
RIANZ New Zealand Singles Chart	1
Thailand Get 102.5 Chart	1
Netherlands Singles Chart	2
Switzerland Singles Chart	4
UK Singles Chart	5
Australian Singles Chart	7
Belgium Singles Chart	7
Austria Singles Chart	8
Portugue Singles Chart	9
Spain Singles Chart	9
Norway Singles Chart	10
Italy Singles Chart	13
United World Chart	14
Ireland Singles Chart	14
European Singles Chart	21
Brazil Singles Chart	21
Swedish Singles Chart	25
Germany Singles Chart	31

United World Chart

United World Chart [1]
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14
Position	38	29	29	27	20	16	'14'	18	22	24	22	35	35	36
Points	70.000	85.000	89.000	93.000	113.000	122.000	121.000	118.000	106.000	99.000	95.000	77.000	74.000	72.000
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	1,188,000	1,262,000	1,334,000

References

1. United World Chart singles. Week 41, 2006