#James arthur impossible producer series#

It also became his breakthrough hit in the US, reaching number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and being certified triple platinum. A year later, he released a new single, ' Say You Won't Let Go'-the first from his second studio album, Back from the Edge-which gave him his second UK chart-topper, and as of November 2017 it had sold two million copies worldwide. In 2014, following a string of controversies in the British media, he parted ways with Syco Music, and in September 2015 he signed to Columbia Records in Germany. ' Recovery' was released as the album's third single on 15 December 2013 and debuted at number 19 on the UK Singles Chart. The album charted in the UK at number two, behind Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP 2. Arthur's self-titled debut studio album, James Arthur, was released on 4 November 2013. The song was released on 20 October 2013 and debuted at number two in the UK, falling just behind Lorde's ' Royals'. On 7 August 2013, Arthur announced that his next single would be called ' You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You'. To date, it has sold over 1.4 million copies in the UK, overtaking Alexandra Burke's 'Hallelujah' to become the best-selling winner's single ever.

As of August 2013, the single has sold 1.2 million copies, 30,000 fewer than Alexandra Burke's version of ' Hallelujah'. The song also peaked at number one in Ireland, number two in Australia, New Zealand and Switzerland. As of 11 January 2013, the single has sold more than one million copies. After four weeks, it had sold 971,000 copies. After three weeks, it was the fifth-best-selling single of 2012, with 897,000 copies sold. In its second week, the single dropped to number two, but reclaimed the number one spot in its third week, and stayed at the top for a further week. After 11 days, it was the seventh-biggest-selling debut single from any contestant from The X Factor, with sales of 622,000. The single topped the UK Singles Chart in its first week of release.

#James arthur impossible producer series#

He won the ninth series of The X Factor in 2012 and released ' Impossible' as the winner's single.įollowing his X Factor victory, Arthur's winner's song, a cover of Shontelle's 2010 song ' Impossible', was released as a charity single for Together for Short Lives.

Arthur at the 15th NRJ Music Awards in December 2013īritish singer and songwriter James Arthur has released four studio albums, thirty singles (including eight as a featured artist), and seventeen music videos.