“He wields those vocal cords like a velvet sledgehammer. “His voice is an undeniably powerful instrument, a rich and textured soulful roar that sometimes quivers with fragility,” writes Stereogum in their recent piece titled, Look Out America, Here Comes Lewis Capaldi.

As one of the biggest stars coming out of UK, Capaldi is primed for crossover success in America. ‘Someone You Loved’ is from Capaldi’s debut album, Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent, which is the fastest selling UK debut of 2019 with 90,000 albums sold in the first week. That is the real achievement here, the dream of a slightly chubby boy from Scotland singing sad songs lives on.”

I still think it must be some kind of elaborate joke I’m not in on! Thank you to everyone who bought it, streamed it or shouted it at a stranger in a park, I’m thinking my record label surely can’t drop me in the next 6 months after this. “When I found out about this today, I thought it was a joke. Stateside, the single is now at No.15 on the Billboard Hot 100, and topped Spotify’s Today’s Top Hits.Īfter learning of the song’s continued success, the singer-songwriter had this to say: The song continues to break records throughout Europe, going Platinum in 14 countries and topping the UK official singles chart for a nearly unprecedented seven weeks. The official video follows the previous visual ‘Someone You Loved (Video)’ which starred Peter Capaldi (of Doctor Who fame and the singer’s cousin), which heightened the awareness of organ donation.įollowing the release of Capaldi’s breakout singleback in November 2018, ‘Someone You Love’ has now been certified as Platinum by the RIAA. In the visual, Capaldi wanders the streets, following his lost love as his friends and strangers try to stop him from chasing after her.

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