You Make It Real

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"You Make It Real"
You Make It Real.jpg
Single by James Morrison
from the album Songs for You, Truths for Me
Released22 September 2008[1]
GenrePop rock
Length3:31
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Mark Taylor
James Morrison singles chronology
"One Last Chance"
(2007) 		"You Make It Real"
(2008) 		"Nothing Ever Hurt Like You"
(2008)

"You Make It Real" is the sixth single by English singer James Morrison, and the first from his second album, Songs for You, Truths for Me. The single was released on 22 September 2008; a week before the release of the album.[1] The song was covered by Akon on the Live Lounge on BBC Radio 1. The song appeared on the international soundtrack to the Brazilian soap opera Três Irmãs, and on the soundtrack for the film, He's Just Not That Into You. It was also featured on a commercial for Overstock.com, as well as being featured on the first episode in Season 5 of the television programme Brothers and Sisters.

Video[]

The video was released in September and showed Morrison in places throughout Los Angeles. One shot, shows the sign for the "110 Freeway" which runs through the Downtown Los Angeles area. The video begins with Morrison inside a cab, and then by a pool, meanwhile, he arrives at a hotel, and then him singing on stage. The video also has shots of Morrison in a bar and coffee-shop. The video ends with him walking alone.

Charts[]

Chart performance[]

The song debuted in the UK Singles Chart at number seven[2] on 28 September 2008, giving Morrison his third top ten hit and it spent eight weeks in the chart.[3] The song also broke in the top twenty of the Dutch Top 40, peaking at number eighteen. The song also appeared in the lower reaches of several European music charts

Formats and track listings[]

CD single[citation needed]
  1. "You Make It Real"
  2. "Sitting on a Platform"
Maxi-CD single[citation needed]
  1. "You Make It Real" (Radio version)
  2. "Sitting on a Platform"
  3. "Movin' On"
  4. "You Make It Real" (Live and acoustic)
  5. "You Make It Real" (Video)

Writers: James Morrison and Paul Barry

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "James Morrison Reveals Second Album Details". albumvote.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
  2. ^ "James Morrison and Nelly Furtado - Broken Strings - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  3. ^ 5 hrs ago (20 April 2011). "Yahoo! UK & Ireland omg! - Celebrity Gossip | News | Photos | Videos". Uk.launch.yahoo.com. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Ultratop.be – James Morrison – You Make It Real" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – James Morrison – You Make It Real" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Brazil" (PDF). ABPD. 6 October 2001. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – James Morrison – You Make It Real" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography James Morrison". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 40, 2008" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – James Morrison – You Make It Real" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2008". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  13. ^ "UK Year End Chart 2008" (PDF). ChartsPlus. Retrieved 14 April 2020.

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