Kohn: "We've definitely gotten into the production Bermuda Triangle, where you're making things complicated and you rely on someone coming in and saying: 'Stop! The demo was better!' Most of our hits have had real production journeys that took a long time to get right. One of the most striking features of 'Someone You Loved' is the fact that the arrangement is kept extremely simple: it's essentially just one piano, with some embellishments. “I know it appears like I’m doing absolutely nothing,” he says with a laugh, “but trust me, something is going on.Video of Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved Minimalism Until then, he’ll keep checking in on the chart progress of “Before You Go,” if only to prove to his parents that he’s not wasting away. I just want to write better songs, and that so far seems to be happening, so I feel very lucky in that regard.” “I know it will come out next year, but I feel like, in terms of the writing progress I’m really chuffed with how it’s going, and I really don’t think I’m going to drastically change my sound. “Maybe four or five of are good?” he says. In between bouts of lying around at his parents’ house, Capaldi says that he has been working on new songs for the follow-up to Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent, which he expects to be released sometime in 2021. … All credit to the programmers at the radio stations for sticking their necks out and playing these songs.” “Over in the U.K., we do get some more of the ballads, but it’s very strange to me. “Yeah I don’t know! It’s kind of bizarre!” says Capaldi. 1 - he’s been able to carve out a lane as “the ballad guy,” as he describes himself. He’s not quite sure how, in an era of mainstream music dominated by hip-hop and disco-pop - even more now than last fall when “Someone You Loved” hit No. The rest of the top 10 of the Radio Songs chart is relatively uptempo, with tracks like The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights,” Dua Lipa’s “Break My Heart” and DaBaby’s “Rockstar” featuring Roddy Ricch surrounding Capaldi’s sorrowful hit. “His voice and the emotion he brings to it has such a real-life and real pain grittiness, there’s a feeling that can’t be faked. He felt those songs, he feels those songs – and he brings the audience right along with him.” “I think what works about Lewis’ songs in general is the authenticity,” says Jayn, music director at KLLC in San Francisco, in an email. 7 on the Radio Songs chart, with 62.6 million audience impressions, a 6% increase. Part of its chart success, however, can be chalked up to its radio performance, where “Someone You Loved” also thrived. 18 on Digital Song Sales (5,000, down 1%). 48 on the Streaming Songs chart (8.7 million, down 2%, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data), and No. “And then when ‘Before You Go’ came out, obviously it didn’t explode… but to me that makes it even more special, because people are really discovering this as the months go on, and just finding some sort of connection to it.” 1, which was incredible, and I was like, ‘Okay, we’re never gonna get that again,’” he says. “‘Someone You Loved’ had that long climb up to No. With the pandemic, Capaldi has not been able to support “Before You Go” in similar fashion - a planned arena tour with Niall Horan was scrapped - which is why he’s even more surprised that it’s become a slow-growing hit. Capaldi’s breakthrough hit partly resulted from the singer-songwriter’s tireless promotion, with radio shows across continents and tours in support of artists like Bastille and Sam Smith. “Before You Go” was not included on Capaldi’s debut album, Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent, upon its release in May 2019 the song was added onto a deluxe edition of the track list last November, after “Someone You Loved” had already topped the Hot 100.
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