Bleeding Love

For the film, see Bleeding Love (film).
"Bleeding Love"
Single by Leona Lewis
from the album Spirit
B-side"Forgiveness"
Released16 September 2007 (2007-09-16) (see release history)
Recorded2007
Studio
Genre
Length4:22
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Ryan Tedder
Leona Lewis singles chronology
"A Moment Like This"
(2006) 		"Bleeding Love"
(2007) 		"Better in Time" / "Footprints in the Sand"
(2008)

"Bleeding Love" is a song recorded by British singer Leona Lewis for her debut studio album, Spirit (2007).[1] It was originally written and recorded by American singer Jesse McCartney, and was co-written and produced by American singer Ryan Tedder.[2][a] "Bleeding Love" was released worldwide during the last quarter of 2007, and the first of 2008, as the album's lead single internationally, and as the second single in Ireland and the United Kingdom.[3] McCartney later included his version of the song as a bonus track on the international edition of his third studio album, Departure (2008). It is Lewis' biggest hit, to date, and remains her signature song. As of 2021, "Bleeding Love" has been streamed over two billion times.[4]

Debuting at number one on the Irish Singles Chart and UK Singles Chart, "Bleeding Love" became the best-selling single of 2007 in both countries.[5] After its release, the single became a massive success and was the world's best-selling single of 2008.[6] "Bleeding Love" reached number one in over 35 countries,[7] including France, Germany, Japan and the United States, making it only the second single in history to achieve this feat, Elton John's "Candle in the Wind '97" being the first. The original accompanying music video first aired on 17 October 2007, and was uploaded to YouTube that same day. A second music video was premiered on 29 January 2008, on Yahoo! Music and was uploaded to YouTube the next day.

"Bleeding Love" has sold more than one million copies in the United Kingdom and over 4 million digital downloads in the United States, where it was the best-selling digital song there in 2008.[8][9][10] It was named the 17th most successful song of the 2000s in the United States.[11] "Bleeding Love" has charted on the UK Singles Chart in three different years: at number one in 2007; number 76 in 2008; and at number 97 in 2009.[12] It sold 788,000 copies in the United Kingdom alone during 2007.[13] "Bleeding Love" was nominated for Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards. It also received a nomination for Best British Single at the 2008 Brit Awards.[14]

  1. ^ "Leona Lewis: Basically a press release presented as "news"". Popjustice. 16 August 2007. Retrieved 16 August 2007.
  2. ^ Bleeding Love (CD Single). Leona Lewis. Sony BMG. 2007. 88697175622.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "Hear Bleeding Love!". 14 September 2007. Archived from the original on 11 December 2007. Retrieved 14 September 2007.
  4. ^ TotalNtertainment (2 November 2021). "Leona Lewis announces 'Christmas, With Love Always'". TotalNtertainment. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Winehouse and Lewis head charts". BBC. 31 December 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2007.
  6. ^ Leona Lewis – Music Lounge Archived 12 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine ABC. Retrieved 25 December 2011
  7. ^ Platinum Awards IFPI. October 2008.
  8. ^ "Week Ending June 6, 2010: "Surf's Up" And "Wipe Out" – Chart Watch". Yahoo. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  9. ^ Jonathan Cohen (31 December 2008). "Lil Wayne Notches Top-Selling Album Of '08". Billboard. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
  10. ^ "Lady Gaga Tops The Tops With Her Pop". PerezHilton.com. 27 July 2009. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
  11. ^ "Hot 100 Decade Songs". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
  12. ^ "Leona Lewis – Bleeding Love". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
  13. ^ "Winehouse and Lewis head charts". BBC News. 31 December 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  14. ^ "The BRITs 2008" Brits.co.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2012


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