Say You Won't Let Go

"Say You Won't Let Go"
Single by James Arthur
from the album Back from the Edge
Released9 September 2016 (2016-09-09)
Recorded2016
Genre
Length3:31
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
James Arthur singles chronology
"Otherwise"
(2015) 		"Say You Won't Let Go"
(2016) 		"Safe Inside"
(2017)
Music video
"Say You Won't Let Go" on YouTube

"Say You Won't Let Go" is a song by English singer and songwriter James Arthur. The song was released as a digital download on 9 September 2016 in the United Kingdom by Columbia Records as the lead single from his second studio album Back from the Edge (2016).[1] The single peaked at the top of the UK Singles Chart, a position it maintained for three weeks. Outside the United Kingdom, the single has topped the charts in Australia, New Zealand, Sweden and the Republic of Ireland. It also became his breakthrough hit in the US, peaking at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. In early March, it had gone double platinum in the UK.[2] In May 2018, it was reported that The Script had launched legal proceedings against Arthur due to alleged copyright infringement in regards to the song.[3]

In response to claims that the song sounds similar to The Script's "The Man Who Can't Be Moved", the song's writers initially decided not to pursue legal action.[4] However, following a claim in May 2018, they were successfully awarded a songwriting credit.[5]

  1. ^ "Say You Won't Let Go – Single by James Arthur on Apple Music". iTunes. 9 September 2016.
  2. ^ "James Arthur on Twitter". Twitter. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  3. ^ "The Script sue James Arthur for copyright infringement over 'Say You Won't Let Go'". Independent. 23 May 2018.
  4. ^ "James Arthur won't face legal action from The Script". MSN. 11 February 2017. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  5. ^ Brooks, David (21 May 2018). "James Arthur's 'Say You Won't Let Go' Sued for Copyright Infringement by The Script". Billboard. Retrieved 22 May 2018.