7 Minutes (song)

"7 Minutes"
Single by Dean Lewis
from the album A Place We Knew
Released18 January 2019
StudioThe Barn Studio, North London
Length3:31
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Dean Lewis
Producer(s)
  • Lewis
  • Nick Atkinson
  • Edd Holloway
Dean Lewis singles chronology
"Be Alright"
(2018)
"7 Minutes"
(2019)
"Stay Awake"
(2019)
Music video
"7 Minutes" on YouTube

"7 Minutes" is a song by Australian singer and songwriter Dean Lewis. The song was released in January 2019 as the second single from Lewis' forthcoming debut studio album, A Place We Knew.[1]

Lewis told Triple J "The song was conceived in a London cab two years ago after an argument with a girl...the line, 'Is it too late to turn around, I'm already halfway out of town' came into my head while I was sitting in an Uber about halfway from her place to mine."[2] Lewis also said "The song is about meeting someone, making memories and then feeling regret."[1] "Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol is referenced in this song.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, the album was nominated for Song of the Year.[3]

At the APRA Music Awards of 2020, "7 Minutes" was nominated for Most Performed Australian Work of the Year and Most Performed Pop Work of the Year;[4][5] winning the latter.

  1. ^ a b "Dean Lewis Shares New Single '7 Minutes', The Follow-Up To 'Be Alright'". music feeds. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  2. ^ "First Spin: Dean Lewis has got another hit on his hands with '7 Minutes'". ABC. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  3. ^ "ARIA Awards: 2019 ARIA Awards Nominated Artists Revealed". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Tones and I Leads Nominations for 2020 Virtual APRA Awards". Noise11. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 Awards". APRA. 7 April 2020. Archived from the original on 9 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.