Empty Space (song)

"Empty Space" is a song by British singer James Arthur. The song was released as a digital download and for streaming on 19 October 2018 by Columbia Records[1] as the second single from Arthur's third studio album, You. The song was written by Arthur along with Richard Boardman, Pablo Bowman, Nick Gate and produced by Dan Priddy, Mark Crew and Digital Farm Animals. As of 2021, it has sold 534,441 copies in the UK.[2]

"Empty Space"
Single by James Arthur
from the album You
Released19 October 2018
Length3:33
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
James Arthur singles chronology
"You Deserve Better / At My Weakest"
(2018)
"Empty Space"
(2018)
"Rewrite the Stars"
(2018)
Music video
"Empty Space" on YouTube

Background

Talking about the song, Arthur said, "This song is for anyone who has ever deeply loved and lost someone dear to them, and is then faced with the struggle of trying to fill that void. It is about coming to terms with the fact that only that special person can truly fill the empty space."[3]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Empty Space" was first released onto YouTube on 1 November 2018.[4] The video features actor Tom Felton.[5]

Live performances

Track listings

Digital download[1]
No.TitleLength
1."Empty Space"3:33
Digital download – Digital Farm Animals and Franklin remix[7]
No.TitleLength
1."Empty Space" (Digital Farm Animals and Franklin remix)3:29
Digital download – Luca Schreiner remix[8]
No.TitleLength
1."Empty Space" (Luca Schreiner remix)3:22
Digital download – Vevo live acoustic[9]
No.TitleLength
1."Empty Space"4:33
2."Silent Night"3:52

Charts

Chart (2018–2019)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10]63
Ireland (IRMA)[11]28
Germany (Official German Charts)[12]99
Malaysia (RIM)[13]6
Scotland (OCC)[14]6
Singapore (RIAS)[15]10
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16]93
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17]40
UK Singles (OCC)[18]22

Certifications

RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[19]Platinum40,000
Canada (Music Canada)[20]Platinum80,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[21]Gold45,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[22]Platinum600,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom19 October 2018[1]Digital downloadSony Music
26 October 2018[7]Digital downloadDigital Farm Animals and Franklin remix
9 November 2018[8]Digital download – Luca Schreiner remix
7 December 2018[9]Digital download – Vevo live acoustic single

References


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