"Love Me Better" is a song by British singer-songwriter James Blunt. It was released on 27 January 2017 as the lead single from his fifth studio album, The Afterlove (2017). The song was written by Blunt, Ryan Tedder and Zach Skelton.

"Love Me Better"
Single by James Blunt
from the album The Afterlove
Released27 January 2017
Recorded2016
GenrePop
Length3:38
LabelAtlantic Records UK
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
James Blunt singles chronology
"Same Mistake"
(2007)
"Love Me Better"
(2017)
"Bartender"
(2017)
Music video
"Love Me Better" on YouTube

Music video

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An accompanying music video directed by Vaughan Arnell was released onto YouTube on 2 February 2017 at a total length of three minutes and forty-nine seconds.[1]

Live performances

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Blunt performed the song on The Graham Norton Show on 24 February 2017.[2]

Track listing

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Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Love Me Better"3:38

Charts

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Chart (2017) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[3] 12
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[4] 7
France (SNEP)[5] 140
Slovenia (SloTop50)[6] 42
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 99
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 87
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 93

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 27 January 2017 Digital download Atlantic Records UK

References

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  1. ^ James Blunt - Love Me Better (Official Video) on YouTube
  2. ^ Lawrence, Hannah (24 February 2017). "James Blunt on Ed Sheeran being 'cut by Princess Beatrice's sword'". Metro. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  3. ^ "James Blunt – Love Me Better" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  4. ^ "James Blunt – Love Me Better" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  5. ^ "James Blunt – Love Me Better" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  6. ^ "SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart". slotop50.si. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  7. ^ "James Blunt – Love Me Better". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  8. ^ "James Blunt – Love Me Better". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  9. ^ "James Blunt: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 June 2017.