He made his acting debut on the (US) ABC Family Channel program Wildfire, first aired on January 30, 2006. His music has been featured on television programs throughout the world. On 3 December 2005, he was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live. The re-release video for 'Wisemen' has Blunt burning identification papers, and then walking through a forest whilst on fire.īlunt has performed numerous television and radio appearances throughout the UK, Europe, North America and Australasia. The re-release video for 'High' then features Blunt running from some unknown predator in a forest. In the video for 'You're Beautiful', he alludes to suicide by jumping into an ocean as the final lyrics are sung. In the first video for 'Wisemen', he is kidnapped and taken hostage. In the first video for 'High', he is buried in a desert. The videos for all of Blunt's singles to date feature symbolism and dark imagery. Once the song was released to radio stations in the Fall 2005 the song climbed into the Top 10 at three radio formats: Adult Contemporary, Adult Top 40, and Adult Alternative, eventually climbing to number 1 on the Hot 100. In the USA, 'You're Beautiful' made its debut in the summer of 2005 on WPLJ, a prominent radio station in New York City, despite not having been released to radio yet. The song also received massive airplay in the UK which was able to propel Back To Bedlam to #1 on the albums chart, unseating the record-breaking album X&Y by Coldplay from the pole position.Īfter the success of 'You're Beautiful' in the UK, the song crossed over to mainland Europe, becoming one of the biggest hits of summer 2005 across the continent. The song debuted at #12 in the UK, and demonstrated a rare trend of upward mobility on the UK charts, rising all the way to the #1 position six weeks after its debut. His second single, 'Wisemen', improved upon that position with a #44 peak.īlunt's third single 'You're Beautiful' was his breakout hit. Some people have suggested that the title of his song 'High' is in reference to drugs Blunt, however, claims this to be ridiculous. However, the song was chosen to appear in a Vodafone commercial in Italy, and as a result was a Top 10 hit. This song peaked below the Top 100 of the UK Singles Chart. James Blunt's debut single in the UK, was 'High' (co-written with Ricky Ross of Deacon Blue).
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