25.Ĭapaldi said the track is finding success because his fans have been able to relate to the song in different ways, whether it’s the death of a family member or the demise of a romantic relationship. The multi-platinum-selling ballad has topped the charts in several territories, from Canada to Scotland to Malaysia, and it has helped raise Capaldi’s profile in the U.S., where his album steadily climbs the Billboard 200 chart. But I didn’t want to write a song like, ‘My gran’s dead. “I was just getting to properly know you and you’re taken away. You don’t start that until you are older, and you start to learn about their life.
“When you’re younger, your grandparents … you know them just as, ‘Well this is my grandmother, she makes a great bowl of soup.’ …You don’t really know them personally. “I didn’t cry when she died, which was very bizarre, and I remember being like, always upset,” he said. 3 on Billboard’s all-genre Hot 100 chart and No. His grandmother’s death fueled the lyrics behind his breakthrough anthem, the pop ballad “Someone You Loved,” which is currently No. He said while recording the album, he was having the best years of his life, but sad moments like his breakup and the death of family members stood out. That’s it.”īut as Capaldi worked on his debut effort – which since its May release has combined global streams exceeding 2.3 billion – he found himself wanting to write about topics outside of his relationship. “It was just one of those things that fizzled out.
It wasn’t like my relationship ending was a grand thing of like, ‘You cheated on me. When asked about his album being compared to Adele’s “21” - the colossal release that sent the Brit to superstardom but also brought attention to her ex - Capaldi said: “I think that’s why I maybe subconsciously sent (my ex) those songs.”
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