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Wasn't Expecting That

"Wasn't Expecting That"
Wasn't Expecting That (2011) - Jamie Lawson Cover.jpg
Single by Jamie Lawson
from the album Wasn't Expecting That and Jamie Lawson
Released 11 March 2011
3 April 2015 (re-release)
Format
Recorded 2011
Genre
Length 3:36
Label
Writer(s) Jamie Lawson
Jamie Lawson singles chronology
"Wasn't Expecting That"
(2011)
"Lucy Rocks"
(2011)
Jamie Lawson chronology
"Lucy Rocks"
(2011)
"Wasn't Expecting That"
(2015)
"Ahead of Myself"
(2015)
"Wasn't Expecting That"
2015 re-release cover

"Wasn't Expecting That" is a song recorded by British singer-songwriter Jamie Lawson. It was originally released on 11 March 2011 as the lead single from his third studio album Wasn't Expecting That (2011) and peaked at number 3 on the Irish Singles Chart. Lawson was the first artist signed by Ed Sheeran to his new record label, Gingerbread Man Recordings in 2015. The song was re-released on 3 April 2015 as the lead single from his fourth studio album Jamie Lawson. The song has peaked at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart.

There are 3 versions of this Music Video: Original YouTube, International version and Australian version.

The original version of the song was posted as an acoustic performance to YouTube in January 2011 and now has over 1 million views.

A music video to accompany the new recording for re-release was posted to YouTube on 26 August 2015 at a total length of three minutes and twenty-eight seconds. The video, directed by award-winning filmmaker Bouha Kazmi, has more than 11 million views on YouTube. The video tells the story of a couple who fall in love, but are then left traumatised when the woman is diagnosed with terminal cancer.

A further version was filmed in Sydney for the Australian market when Lawson toured with Ed Sheeran in Australia in 2015.

double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone


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