Before You Go (Lewis Capaldi song) explained

Before You Go
Cover:Lewis Capaldi - Before You Go.png
Type:single
Artist:Lewis Capaldi
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Producer:TMS
Prev Title:Hold Me While You Wait
Prev Year:2019
Next Title:Forget Me
Next Year:2022

"Before You Go" is a song by Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi, released as a single from the extended edition of his debut studio album Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent on 19 November 2019. The song was made available upon pre-order of the extended edition.[1] The song was sent to US radio stations on 6 January 2020, as his second US single. It reached number one on the Irish Singles Chart in November 2019, and on the UK Singles Chart in January 2020, becoming Capaldi's second chart-topper in the UK and third in Ireland.

Background and composition

Capaldi revealed in a social media post that the song was "by far the most personal tune" he had ever written.[2] According to Idolator, the song "deals with the emotional aftermath of suicide", and was inspired by the suicide of Capaldi's aunt while Capaldi was a child.[3] "Before You Go" is played in the tempo of 112 BPM and key signature of E♭ major.

Critical reception

Clash Musics Robin Murray called the track "trademark Capaldi", further describing it as "a rousing piece of acoustic songwriting with a driving vocal".[4]

Music video

Released on 24 January 2020, and directed by Kyle Thrash, the video is of happy moments recalled by a group of friends as they pay tribute to a young woman (played by actress Sasha Lane), whose suicide has shocked them, with clips of Lewis Capaldi playing his guitar and singing appearing occasionally.[5]

The video has gained over 331 million views as of June 2023.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[6]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Ecuador (National-Report)[7] 64
Greece (IFPI)[8] 28
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[9] 11
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 1
Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[11] 13
Lithuania (AGATA)[12] 29
Malaysia (RIM)[13] 6
Romania (Airplay 100)[14] 7
Singapore (RIAS)[15] 5
Slovenia (SloTop50)[16] 11
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[17] 78
US Rolling Stone Top 100[18] 34

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)! scope="col"
Position
Australia (ARIA)[19] 8
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[20] 42
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[21] 3
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[22] 6
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[23] 15
Denmark (Tracklisten)[24] 16
France (SNEP)[25] 89
Germany (Official German Charts)[26] 88
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[27] 40
Ireland (IRMA)[28] 7
Italy (FIMI)[29] 60
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[30] 10
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[31] 7
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[32] 13
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[33] 23
Romania (Airplay 100)[34] 33
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[35] 25
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[36] 11
UK Singles (OCC)[37] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[38] 21
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[39] 17
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[40] 6
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[41] 37
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[42] 6
Chart (2021)! scope="col"
Position
Australia (ARIA)[43] 71
Denmark (Tracklisten)[44] 97
Global 200 (Billboard)[45] 60
Portugal (AFP)[46] 105
UK Singles (OCC)[47] 74
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[48] 2
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[49] 49

Release history

Release dates for "Before You Go"! Country! Date! Format! Label!
Various19 November 2019
United Kingdom22 November 2019Contemporary hit radio[50]
7 December 2019Adult contemporary radio[51]
Italy13 December 2019Contemporary hit radioUniversal[52]
United States6 January 2020Adult contemporary radioCapitol[53]
7 January 2020Contemporary hit radio[54]

Usage in media

Capaldi has performed the song for Top of the Pops, the Swiss Music Awards,[55] American Music Awards,[56] Streamy Awards,[57] and Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve.[58]

American singer Jesse McCartney performed the song during the finale of The Masked Singers third season.[59] It was also sung by English singer Charlie Simpson during the finale of the UK version's fourth series.[60]

In the finale of Series 12 of Waterloo Road, students sing the song in honour of a student who recently died in a fire.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lewis Capaldi reflects on "absolutely wild" 2019 on new track "Before You Go" – listen. Skinner. Tom. NME. 19 November 2019. 19 November 2019.
  2. Web site: Lewis Capaldi Releases New Track "Before You Go". Lucey. Tuathla. Spin South West. 19 November 2019. 19 November 2019.
  3. Web site: Lewis Capaldi Releases Poignant New Single "Before You Go". Wass. Mike. Idolator. 19 November 2019. 19 November 2019.
  4. Web site: Lewis Capaldi Shares New Single "Before You Go". Murray. Robin. Clash Music. 19 November 2019. 19 November 2019.
  5. Web site: 21 February 2020. Lewis Capaldi Unveils "Before You Go" Music Video. 14 April 2021. Music Mayhem Magazine. en-US.
  6. Web site: Before You Go / Lewis Capaldi – Tidal. Tidal. 19 November 2019.
  7. Web site: Top 100 Ecuador. National-Report. 3 April 2020. Spanish. https://archive.today/20200403100239/https://national-report.com/top-ecuador/. 3 April 2020.
  8. Web site: Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) – Week: 7/2020. IFPI Greece. 1 March 2020.
  9. Web site: Tónlistinn – Lög. The Music – Songs. is. Plötutíðindi. 6 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20200309111157/https://plotutidindi.is/lagalistinn/. 9 March 2020. dead.
  10. Web site: IRMA – Irish Charts. Irish Recorded Music Association. 30 November 2019.
  11. Web site: The Official Lebanese Top 20 - Lewis Capaldi. The Official Lebanese Top 20. 19 January 2020. 6 June 2023.
  12. Web site: 2019 48-os savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100). Lithuanian. AGATA. 29 November 2019. 29 November 2019.
  13. Web site: Top 20 Most Streamed International & Domestic Singles In Malaysia. Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. 22 March 2020.
  14. News: Top Airplay 100 - Piesa de care ai nevoie ca să ai cel mai bun mood posibil!. Top Airplay 100 – The song that you need to be in the best mood possible!. Arvunescu, Victor. 7 December 2020. 7 December 2020. Romanian. Un site de muzică.
  15. Web site: RIAS International Top Charts Week 34. Recording Industry Association (Singapore). https://web.archive.org/web/20200825100339/https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/. 25 August 2020.
  16. Web site: SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart. slotop50.si. 2 March 2020. 22 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200322144037/https://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2020&week=8. dead.
  17. Web site: Top 100 Canciones: Semana 30. Productores de Música de España. 28 July 2020.
  18. Top 100 Songs, June 26, 2020 – July 2, 2020. Rolling Stone. 7 July 2020. 7 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200707094748/https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2020-07-22/. dead.
  19. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2020. Australian Recording Industry Association. 15 January 2021.
  20. Web site: Ö3 Austria Top40 Jahrescharts 2020. 8 November 2019 . Ö3 Austria Top 40. 31 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201231060201/https://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/3010525/. 31 December 2020.
  21. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2020. Ultratop. 18 December 2020.
  22. Web site: Rapports Annuels 2020. Ultratop. 18 December 2020.
  23. Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2020. Billboard. 4 December 2020.
  24. Web site: Track Top-100 2020. Hitlisten. 13 January 2021.
  25. Web site: Top de l'année Top Singles 2020. SNEP. fr. 6 February 2021.
  26. Web site: Top 100 Jahrescharts 2020. mtv.de. GfK Entertainment. German. 13 December 2020.
  27. Web site: Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2020. 15 February 2021. Mahasz.
  28. Web site: Ireland's Official Top 50 biggest songs of 2020. Official Charts Company. White. Jack. 10 January 2021. 11 January 2021.
  29. Web site: Top Of The Music 2020: 'Persona' Di Marracash È L'album Piú Venduto. it. Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. 7 January 2021. 11 January 2021. Download the attachment and open the singles file.
  30. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2020. Dutch Top 40. nl. 14 December 2020.
  31. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 2020. MegaCharts. nl. 6 January 2021.
  32. Web site: Top Selling Singles of 2020. Recorded Music NZ. 7 December 2020.
  33. Web site: Najpopularniejsze single radiowe i najlepiej sprzedające się płyty 2020 roku. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. pl. 28 January 2021.
  34. Web site: Airplay 100 Topul Anului 2020. Kiss FM. ro. 28 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201227150920/https://www.kissfm.ro/airplay100. 27 December 2020. dead.
  35. Web site: Årslista Singlar, 2020. Sverigetopplistan. 20 January 2021.
  36. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2020. hitparade.ch. 28 December 2020.
  37. Web site: End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2020. Official Charts Company. 5 January 2021.
  38. Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2020. Billboard. 4 December 2020.
  39. Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2020. Billboard. 4 December 2020.
  40. Adult Pop Songs – Year-End 2020. Billboard. 4 December 2020.
  41. Dance/Mix Show Songs – Year-End 2020. Billboard. 4 December 2020.
  42. Pop Songs – Year-End 2020. Billboard. 4 December 2020.
  43. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2021. Australian Recording Industry Association. 11 January 2022.
  44. Web site: Track Top-100 2021. Hitlisten. 6 January 2022.
  45. Billboard Global 200 – Year-End 2021. Billboard. 3 December 2021.
  46. Web site: Top 1000 Singles + EPs Digitais: Semanas 01 a 52 de 2021 . pt. Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. 13 May 2022.
  47. Web site: End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2021. Official Charts Company. 5 January 2022.
  48. Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2021. Billboard. 3 December 2021.
  49. Adult Pop Airplay Songs – Year-End 2021. Billboard. 3 December 2021.
  50. Web site: Radio 1 Playlist. https://web.archive.org/web/20191122202513/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3tqPdBWF9yMbTrfjWvfKV8t/radio-1-playlist. dead. 22 November 2019. BBC. 7 December 2019.
  51. Web site: Radio 2 New Music Playlist. BBC. 7 December 2019.
  52. Web site: Before You Go LEWIS CAPALDI. Radio Date. 7 December 2019.
  53. Web site: Hot/Modern/AC Future Releases. All Access. 4 December 2019.
  54. Web site: Top 40/M Future Releases. All Access. 4 December 2019.
  55. Web site: Alle Live-Auftritte an den Swiss Music Awards 2020 . . 12 November 2022 . German . 1 March 2020.
  56. Web site: Lewis Capaldi Gets Intimate with 'Before You Go' at 2020 American Music Awards . . 12 November 2022 . 22 November 2020.
  57. Web site: YouTube Taps Lewis Capaldi, Doja Cat, And More For Streamy Awards . UDiscoverMusic . 12 November 2022 . 3 December 2020.
  58. News: Lewis Capaldi Performs "Before You Go" And "Someone You Loved" During 'New Year's Rockin' Eve' 2021. Music Mayhem Magazine. 12 November 2022 . 31 December 2022.
  59. Web site: Jacobs . Meredith . 'The Masked Singer's Turtle on the Finale: 'I Wouldn't Have Changed Anything' . . 20 May 2020 . 23 October 2022.
  60. Web site: Charlie Simpson reveals meaning behind The Masked Singer costume . . 5 April 2023 . 20 February 2023.

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