| Can I Be Him | |
| Cover: | Can I Be Him.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | James Arthur |
| Album: | Back from the Edge |
| Released: | 15 April 2017 |
| Recorded: | 2015 |
| Length: | 4:06 |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Producer: | Red Triangle |
| Chronology: | James Arthur |
| Prev Title: | Safe Inside |
| Prev Year: | 2017 |
| Next Title: | Go for Broke |
| Next Year: | 2017 |
"Can I Be Him" is a song performed by British singer and songwriter James Arthur. The song was released as a digital download on 15 April 2017 in the United Kingdom by Columbia Records as the third single from his second studio album, Back from the Edge (2016).[1] The song became a moderate hit on a number of charts. As of 2021, it had sold 652,698 copies in the UK.[2]
On 8 May 2017, Vevo released the music video "Can I Be Him" on YouTube. It shows James Arthur performing the song in a moving subway carriage. He also seems to have some distant eye contact with two girls. The interior subway shots were mainly made in a DT3 unit servicing the U3 line of the Nuremberg U-Bahn, Germany.
| Region | Date | Format | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 15 April 2017 | Digital download | Columbia | |
| United States | 26 June 2017 | Adult contemporary radio | [3] |