| Scars | |
| Cover: | James Bay - scars.png |
| Alt: | James Bay standing in a doorway with a hat on. |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | James Bay |
| Album: | Chaos and the Calm |
| Released: | 2014 |
| Length: | 4:32 |
| Producer: | Jacquire King |
| Prev Title: | Hold Back the River |
| Prev Year: | 2014 |
| Next Title: | If You Ever Want to Be in Love |
| Next Year: | 2015 |
"Scars" is a song by English singer-songwriter James Bay from his debut studio album Chaos and the Calm (2014). It was released exclusively to digital retailers on 8 January 2015 by Republic Records. The song is to be released in September as the third single from Bay's debut studio album Chaos and the Calm (2014). An audio video supporting the song was also uploaded on January 8, 2014 on YouTube. The song was written by Bay himself and produced by Jacquire King.
The song was released on 8 January 2015. Prior to this, it was also immediately available buy pre-ordering his debut studio album Chaos and the Calm, which was released on December 15, 2014.
The song earned early acclaim from Aimee Curran of Baeble Music, whom praised Bay's "soulful, indie sound" and that "there's no reason why you wouldn't want it in your permanent music catalog."[1] On 13 January 2015, Spotify listed the song at number 4 on the Top 10 Most Viral Tracks in the UK.[2]
The music video was released on 28 August 2015 and directed by Benno Nelson and Nils d'Aulaire.[3] [4]
Bay has performed the song at the Bing Lounge on 4 June 2014, at the Beacons Festival on 21 August 2014 and recently at BBC Radio 1's Future Festival in January 2015.[5] [6] [7]
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[9] | 40 |
| New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[10] | 4 |
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worldwide[11] | 8 January 2015 | Digital download | |
| United Kingdom | Virgin[12] | ||