"Empty Space" is a song by British singer
James Arthur
James Andrew Arthur (born 2 March 1988) is an English singer and songwriter. He rose to fame after winning the ninth series of ''The X Factor'' in 2012. His debut single, a cover of Shontelle's " Impossible", was released by Syco Music aft ...
. The song was released as a digital download and for streaming on 19 October 2018 by
as the second single from Arthur's third studio album, ''
You
In Modern English, the word "''you''" is the second-person pronoun. It is grammatically plural, and was historically used only for the dative case, but in most modern dialects is used for all cases and numbers.
History
''You'' comes from ...
''. The song was written by Arthur along with Richard Boardman, Pablo Bowman, Nick Gate and produced by Dan Priddy, Mark Crew and
Digital Farm Animals
Nick Gale, known professionally as Digital Farm Animals, is an English DJ and record producer known for wearing an electronic pig helmet. He has featured on and co-written numerous tracks that have reached the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart, ...
. As of 2021, it has sold 534,441 copies in the UK.
Background
Talking about the song, Arthur said, "This song is for anyone who has ever deeply loved and lost someone dear to them, and is then faced with the struggle of trying to fill that void. It is about coming to terms with the fact that only that special person can truly fill the empty space."
Music video
A music video to accompany the release of "Empty Space" was first released onto YouTube on 1 November 2018. The video features actor
Tom Felton
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.
Live performances
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The X Factor
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'' (4 November 2018)
Track listings
Charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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2018 songs
2018 singles
James Arthur songs
Songs written by Digital Farm Animals
Songs written by James Arthur
Songs written by Richard Boardman
Songs written by Pablo Bowman
Song recordings produced by Digital Farm Animals