"Perfect Strangers" is a song by British record producer

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featuring vocals from singer JP Cooper, released through Capitol,

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, and

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on 3 June 2016 as the second single from Blue's debut studio album ''

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'' (2018). The song peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, and reached the top 10 positions in eight additional countries, including Germany, Australia, and Sweden. A Japanese version of the song by South Korean girl group AOA was released on their album ''

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'' (2016). The song was played at the inauguration of the 2019 UEFA Europa League Final between English teams

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vs.

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Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Perfect Strangers" was first released onto YouTube on 14 June 2016 at a total length of three minutes and twenty-seven seconds. The video is set and filmed in

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. It features a woman (Victoria Scholtz) always coincidentally meeting the same man (Devin Dollery) wherever she goes. They then ally together to help bring fun to the children in South Africa, with the man introducing them to

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and the woman introducing them to

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while falling in love in the process.

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{{Authority control 2016 songs 2016 singles Jonas Blue songs JP Cooper songs Number-one singles in Poland Songs written by Jonas Blue Songs written by JP Cooper Tropical house songs Capitol Records singles Positiva Records singles Virgin EMI Records singles