"You Had Time" is a song written and recorded by

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songwriter

Ani DiFranco Angela Maria "Ani" DiFranco (; born September 23, 1970) is an American-Canadian singer-songwriter. She has released more than 20 albums. DiFranco's music has been classified as folk rock and alternative rock, although it has additional influenc ...

from her 1994 album '' Out of Range''. The song, one of her more critically lauded from the album, describes the complicated emotions associated with the breakup of a long-term relationship. DiFranco describes this song as one in which she felt freedom in recording and was "becoming herself" and learning how to "document ersongs" in the studio. The album recording begins with an acoustic piano solo of more than two minutes. Writer and occasional music journalist

Nick Hornby Nicholas Peter John Hornby (born 17 April 1957) is an English writer. He is best known for his memoir '' Fever Pitch'' (1992) and novels ''High Fidelity'' and '' About a Boy'', all of which were adapted into feature films. Hornby's work frequen ...

featured the song in his work ''

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'' (also known as ''Songbook''), in which he discussed his thoughts on a number of his favourite songs. He attributes the two-minute solo to a depiction of the creative process behind the song. Hornby also suggests that "You Had Time" is an example of a song that, while it may not read as poetry on paper, nevertheless makes for a beautiful song. The song was used in the 2001

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'', as the backdrop to a montage of one of the protagonists' reactions to grief at the breakup of a serious relationship. Swedish musician

Lars Winnerbäck Lars Mattias Winnerbäck (born 19 October 1975) is a Sweden, Swedish singer and songwriter. He was born in Stockholm but spent his childhood in Vidingsjö, Linköping, where he attended Katedralskolan (Linköping), Katedralskolan. He moved bac ...

has recorded a version of the song. Translated into Swedish, the song is called "Du hade tid"https://genius.com/Lars-winnerback-du-hade-tid-lyrics and can be found on Winnerbäck's 2001 album ''Singel''.

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