"King" is a song by British synth-pop trio Years & Years from their debut s… Read Full Bio ↴"King" is a song by British synth-pop trio Years & Years from their debut studio album Communion. It was originally released as a single on 3 February 2015. The song was released in the United Kingdom as a digital download on 1 March 2015 through Polydor Records.

The song entered at the top of the UK Singles Chart with a combined sales-streaming figure of 101,000 copies, making it Years & Years' first number-one single. Internationally, "King" peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, the Republic of Ireland and Switzerland.

In an interview with Rolling Stone, frontman Olly Alexander said: "When we recorded (the song), no one felt good about it. It sounds lame! And we could never fix it. We shelved it for awhile. When we came back to it, we just took a different approach: 'Let's try to make it an Eighties dance-pop track.' And we just started out with that, cut it all up, arranged it. Used that balearic flute vibe, like a bird in the forest." Synth player Mikey Goldsworthy revealed that the backing track "(is) actually Olly's voice sampled and fucked up."

"King" was released as the album's fourth single on 27 February 2015. The song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, with a combined sales-streaming figure of 101,000 copies, and reached number three on the Irish Singles Chart. Alexander has stated many times that the song has a much darker meaning: "I was going out with a guy that was kind of a douche bag, but I still really liked him". He further stated "I know lots of people can related to this. It's a song about how it feels good to be treated badly by someone".

King
years & years Lyrics

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I caught you watching me under the light
Can I realign?
They say it's easy to leave you behind
I don't wanna try

Cut cover, take that test
Hold courage to your chest
Don't wanna wait for you

Don't wanna have to lose
All that I've compromised
To feel another high
I've got to keep it down tonight

And oh, oh, oh
I was a king under your control
And oh, oh, oh
I wanna feel like you've let me go
So let me go

Don't you remember how I used to like
Being on the line?
I dreamed you dreamed of me calling out my name
Is it worth the price?

Cut cover, take that test
Hold courage to your chest
Don't wanna wait for you
Don't wanna have to lose
All that I've compromised
To feel another high
I've got to keep it down tonight

And oh, oh, oh
I was a king under your control
And oh, oh, oh
I wanna feel like you've let me go

I had to break myself to carry on
No love and no admission
Take this from me tonight
Oh-oh, let's fight
Oh-oh, let's fight
Oh-oh, let's fight
Oh-oh-oh

And oh, oh, oh
I was a king under your control
And oh, oh, oh
I wanna feel like you've let me go
So let me go

Let go, let go, let go of everything
Let go, let go, let go of everything

Let go, let go, let go of everything
Let go, let go, let go of everything

Overall Meaning

The song "King" by Years & Years is a reflection on a past relationship where the singer was under their partner's control. The opening lines "I caught you watching me under the light, can I realign?" suggests a sense of vulnerability and desire for control. The singer doesn't want to let go of their partner, but at the same time, they don't want to lose their sense of self under their partner's power. The repeated line "I was a king under your control" underscores this theme of subjugation, but the singer longs to be free, as seen in "I wanna feel like you've let me go, so let me go".

The chorus references the power dynamic in the relationship, with the singer using the metaphor of a king to depict their partner's control. They want to feel liberated from the hold their ex had on them, like a king who has been overthrown. The verses again mention taking a test and holding courage, which imply that the singer is trying to assert themselves in the relationship, but is struggling to do so without losing what they compromise for their partner.

Overall, "King" is a song about a relationship where one partner has too much power and the other is struggling to maintain their identity. The singer gives the impression that the relationship ultimately reached a breaking point, and now they are fighting for their freedom and to reclaim themselves.

Line by Line Meaning

I caught you watching me under the light
I noticed you watching me in the open, in plain sight.

Can I realign?
Can we both get back on the same page?

They say it's easy to leave you behind
People claim it's effortless to move on from you.

I don't wanna try
But I don't want to attempt to do so.

Cut cover, take that test
Get yourself ready and face the challenge head-on.

Hold courage to your chest
Be brave and keep a brave face.

Don't wanna wait for you
I don't want to delay my life for you anymore.

Don't wanna have to lose
I don't want to suffer a loss in anyway and move on.

All that I've compromised
Everything I have given up to stay with you.

To feel another high
To experience something better than my current state.

I've got to keep it down tonight
I need to stay calm to focus on what's ahead of me.

And oh, oh, oh
The chorus of the song which talks about the singer's desire for freedom.

I was a king under your control
Under your influence, I was like royalty.

I wanna feel like you've let me go
I wish to feel that you have allowed me to leave.

So let me go
Please set me free.

Don't you remember how I used to like
Do you recall how I enjoyed living life on the edge?

Being on the line?
In the sense of taking a risk or putting oneself in danger.

I dreamed you dreamed of me calling out my name
I imagined that you too dream about me, calling out to you.

Is it worth the price?
Is staying with you worth the sacrifices I have to make?

I had to break myself to carry on
I had to endure a lot of pain and suffering to move forward with life.

No love and no admission
I have no love for you anymore and no intention of returning.

Take this from me tonight
Let me get rid of my pain and grief tonight.

Oh-oh, let's fight
It's time to confront and battle our problems.

Let go, let go, let go of everything
It's time to let go of everything holding me back.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave
Written by: Oliver Alexander Thornton, Michael Thomas Goldsworthy, Resul Emre Turkmen, Mark Stuart Ralph, Andrew Smith

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@stevethea5250

50w↑127

King Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I caught you watching me under the light
Can I realign?
They say it’s easy to leave you behind
I don’t wanna try

[Pre-Chorus]
Cut cover, take that test
Hold courage to your chest
Don’t wanna wait for you
Don’t wanna have to lose all that I've compromised
To feel another high
I’ve got to keep it down tonight

[Chorus]
And, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
I was a king under your control
And, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
I wanna feel like you've let me go
So let me go

[Verse 2]
Don’t you remember how I used to like being on the line?
I dreamed you dreamed of me calling out my name
Is it worth the price?

[Pre-Chorus]
Cut cover, take that test
Hold courage to your chest
Don’t wanna wait for you
Don’t wanna have to lose all that I've compromised
To feel another high
I’ve got to keep it down tonight

[Chorus]
And, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
I was a king under your control
And, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
I wanna feel like you've let me go

[Bridge]
I had to break myself to carry on
No love and no admission
Take this from me tonight
Oh-oh, let's fight
Oh-oh-oh, let's fight
Oh-oh, let's fight
Oh-oh-oh

[Chorus]
And, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
I was a king under your control
And, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
I wanna feel like you’ve let me go
So let me go
[Outro]
Let go, let go, let go of everything
Let go, let go, let go of everything
Let go, let go, let go of everything
Let go, let go, let go of everything

@laurahall9306

7y↑1.4K

I caught you watching me under the light
Can I realign?
They say it's easy to leave you behind
I don't want to try

Cut cover, take that test
Hold courage to your chest
Don't wanna wait for you
Don't wanna have to lose
All that I compromised to feel another high
I've got to keep it down tonight

And oh oh oh, I was a king under your control
And oh oh oh, I want to feel like you've let me go
So let me go

Don't you remember how I used to like being on the line
I dreamed you dreamed of me, calling out my name
Is it worth the price?

Cut cover, take that test
Hold courage to your chest
Don't want to wait for you
Don't want to have to lose
All that I compromised to feel another high
I've got to keep it down tonight

And oh oh oh, I was a king under your control
And oh oh oh, I want to feel like you've let me go

I had to break myself to carry on
No longer, no admission
Take this from me tonight
Oh let's fight, oh let's fight
Oh let's fight, oh

And oh oh oh, I was a king under your control
And oh oh oh, I want to feel like you've let me go
So let me go

Let go, let go, let go of everything
Let go, let go, let go of everything
Let go, let go, let go of everything
Let go, let go, let go of everything

@theharshtruthoutthere

@@freyadunn8734 The nonsenses many believe in:
- visiting moon and mars and that there are billions of years.
- TV programs (the news channels) and schools share truth.
- bible is man written.
- the old devil with the fallens are myth.
- believe what ever you want, live as you want , you`d be still in heaven.
- humans aint sinners in need of SALVATION.
- voting matters and governments care.
- UFOs come and snap souls away, and not the BLESSED HOPE FOR CHRISTIANS, THE RAPTURE.
- gender is changeable and that humans are created by Baphomet, who is the devil who didn`t exist.
- MASONS aint the biggest and worst perverts in need of exposing.
- believing in past lives and that we born again and again into this real.

So, why souls, why do many believe in these nonsenses?

Truth, which we do not like:
- there is no billions of years, there is only 6000 years.
- The UFOs have always been the FALLEN ANGELS. Fallen angels and the devil is not a myth.
- there is no planets, there is only plane knows as EARTH.
- there is no cosmos, there is HELL - EARTH - WATERS - THE KINGDOM OF GOD.
- buddah was wrong, for all man is : Hebrews 9:27
- there is no evolution, there is the CREATIONS OF GOD.
- there is no humans being only carnal being, there is HUMANS - being created after the image of GOD. (Human being = SPIRIT BEING).
- the reality is not that live however you like, you still be in heaven. The reality is, COME TO REPENTANCE - BORN AGAIN, DO THE WILL OF GOD = THE NARROW ROAD TO HEAVEN.
Matthew 7:21
- the only way to HEAVEN is through the only begotten SON OF GOD: John 14:6
- There Is a choosing we all must do: Deuteronomy 30:19 , Joshua 24:15
- humans were created by GOD, in 2 genders, we either were made to be males or females.

The truth we don`t like:
- we are sinners who are called to repentance and to born again, Luke 13:5 , John 3:7
- we are called back home with renewed minds and hearts, yet many shall reject the calling and perish into the torment.
- we live under demonic power, the evil spirits in high places: Ephesians 6:12
- there is a risk to be a lukewarm and a cast away. Revelation 3:15 , Luke 9:25
- the final A.I shall be humans themselves, Spirits in-prisoned into the machine, wishing to die, yet no death for them. Revelation 9:6
- as time pass by, there be more and more betrayals, among families:
¤ son against his father, father against his son,
¤ daughter against her mother, mother against her daughter,
¤ mother in law against daughter in law
……Micah 7:6 , Matthew 10:35 ,
Luke 12:53
- be not friend with this world but rather:
Ephesians 5:11

- Christianity is reality.

The truth we don`t like:
- TVs keep the whole mankind under MK MIND CONTROL.
- there is none trans nor gay, all of it are the consequence from THE MK ULTRA MIND CONTROL.
- there is soon the greatest lie again played with mankind: THE PROJECT BLUE BEAM.
- we are deceived 24/7/365 through TV programs /news) and through wicked people.
- we live in a BABYLON from which all are called to come out. Revelation 18:4
- without the studying and reading the BIBLE, we then only deceive others, as we also then are deceived ourselves: 2 Timothy 3:13
- all worldly holidays are pagan.
- fame and riches come only through the deal with the devil.
- PRIDE keeps us blind and deaf. Mark 8:18
- generations of humans are destroyed because: Hosea 4:6
- dealing with the BIBLE gives us: John 8:32 (TRUTH AND FREEDOM and SALVATION) as we:
Psalms 55:16 , Psalms 145:18

@theyoggy2555

4y↑555

LYRICS:
I caught you watching me under the light
Can I realign?
They say it's easy to leave you behind
I don't want try

Cut cover, take that test
Hold courage to your chest
Don't wanna wait for you
Don't wanna have to lose
All that I've compromised
to feel another high
I've got to keep it down tonight

And oh, oh, oh
I was a king under your control
And oh, oh, oh
I wanna feel like you've let me go
So let me go

Don't you remember how I used to like
Being on the line?
I dreamed you dreamed of me calling out my name
Is it worth the price?

Cut cover, take that test
Hold courage to your chest
Don't wanna wait for you
Don't wanna have to lose
All that I've compromised
to feel another high
I've got to keep it down tonight

And oh, oh, oh
I was a king under your control
And oh, oh, oh
I wanna feel like you've let me go

I had to break myself to carry on
No love and no admission
Take this from me tonight
Oh, let's fight
Oh, let's fight
Oh, let's fight
Oh

And oh, oh, oh
I was a king under your control
And oh, oh, oh
I wanna feel like you've let me go
So let me go

Let go, let go, let go of everything
Let go, let go, let go of everything
Let go, let go, let go of everything
Let go, let go, let go of everything

@vernoxik

6y↑275

Enjoy the lyrics :)

I caught you watching me under the light
Can I realign?
They say it’s easy to leave you behind
I don’t wanna try

Cut cover, take that test
Hold courage to your chest
Don’t wanna wait for you
Don’t wanna have to lose
All that I've compromised to feel another high
I’ve got to keep it down tonight

And oh, oh, oh
I was a king under your control
And oh, oh, oh
I wanna feel like you’ve let me go
So let me go

Don’t you remember how I used to like
Being on the line?
I dreamed you dreamed of me calling out my name
Is it worth the price?

Cut cover, take that test
Hold courage to your chest
Don’t wanna wait for you
Don’t wanna have to lose
All that I've compromised to feel another high
I’ve got to keep it down tonight

And oh, oh, oh
I was a king under your control
And oh, oh, oh
I wanna feel like you’ve let me go

I had to break myself to carry on
No love and no admission
Take this from me tonight
Oh, let’s fight
Oh, let’s fight
Oh, let’s fight
Oh...

And oh, oh, oh
I was a king under your control
And oh, oh, oh
I wanna feel like you’ve let me go
So let me go

Let go, let go, let go of everything
Let go, let go, let go of everything
Let go, let go, let go of everything
Let go, let go, let go of everything

All comments from YouTube:

@yasuke5578

3y↑25.5K

I know your doing an old song marathon.

@chrisshanaz

3y↑271

No I just clicked on the wrong King song 😂😂😂

@majabak9408

3y↑101

Yess 🤣

@ClarkTheArchermage

3y↑210

bro omfg i feel so called out LOLOLOL jesus christ that is so accurate hahahaha

@han_westy

3y↑70

thats me rn lol

@anabia7630

3y↑73

this is very specific

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@olly_alexander

9y↑10.2K

Ryan got in touch a while ago to say he was a fan of our music, I'd been an admirer of his work so we met up and we instantly hit it off. As a band we've always wanted to use choreography in a video - something that was a bit more unusual and I knew Ryan would be the guy to work with. The initial idea came from the meaning of the song, feeling controlled by somebody and wanting them to let you go. We were lucky enough to shoot the video in LA with a bunch of ridiculously talented and nice people, I'm really thankful to all the crew, Nadia for her excellent directing eyes, Ryan, and all the dancers who did such a great job!

@maiastonem6490

9y↑38

Cuties!

@oscarbarrera7128

9y↑17

This was AMAZING! You guys continue surprising me :D

@julietarpgaarderiksen2187

9y↑31

Oh you are just SO amazing! Fucking love you<3 <3 You´r songs are my favourites :)

@sm9302

9y↑1

Hi humongous fan if you don't mind can you check my fan account on Instagram its @yearsandyearsusa or my main @potato_hugs!!! SHANK YOU...
it would mean a lot!

@karinaberrones8834

9y↑7

Love you, guys. You're amazing!!!! <3

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@user-ck1zz4kh9h

4w↑24

I'm 62 , heard it for the first time this morning, superb !

@lolaaa.7

how’ve you not heard this before!it was massive here!❤

@Andrea-NDR

6w↑351

Who's listening in 2024? Still a banger ❤

@SewerynSikorski

6w↑1

Yes

@user-mn8oy6vv7x

5w↑1

Amo esta canción ❤

@RaiiDe

Ready

@StevenBucknall

5w↑1

don't do drugs

@tazzadazza2502

Yes

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@davidharcosmit829

4y↑11.2K

I feel like most people forgot that this song existed

@dayane_nutri

4y↑104

Not me

@ryanwaite5393

4y↑250

i’ve had this song stuck in my head for like 3 years but i just could not remember any of the lyrics or the name of the song but i finally found it

@fluffyfu6248

4y↑17

Not me

@BlueBino_

4y↑47

I forgot it then found it again through Spotify. I'm really happy I've found it again

@Deamentron

4y↑9

never.

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@sophiax5488

3y↑5.3K

these type of songs will never get old.

@olucha.klucha

3y↑17

True😌😫

@olucha.klucha

3y↑10

@Yan Quentin Makila Lokiyo same🥺🦋

@Mila-eu9kc

3y↑10

when i was the 666th like😏

@HeyGuysBeRespectfulYAYAYAYAYA

3y↑15

I KNOW!!!!! i still listen to this after 6 years!

@HeyGuysBeRespectfulYAYAYAYAYA

3y↑1

Thats got nothing to do with this video

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@itsflyfo

40w↑1.2K

I was 13 when I first listened to this.
Now I'm 21, this song has accompanied me for 8 years (and years)

@sineady6159

40w↑19

Exactly the same, I'm 21 now and still love this!

@vion560

40w↑6

Barras

@Timmy_vdCouch

40w↑3

same here🦝

@hiltonlavigne7674

36w↑1

Ya estas rukaaa mana

@P1tucha_PT

36w↑3

im 13 rn😢

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@anggeldelacruz4999

11w↑347

2024 ?! The real king❤

@vhice7057

11w↑1

yes sir

@sasabinoo

11w↑1

yea

@hellenanyango3309

10w

Am here with you 😂

@flixzy_vfx

10w↑2

I think their a queen

@anacarolinacamargo7570

❤🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷😍😍🎉🎉🎉🎉

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@maria5737

4y↑8.1K

the nostalgia hits hard with this song

@emmalalala7662

4y↑23

hero's soup omg Stay 🥺

@maria5737

4y↑8

@@emmalalala7662 hii stay☺️

@jessicalynch5852

4y↑24

Very true....NOSTALGIA is the word....

@whatbraincell5136

4y↑2

Woo stayy

@CarlosRodriguez-me9uj

4y↑3

Yes

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@risab6280

4y↑3.3K

can't believe this was 5 years ago...let that sink in(7 years now)

@lokistockwell

4y↑32

Ikr this came out when I was ten it’s weird being 15 😂

@knobletosyt3709

4y↑8

R sim feels like only yesterday I first heard this. Though it was almost five years ago

@somebodythatyouusedtoknow6996

4y↑4

i literally forgot about this song LMAO

@xyzk7986

4y↑1

@Jonathan Losito I'm too

@yue7760

4y↑1

it feels like such a recent song omg what

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@Mansbadi

18w↑391

I always wanted to see them at Eurovision and now, after 8 years he’s finally doing itttt I can’t expect nothing but an excellent song by him. One of my favourite artists ever! Best of luck Olly & The UK 🇬🇧❤

@ashtray2718

18w

What song is being performed

@Nancysmidt

18w

@@ashtray2718, ещё нет информации, Олли давал интервью и сказал что это будет электронный и танцевальный поп

@valentinobb293

18w↑2

@@ashtray2718 Not released yet. Maybe in January

@svietlanaromero1280

18w↑4

He is representing the esence of uk pop song, is incredible live and I expect a wonderful song

@bermondsey548428

18w↑3

No he is not he is getting barred for is anti israel stance

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@ChananCastro

4w↑6

Al muchacho que no le gusta el marketing con tantos cantantes sobrevalorados allá afuera y usted quiere estar en bajo perfíl, usted es el rey ❤🎉

@Whiponized

4y↑4K

Nostalgia is the best and worst feeling at the same time

@5.m110

4y↑58

I can relate I’m going through that moment now

@Whiponized

4y↑9

5.M1 yeah

@talkswithvigy7860

4y↑4

Oxymoron right here😅😂

@margaretphillips616

4y↑2

Fr tho

@Whiponized

4y↑3

Margaret Phillips yes Margaret you are very wise young lady :)

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@TangoMinecraft

3y↑2.6K

R.I.P to the guy who heard this on the radio but can’t find it.

@purplebrownie6222

3y↑49

twas once me

@davidkonevky7372

3y↑23

should have downloaded Shazam I guess

@keneilwerene9507

3y↑16

they’re struggling rn I’m sure 😂😂trying to find it only knowing the melody

@lingxi344

3y↑11

Lol I just always search up the chorus and it’ll appear on google haha 😸😸

@adwaithhemanth

3y↑13

i actually found this in the radio and had to search "i was a king under your control" in the search bar lmao...its pretty clear so i think people can do it too

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@nikoschar7351

18w↑103

I am very happy that Olly will represent the UK at Eurovision 2024! We will support him! He is so talented. Good luck from Greece!

@labutis1215

18w↑1

Kind of unfair to send an international Superstar into Eurovision. If UK doesn't win then IDK

@xromyx

17w↑5

@@labutis1215sweden won again with loreen so other countries also start sending popular artists

@guillermolayola8993

12w

Winner Italy. Second G.B.

@koetsi1978

4w↑3

What a voice, very emotional and pure!

@zalzlaa

4y↑4.7K

I searched for "OOOOOOOOOoooOOOOOOOOOoooOOOOOOOOOooOOO" and it didn't help at all. Well thank god for shazam

@bhanuprakash-wl4td

4y↑66

😂😂😂

@user-yh3ww5qz9n

4y↑155

i searched for "say ho ho ho im the king of the underground so let me go" and it worked lol

@Sadhrita2002

4y↑22

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@tonywalker1954

4y↑14

😭😂😂😂😂😂😂

@Shk.x19

4y↑9

😆

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@unconventionalworldofrock

2y↑3.5K

I really do miss 2015. A completely different vibe. I was 12 and so carefree. Now I'm almost 19 and things are so much different.

@Mario-eo3ws

2y↑139

yeah bro it is.... im 24 now and things changed in life so hard hahah

@marianamichelle4502

2y↑50

Same age.

@starr2870

2y↑59

remember hearing this on a uk channel when i was about 12 i absolutely loved it and remember playing it everyday.. fast forward i’m going to turn 18 this year 😭

@debbiegon13

2y↑64

hahahah wait until you are 32 like me. It sucks to be an adult

@spookydude24

2y↑24

Oh you're in a long road ahead of you. I miss 2018 like crazy and I was 20... So just imagine. It's not even like I'm old though lmao. 2015 was a great year, no denying that though.

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@bigshaq2000

34w↑118

A message to the future generations:
Don't let this song die. Masterpiece! 🔥🔥🔥

@drew3434

15w

Facts playing it in 2024

@DannyToJa

18w↑218

Can't wait to see him at the Eurovision!!! Good luck from Poland 🔥✌

@Justsouknowihatelikebeggars

17w↑5

Good luck from United Kingdom! I thought Blanka was great this year! And I wish for us to do well too! 🇬🇧🤝🇵🇱

@user-ti3ko1dc6j

15w↑5

United Kingdom deserves to win Eurovision song contest

@swietlanapawlak2579

13w

Super muza!!!!

@user-jr4zq7xm5q

@@Justsouknowihatelikebeggars You mean Luna? 😂 Bejba was last year

@Tote0311

1y↑2.7K

the synths and vocals in this track are OUT OF THIS WORLD, who still listening in 2023?

@lelandshewell7638

1y↑12

@mellinaaaa

1y↑16

Just found it in 2023 💁‍♀️

@silviatarifa4480

1y↑9

ME of course

@j4k3j5FatBalls

1y↑11

@@mellinaaaa HOW

@lewislequellenec4371

1y↑1

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@caitlyn6303

4y↑4K

Oh how the world has changed since this was released...

@DavidGilbert1968

4y↑14

:(:::::::::::::::::::

@delrasshial7200

4y↑85

The world was a genuine better place to live in..

@Fatherkol

4y↑10

No shit sherlock

@yolixruz9987

4y↑8

Que mal plan 😱😂😂

@RandomWeeb

4y↑3

Yeah :(

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@TheRedDevil_NC

40w↑156

This is one of those songs you remember exactly when it came out and what it meant to you in the moment no matter how old it is. All the best to everyone still listening to it

@stevethea5250

50w↑127

@jayjays4844

23w↑3

Thaaanks! 😊

@andreiataborda2232

6w↑1

❤

@mix_devilz3971

3y↑14.6K

Don’t worry. You’re not the only one listening to this masterpiece in 2021

( edit: thank you for all the comments and likes and still in 2022!!)

@amyfallows984

3y↑121

thank god I’m still sat here in 2021 singing, ohhhhhh, ohhh, ohhh

@elloo3258

3y↑47

Fam this is such a jam🕺🏼🕺🏼

@ThatChrissyGirl

3y↑13

💚

@tonyk7387

3y↑27

Bro almost daily

@goreadabook5834

3y↑33

YESSS it gives me so much nostalgia

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@tylerdurdenlover9996

4y↑5.4K

if you’re here in 2021, congrats! You have a great music taste.

@IM4fLEX

4y↑17

I just came now to listen to thisand hey

@aislingannmoran7983

4y↑5

Brilliant song how I found it I don't know

@paulyoung9132

4y↑10

All of us are in 2020

@alisonbarnett1475

4y↑6

Play this almost daily - sublime.....

@xlipeyt

4y↑3

I heard the Song 2015, didnt now his Song and remembered the Lyrics 2019 and found it.

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@vellichords

18w↑46

this song always gives me goosebumps - his vocals are so soulful, and the melody of the song, particularly the synth, is just so beautiful. idk why but it’s always felt nostalgic somehow, even when I first heard it

@MR14official

18w↑35

Never thought upon hearing this song so many years ago that this dude would be our representative at Eurovision. Best of luck to Olly next year!

@AdrianPatron

3y↑2.9K

2021 anyone? Fucking legends

@chiarad.2023

3y↑14

Always and forever!

@blazzo_2635

3y↑5

Yessir

@deathtrapsnap

3y↑7

Yup. Seen olly on the ad for its a sin and was like "how did they drop from my radar?" So reliving my jam sessions XD

@kao6234

3y↑4

We made it :)

@ttt6402

3y↑1

Here, yeah!

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@JennaMarbles

9y↑19.7K

You guys slay my life so hard. Love.

@AngelMellow

9y↑127

OMGG

@rlaceyification

9y↑53

Ikr! Also love your videos ❤️

@pauliusd6505

9y↑102

Wait, Jenna Marbles...say whaaaaaaaaaaa

@wtbap26

9y↑58

Ermagherd!! Jenna! starts fangirling

@Lowpoxm

9y↑7

Agreed

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@meltayy

18w↑46

Cannot believe he is going to Eurovision!! Good luck king 🫶🏼

@betoooox

4w↑5

2024 and the feeling is exactly the same!

@floffos

3y↑2.6K

It's crazy how many people come back to this everyday. This song is legendary.

@rubisvz4366

3y↑11

still here

@lordkord2021

3y↑10

Legend wait for it... daryyyy

@freeamerica2938

3y↑1

Heeeey! Could you take a look at my New Summer Mix? I am new on YT, so I would be very grateful for your opinion! :) If you could click like-button and subscribe as well, that would mean a world to me. https://youtu.be/hpd2wyh2ULM

@francarrascothesaucelegend6044

@jainespereira

Yeess! ❤️😍

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@TheDjole90New

9y↑1.7K

I'm like obsessed with this song!

@theoneandonlyunivocalsquar3304

***** same

@jessicabullock3902

Me too

@Joseph10234

Djole90 me too!!!!

@isabelmoore3681

9y↑1

jessica bullock its my fav song

@princessboom4280

9y↑1

***** an addiction

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@relebohileramabodu

7w↑73

2024, anyone?

@sebvasvtian

me.

@TemoreQ

@snowfurious3482

Yeah

@Krushd74

4w↑1

Yep, just came from watching Olly’s Eurovision entry and I needed to listen to this!

@Michipeachypeace

😂❤yup

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@Fwogsbreath

4w↑2

This is my favourite song ever... It has regret, but power and freedom, but love ❤

@OkRoomer123-

3y↑2.6K

The fact that this comment section is alive after 6+ years is amazing

@vilter1431

3y↑16

The time when songs had Soul

@rapideverythingtm3258

3y↑2

Room Shambles Takt

@TheTruth-fs5yp

3y↑3

Years and years it will be played for lol

@Lampi_tm

3y↑1

And he is still a QT after 6+ years!

@taylorheart4018

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💛💙💜💚💚💚

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@lame_sk

5y↑5.4K

This song is still very nice 🔥 who's still listening in 2019?

@ayalasela5727

5y↑3

@user-cq8hc1ph3r

5y↑3

I mee

@tegrqbruh4158

5y↑3

nearly everyday on Spotify. such a good song.

@brigidmcnally6196

5y↑2

listening rn

@filipmarko

5y↑1

25.4 2019

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@yvettecooper8163

6w↑7

He looks like a teenager in that song.I also want to say i love your song Olly I hope you do good in the eurovision😊

@giancarlo5316

Perfect twink beauty, he was 23 but look like 17 ... he could be another Timothee Chalamet but lost the chance already, he is a very good actor 😊 remember at Penny Dreadful series 🧏🏻‍♂️

@Charls_Died

7w↑51

hello eurovision fans who wanted to feel nostalgia

@babygirl9787

4y↑2.4K

One minute of silence for The People Who are still searching The Name of this song

@tojifps3591

4y↑14

@blackiefontaine9562

4y↑27

It’s not that hard to find, you don’t necessarily need the exact name just type in for example “I wanna feel so let me go” 👍😂

@hansroberts2574

4y↑7

Ikr do you know what I had to type??

@lovexya555

4y↑49

it took me 4 years LMAO

@davidkramer154

4y↑12

I was one of them but now i finally found it

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@laurahall9306

7y↑1.4K

@nairale9127

7y↑9

Laura Hall thanks

@Lalalqnd

7y↑4

Laura Hall thxxxxx dear

@laurahall9306

7y↑6

❤❤

@sergiobanda979

7y↑1

Laura Hall hello

@nielsdamgaard9933

Laura Hall 🖤

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@dystopian.mp4

18w↑49

Anyone here after he announced on Stricly come Dancing he will represent UK for Eurovision? 🇬🇧

@sarahkelly7328

4w↑5

I’m literally playing this on repeat for weeks lately ❤

@kellybendry1617

4w↑1

Seriously 😂😂😂😅

@mannygasson452

3y↑1.8K

It’s been Years and Years since i’ve heard this song

@chelsie5287

3y↑13

LMFAO

@imstrife

3y↑5

Sigh.

@samisikdar5417

3y↑1

Sad but very true

@naomicomfort2900

3y↑2

@MU FC funny x

@lol-cd9kk

3y↑3

@MU FC get out.

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@dieseelena1182

7y↑2.5K

So many good memories.

@dannybeeallen9849

7y↑6

diese Elena +1

@MrBibi86

7y↑11

the song came out 2 years ago!! seriously!

@paulinafrost2340

7y↑6

So many bad memories.

@shea5719

7y↑17

😢good but sad at the same time

@alfredgeorge7692

7y↑5

MrBibi86 What the hell does that matter!?

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@milorossi7916

5w↑7

Im so glad that this song is not on tiktok

@cutecatplaysgames

5w↑2

Why

@bamf6603

4w↑1

not from tiktok*

@Coronavirusny

If it goes on tiktok it will go viral again

@vsevolod7011

18w↑20

It's great that Olly Alexander will represent the UK at the ESC next year! 😍 Good luck ❤️

@user-ti3ko1dc6j

14w↑2

United Kingdom deserves to win Eurovision song contest this year

@user-ti3ko1dc6j

13w↑2

United Kingdom deserves to win Eurovision song contest this year

@natalieperkausova8217

5y↑652

He's so naturally beautiful. His face is so frustratingly perfect and symmetrical, his skin is so clean. He is just ethereal.

@n1kxta

5y↑48

Do you want his face to be triangular?

@skillzgaming4839

5y↑16

@@n1kxta lmao

@itshighnoon3090

5y↑8

when you have no taste.

@LosPotatoes142

5y↑1

natalie perkausova omg wow who gives a shait

@LosPotatoes142

5y↑1

Moonspell how?

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@333ryansmith

7y↑3.9K

i love the entire communion album. years & years needa make it big asap

@jaylahjones2075

6y↑1

Ryan Smith same!

@soupalot

6y↑34

They made it big when this song came out two years ago..!

@tomson9714

6y↑2

Ryan Smith hello bro ♡

@byronarnaoutoglou8425

Guys do you know if the members of the band are reachable through social network? As in private messaging them? I'm not talkiing about hypothetically but something you've seen it happening or you have heard of. Would you suggest Instagram, Twitter, Fb? On fb, there is notation that they "practically reply within few hours" so I don't know if this makes it a better choice.
P.S I have no illusions about the ones answering being really them but even someone who manages their social media gives a chance of forwarding them.

@jeffthekiller8723

Ryan Smith love it

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@odettey

8w↑46

Who's here bcs of Eurovision and nostalgia?

@johnnyspie

7w↑5

I was like "that artist reminds me of something" and then it hit me😂

@Crystallium

6w↑1

me ☝️

@MillyThimaras

3y↑332

He is literally amazing in "It's A Sin". What a talent!!!!!!!!!

@rileysimpson1689

3y↑12

That show has been my life for the past 12h omg

@MillyThimaras

@@rileysimpson1689 😂 I know right !!

@raficutler28

@@rileysimpson1689 ahhhh its soooooo goood

@missdoglover1644

3y↑2

Just started to watch it now 👍🏻

@MillyThimaras

@@missdoglover1644 Thoughts?

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@__murasubs1225

1y↑1.8K

Guys, don't let your inner kid die, no matter how old we become or if the kid has been killed, what matters is that we can always resurrect them!

@Theke4

1y↑7

@freyadunn8734

1y↑11

Okay mate

@theharshtruthoutthere

@ntahlae8206

1y↑2

wot?

@tonypatino1765

1y↑1

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@riley420

5w↑7

Finally found this song after years of searching

@wolfgangvan-uber6515

6w↑9

2015 doesn’t feel like 9 years ago. Damn time flies.

@User48PL

Exactly..

@shubhamu3096

3y↑1.9K

2015-oooooooooooo.
2021-oooooooooooo.

@jinhang5798

3y↑2

lol

@froylanfuentes1388

3y↑1

lol

@johnchumba2263

3y↑1

@@jinhang5798 naj

@amyfallows984

3y↑4

loll and I’m still say here going ohhhhhhh, ohhhhhhh

@thematrix9303

YES

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@emikozeshi

5y↑2.4K

Nobody cares if 2019 or 2222. This keeps being a masterpiece

@piranha6224

shure!!! =P

@moroamagonzalez9604

Same

@jamesfield1674

Anthem

@AmicusAdastra

5y↑2

but the good memories are not the same 2015 to me was butter than 2019...

@darrelsdiamonds3353

@@AmicusAdastra butter lol. Spreading the love :)

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@SmitZed

4w↑3

Excellent Ollie, still a tuuune that allows you to blast those massive lungs of yours, you have an awesome voice x

@Heyfellowtwink

18w↑57

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU WILL BE ON EUROVISION I LOVE YOU

@BadgyalGG

18w

So so proud of him!!!!!

@antoinettekapitao1923

3y↑687

This song brings so much memories. When life was great :(

@christinehasse3345

3y↑36

Me too...2015 was a great year, seems to be a different world 🙁

@no-vo3hb

3y↑20

Same bro this was released when I started secondary school and I just miss it so much :(((

@mihailorinbortos5721

3y↑2

Joy laugh life is too beautiful to be upset

@GeraldTheCat

3y↑2

Dude I was like 9-10 and now I’m 16 it’s been way to long

@mythicaldon-tay4308

Me 16 to

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@sophieross3082

2y↑2.3K

Don’t worry. You’re not the only one listening to this masterpiece in 2022

@4shhxqr648

2y↑3

lol!

@fatufatu

2y↑22

Niggas on their way to write “who’s watching in 2022?” on any song over a million views as soon as january 1st drops 🏃

@sophieross3082

2y↑1

@@fatufatu 🥱🥱

@zzzocker2195

2y↑5

Pov you just want likes and copy the top comment

@sophieross3082

2y↑3

@@zzzocker2195 oh my god get it queen💁‍♀️ i only have 100 likes, why you scrolling so much on this video? POV you want likes so leave hate on random comments x

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@Fred-zk3wv

14w↑16

I remember when this came out and it was on my top play list. I had friends that lived about 3 hours away from me in Toronto and whenever I drove to visit them I would intentionally use the back roads on the country side with my car sun roof wide opened, blasting this song plus my other favorites. This list also included echosmith "cool kids". 2014 to 2015 were great years for new music.

@marwingillett1452

4w↑3

The choreography isn’t talked about enough!! 🗣🗣

@ryanbrownie4634

1y↑908

8 years ago ?? its timeless songs like this that make you appreciate good music...great song

@vandross6674

49w↑3

Same thought bro 🇰🇪

@StevenForrest1980

48w

@@vandross6674 Imagine being sexually abused at 7 and then waiting until about this time to report it.....sent the cunt down for 18 months x this song was my home

@ryanbrownie4634

48w↑3

@@vandross6674 🇰🇪😁

@davidnaymark6109

46w↑1

So true)

@mrstephenpariah

43w↑1

It's pretty much just La Isla Bonita sped up.

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@besma-hl8bh

4y↑4.5K

2020 anyone ? !

@Waethelia

4y↑47

Nah, I'm vibing in 2021 mate.

@vitus66

4y↑3

Wow

@carmensnew

4y↑3

Yep

@apache_attack_helicopter4462

4y↑8

Nah man chilling in 10.000 bc

@mumuisthere

4y↑2

Yesss

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@shoval222xd4

18w↑24

Can’t believe he’s gonna be at Eurovision

@ivanvujcic

11w

By which song?

@hananetounarti1253

9w↑1

@@ivanvujcic dizzy

@ninadnevrekar

5w↑3

I was about 15 y/o when I first listened to this song. Somehow over the years it got lost from my memory however in my mind I used to sing to the rhythm, not knowing exactly what its name was. Now after 9 yrs I finally came across it again. Makes me nostalgic and remember all those days 🥹🫂

@lightjaneq7630

5y↑3.9K

2015: perfect
2016: perfect
2017: perfect
2018: perfect
2019: perfect
2020: perfect
2021: perfect
2022: perfect
2023: perfect

@almostblack5490

5y↑8

yesss

@TheFuryKnight

5y↑6

Yes bro

@keinsterbenswort

5y↑8

Amen.

@samuelirumva2241

5y↑12

2020: trash

@fabianteurich3887

5y↑2

Your Profile Pic is my Screensaver lol

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@lewisappleton9260

18w↑41

Need this kind of hit for Eurovision

@aygulaliyarova6805

29w↑12

I used to listen to this song while pregnant and now my son is 5 years old, listening and enjoying it :)

@akashdeb5201

4y↑1K

You forgot about it,didn't you?

No worries, Welcome back.

@cloudylyrics1414

4y↑3

so true 😂

@nautikient2151

4y↑2

Yeah 😂

@RandomWeeb

4y↑2

Yeah...

@tanujamaithi6827

yupp, true then i suddenly recalled it , so i m here😂

@alyssamichelle2435

i love this! lmao

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@KrueMann1992

3y↑856

Who’s here AFTER It’s a Sin, but was here BEFORE It’s A Sin?

@somsomsommer

3y↑11

PERIODDDDDD

@lss74

3y↑2

After

@manuelescobar1003

3y↑4

He's a good actor!! I really love him

@blueocean6082

3y↑5

What sin?

@ashleythevengeboy6012

@@blueocean6082 pissed

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@sn8

36w↑21

I am doing an old song marathon. I can't stop feeling like a 14-16 years kid again... this just hit me. Love it

@Far-D

36w↑1

Same here

@manships_match_of_the_day8486

5w↑3

I believe this is first single released by Years & Years into the mainstream, to me it's a masterpiece and still the best song they've ever done, everything about it is perfection. Catchy beat and great lyrics, can't believe it came out 9 years ago, I remember it coming out like it was yesterday, but there's a saying time waits for no one. Still listening in 2024 and this song will be on my playlist forever.

@noobkiddo6522

3y↑965

I'm here for Nostalgia. Anyone?

@xandergreen33

3y↑2

same

@char142

3y↑6

same i used to be obsessed with this

@michellegallegos6655

3y↑1

Same bro :)

@334mi

3y↑3

Those were times.... :(

@ancabidirean7760

ME TOO MAN THIS BROUGHT SO MANY MEMORIES BACK

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@muhahill3566

8w↑5

this album went so hard back in the day omg the nostalgia

@chazm9603

48w↑8

I came to give my like 8 years later. I discovered this song when I was on holiday in Tel Aviv in 2015, it played in one of the music channels and I was blown aback by how good it made me feel. My goodness me, timeless 🎉🎉🎉🎉.

@hugotinoco9803

8y↑448

i get a nostalgic feeling listening to this song like if heard the beat before

@ArshiyaBarmare

8y↑2

Hugo Tinoco same omg

@TheStacyfergie

Hugo Tinoco OMG YES

@bobswaget4700

Hugo Tinoco sAme!!

@Eli.katsuu

8y↑2

same !!

@lou2288

8y↑1

sameeeeee

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@theyoggy2555

4y↑555

@cracknation6638

4y↑8

N. i. c. e.

@aaryanprem1434

4y↑4

Thank you so much !!!

@samyheath8103

4y↑4

Thanks 😊

@animeclub3439

4y↑2

Its lets fly not lets fight

@aaryanprem1434

4y↑1

@@animeclub3439 srsly Haters Gonna Hate.

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@Abra24as

4w↑3

After 9 years still a banger

@lucasemanoel459

13w↑20

Já estamos em 2024 e essa música ainda encanta multidões, 2015 foi um ano só de hits maravilhosos, um melhor que o outro; eu sou viciado nessa música desde então

@Guido_falco

12w

🙌

@lucasemanoel459

12w

@@Guido_falco🙏

@lucasemanoel459

11w

@@Guido_falco😊

@TheSeriousAnalysist

4y↑2.7K

This song is creepy smhw... no matter the year u are in, it looks like it was released yesterday.... 😕

@yunitatalia2773

4y↑36

And i don't know why

@TheSeriousAnalysist

4y↑8

@@yunitatalia2773 yeah me neither haha 😂😂😂

@davids5871

4y↑9

True

@KostasOkomura

4y↑5

True

@journalsfromdavid

4y↑5

Beauty of chill dance music 💃

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@daviancasmith3039

1y↑607

This song is HIGHLY underrated💯

@richarda1441

1y↑16

it is highly rated.

@sebastianpedersen6828

@@richarda1441 so are you, you sad human being.

@richarda1441

@@sebastianpedersen6828 weirdo

@sebastianpedersen6828

@@richarda1441 so are you, actual nerd

@richarda1441

1y↑2

@@sebastianpedersen6828 proud nerd.

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@SilversonXmusic

18w↑15

I can't believe he'll be representing UK at Eurovision 2024!

@awekeniing

12w↑12

I love how this song makes us feel alive😍

@FATIMA-sl2iw

3y↑979

A moment of silence for those who forgot this song 🥴

@hi-uh6mi

3y↑26

i literally forgot this song existed and then i saw someone on tiktok using it and talking abt the good old days and i just went straight to youtube to hear it😃

@olucha.klucha

3y↑4

@@hi-uh6mi me too😅🥺

@clvqlxss

3y↑2

@@hi-uh6mi me tooo

@VSN_Havoc

3y↑1

@@hi-uh6mi same

@justsafagamer

3y↑1

i forgot it kinda and i was trying to find it on youtube then it came on my recommended videos

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@juliank0106

5w↑5

After 9 years.. I finally found it

@spoodermanthealtreichslaye5798

I know that feeling!

@DDd-oq4rh

5w↑6

Que buena canción 😢 como pasa el tiempo

@danielferenczy9697

2y↑660

This song brings back many memories from 2015. A week long trip to Germany in May with all my highschool classmates, my first kiss and girlfriend in June, late night swims in open air swimming pool, football matches with classmates in July, A 4 day long houseparty in a huge house beside a lake in August where I got to know one of my best friends... Wow life was much more fun back then.

@H0LY_seVen

2y↑32

Sounds like a great time ngl

@cricticalbelievers

2y↑9

Power of some 🎵song's - you know it's that good when it can bring you back memories.

@arminlocker6706

2y↑2

Az a tó a Balaton volt fogadjunk xd

@danielferenczy9697

2y↑2

@@arminlocker6706 igen:Dddd

@user-oy4ki8vb8w

2y↑6

Sounds like a great time🥺

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@anaescobar916

15w↑32

Desde que salió hasta el 2024 sigue siendo mi canción favorita❤

@mauricioruiz5109

15w↑2

Estamos dos...

@saassyclaassy

15w↑2

me pasa

@gonzalosuarezdelezo8990

10w

The best Alba😎💪@@saassyclaassy

@fittherapywellness

20w↑12

This track is an absolute masterpiece. ✨💕Just breathtakingly beautiful. 💫💖

@dior7612

5y↑789

Im so happy I just found this again, omggg this brings back so many memories 😪

@nataschaa2071

Mee to

@katarinagalbava4979

5y↑1

Yes, so many memories...

@albond

@@nataschaa2071 *me too

@mumfriend2545

5y↑4

@Lancy Dsouza alot of things may have changed for that person during that period. I say this because I can relate. 4 years is a pretty long time if you think about it. Or something really good might've happened that year that you might miss alot. Maybe it just comes down to perspective :/

@fufu100

Me too

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@vernoxik

6y↑275

@lelaa807

Vernox kjnjjn

@kiwi_y_pepito

❤️

@lorek06

14w↑5

9 years king❤️

@onaematopia

13w↑3

I can’t believe it’s 9 years already, it feels like this song came out a few years ago 🥲. This song will never get old. Classic ❤

@Dejza_official

18w↑17

Good luck at ESC ❤

@Ricky911_

2y↑858

I remember when this song came out. Times were so much easier back then.

@rodolfoherrera8483

2y↑8

They were 😌

@samfeldstein4498

2y↑12

Agreed. I miss 2015 already and it was only 7 years ago LOL

@starr2870

2y↑8

i miss it so much :/ honestly broke down because this song was literally
part of my childhood lol

@sophiaperperidou829

2y↑3

Sameeee I was obsessed with them and this song and I even had a fan page but they were so underrated band .... They deserved more

@inhabitantwaps3qs803

2y↑7

We were so caught up on moving from ne thing to the next we forgot to cherish what matters the most we forgot to hold on too anything and now all we wanna do is go back that's called nostalgia. It wasn't as easy as you thought.

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@viralrajgor7163

4y↑896

It hurts like this kind of great music doesn’t get recognition and yummy hits no.1 wtf !

@herakawhenaedwards938

4y↑5

so true

@nyongmelvin6734

4y↑1

😂😂😂😂😂😂

@yofavouritesideting

4y↑13

and nowadays we're listening to so called music like sicko mode. smh

@olivervas6874

4y↑49

This song got to number one in the UK and was a hit in several other countries though....

@ShesWeirdx3

4y↑9

@@olivervas6874 yea, they are talking out of there ass

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@trxcyy7643

48w↑12

the old times were so good, i remember listening to this with my dad when i was younger..

@yougoglencoco08

18w↑18

Can't wait to hear the Eurovision song!! Hope he does well. A top 10 or top 5 could really spur other young UK artists to jump on for subsequent years. Olly was always on my wishlist for the UK. Clean Bandit or Becky Hill next please 😝.

@andynaveda

4y↑371

This song is about to turn 5 years old, and I am just NOW obssesing over it, in December, 2019...and I don't think I will ever stop being obssesed about it <3 I love it, it's amazing <3