"I Found You" is a song by American producer
Benny Blanco
Benjamin Joseph Levin (born March 8, 1988), known professionally as Benny Blanco (stylized in all lowercase), is an American record producer. He is the recipient of the 2013 Hal David Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is also ...
and Scottish DJ
Calvin Harris
Adam Richard Wiles (born 17 January 1984), known professionally as Calvin Harris, is a Scottish DJ, record producer, singer, and songwriter who has released six studio albums.
His debut studio album, ''I Created Disco'', was released in June ...
. It was released as a single on November 2, 2018. Blanco first mentioned the collaboration in an interview with the British radio show
The Sky VIP Official Big Top 40 in August 2018, and officially confirmed it through his Twitter in October.
It follows Blanco's single "
Eastside" and Harris's "
Promises", which both reached number one in the UK.
Harris provides vocals on the track, making it his first single since "
My Way
"My Way" is a song popularized in 1969 by Frank Sinatra set to the music of the French song "Comme d'habitude" composed by Jacques Revaux with lyrics by Gilles Thibaut and Claude François and first performed in 1967 by Claude François. Its E ...
" in 2016 to feature his own voice.
On 4 January 2019, Blanco and Harris released a charity version of the track entitled "I Found You/Nilda’s Story" with
Miguel.
Background
Blanco previously stated that he has been a fan of Harris since 2007, and that he "was always attracted to how much soul and musicality he brought to the table... he also has one of my favorite recorded voices ever.. even tho he thinks it sounds like shit... I love it!"
Blanco said that when they decided to work on a song together, Harris initially resisted the idea of singing on it but Blanco "wore
imdown" and he agreed.
Promotion
Blanco posted a video on
Instagram
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of himself listening back to the master of the song on his computer, revealing the title as "I Found You".
Harris also mentioned the upcoming release on his social media accounts in a post that included a picture of Blanco and himself.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
I Found You / Nilda's Story
On January 4, 2019, Blanco released an acoustic version of the track with American R&B singer
Miguel.
Music video
The music video was released on January 4, 2019.
Track listing
Release history
References
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2018 singles
2018 songs
Benny Blanco songs
Calvin Harris songs
Song recordings produced by Benny Blanco
Songs written by Benny Blanco
Songs written by Calvin Harris