''In Case You Didn't Know'' is the second

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by English singer-songwriter

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, released on 25 November 2011, through

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. The album's release was preceded by the number-one singles "

Heart Skips a Beat "Heart Skips a Beat" is a song by English singer-songwriter Olly Murs, taken from his second studio album, ''In Case You Didn't Know''. The song features vocals from English hip hop duo Rizzle Kicks, and was released as the album's lead single ...

" on 19 August 2011, and "

Dance with Me Tonight "Dance with Me Tonight" is a single by English singer-songwriter Olly Murs, taken from his second studio album, ''In Case You Didn't Know''. It was released as the album's second single on 18 November 2011 and was written by Murs, Claude Kelly ...

", on 20 November 2011. The album's track listing was confirmed by

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on 7 October 2011. The album debuted at number 1 on the

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, marking Murs' first chart topper.

Background

In June 2011, it was heavily rumoured that Murs had begun working on his second studio album. In the same month, Murs confirmed that he had been back in the studio, and that he was creating an album with a different approach to the first, stating that he wanted to explore all kinds of music. He commented: "I'm secretly not a bad rapper, and I really like to do a bit of

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has always been a favourite, but

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's "

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" is a classic." On 27 August, during an interview with ''

'', Murs stated and that he was looking to create an album that was gracious of his roots.

Singles

* "

" – In July 2011, Murs unveiled the album's lead single, "Heart Skips a Beat", a collaboration with Brit-hop duo

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. The single was released on 19 August 2011, peaking at #1 on the

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and #6 on the

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. The single sold more than 109,000 units on the week of release, becoming his fastest selling single ever. For release in the United States, the track was remixed to feature

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. The single was released on 29 May 2012 in the United States. It charted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at #96 and #25 on the ''Billboard''

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chart. * "

" – In September 2011, Murs premiered a thirty-second clip from the album's second single, "Dance With Me Tonight", and stated that the single was due for release on 20 November 2011. The music video premiered days later, featuring Murs being arrested after pursuing a prospective love interest. The single debuted at #2 on the

, (kept off by

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's "

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") and then reached #1 two weeks later and to date, has sold more copies than any other of Murs' singles. * "

Oh My Goodness "Oh My Goodness" is a song by English singer-songwriter Olly Murs, from his second studio album, ''In Case You Didn't Know'' (2011). Written by Murs, Adam Argyle and Martin Brammer, it was released by Epic Records as the album's third and final ...

" – "Oh My Goodness" was released as the album's third single on 1 April 2012. The music video for the track premiered later that month, featuring Murs chasing a prospective love interest through a shopping center. The track reached number 13 on the

. The single was released in Germany on 10 August 2012, as the album's second single in the country, peaking at #23 on the

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Tour

In February and March 2012, Murs did an arena tour of the UK and Ireland. Set list #"Anywhere Else" #"Change Is Gonna Come" #"Thinking of Me" #"Tell the World" #"On My Cloud"/"

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" #"This Song Is About You" #"Busy" #"I'm OK" #"I Don't Love You Too" #"Just Smile" #"In Case You Didn't Know" #" It Must Be Love" #"Play Off" #"

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" #"Dance With Me Tonight" #"Oh My Goodness" #"I Need You Now" #"

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" #"Get Up Offa That Thing" #"

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" #"Heart on My Sleeve" #"Please Don't Let Me Go" Encore #

"Heart Skips a Beat"

Shows

Commercial performance

''In Case You Didn't Know'' entered the

at number-one with first week sales of over 148,000 copies, dethroning

's ''

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'' album from that position, becoming Murs' first album to top the chart. On 9 December 2011, the album was certified Platinum by the

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for shipments of 300,000 copies in the UK. The album debuted at number six and peaked at number two on the

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, marking it Murs' first album to chart within the top ten and highest-peaking album. As of November 2018, the album has sold 1.12 million in the United Kingdom.

Track listing

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Decade-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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