"Please Don't Say You Love Me" is a song by British singer-songwriter

Gabrielle Aplin Gabrielle Ann Aplin (born c. October 1992) is an English singer-songwriter. After amassing a following for her acoustic music covers on YouTube, Aplin signed a recording deal with Parlophone in February 2012. She rose to prominence the following ...

. It was released as the second single from her debut studio album, ''

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'' (2013). It was released as a digital download in the United Kingdom on 10 February 2013 and reached number six on the

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. In 2014 the song was released in Australia, where it debuted and peaked at number three on the

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, becoming Aplin's highest-charting single there. It is currently certified Gold in the United Kingdom and Platinum in Australia.

Composition

"Please Don't Say You Love Me" was written and composed in 2012 by Aplin and Nicholas Atkinson. Sheet music shows that "Please Don't Say You Love Me" is set in the key of

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. It is written in 2/2 time with a slow

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of 86 beats per minute. Aplin's vocals span from A₃ to C₅.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Please Don't Say You Love Me" was first released onto YouTube on 27 July 2012 at a total length of three minutes and twenty-eight seconds, starring

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and the actress

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Usage

An acoustic version of "Please Don`t Say You Love Me" was featured in the closing episode of Channel 4 soap ''

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'' on 19 April 2013 when it was used during the exit of popular character

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. Although it was released in 2013, "Please Don't Say You Love Me" debuted at number three on the

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on 28 July 2014, after Rachael Thompson performed it in her audition for ''

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Track listings

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

{{Authority control 2013 singles 2013 songs EMI Records singles Folk ballads Gabrielle Aplin songs Parlophone singles Songs written by Gabrielle Aplin Songs written by Nick Atkinson