"Recovery" is a song recorded by British singer and songwriter

James Arthur James Arthur (born 2 March 1988) is an English singer and songwriter. He rose to fame after winning the ninth series of ''The X Factor'' in 2012. His debut single, a cover of Shontelle's "Impossible", was released by Syco Music after the fin ...

. It was released by Syco Music on 9 December 2013 as the third single from his debut studio album ''

'' (2013). The song peaked at number 19 on the

UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

and number 40 on the

Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is the Republic of Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) and compiled on their behalf by the Official Charts Company. Chart rankings are bas ...

Live performances

Arthur performed the song on the eighth live results show on the tenth series of '' The X Factor'' on 8 December 2013. After he performed the song he gave an on-air apology for his recent behaviour after using a homophobic slur in a freestyle track he recorded the previous month. He swiftly apologised to those he offended, but was later involved in a heated argument with Lucy Spraggan over his remarks. Speaking to Dermot O'Leary on the show, he said: "It's been an amazing year for me. There's been incredible highs paired with some terrible lows. I've made a few very silly mistakes. I just want to thank all the people who are still supporting me and especially ''The X Factor'' for giving me the opportunity to do my dream job. Above all, I'd like to say sorry for abusing my position as an ''X Factor'' winner, because I owe everything to this thing."

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Recovery" was first released onto YouTube on 19 December 2013 at a total length of four minutes and three seconds. The video was directed by Emil Nava and sees James Arthur performing the track in an empty studio.

Track listing

Chart performance

On 4 December 2013, the song was at number 12 on '' The Official Chart Update''. On 8 December 2013, the song entered the

at number 19 in its first week of release. It has also peaked to number 20 on the Scottish Singles Charts and number 40 on the

Charts

Release history

References

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