"Without You" is a song by English boy band

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. It was written by band members

Lee Ryan Lee Ryan (born 17 June 1983) is an English singer, songwriter and actor, best known as a member of the boy band Blue. Ryan took part in the BBC series '' Strictly Come Dancing''. He was partnered with professional dancer Nadiya Bychkova and was ...

Duncan James Duncan James (born Duncan Inglis, 7 April 1978) is an English singer and actor. He became widely known in 2001 as a member of the boy band Blue (English group), Blue and later for playing Ryan Knight (Hollyoaks), Ryan Knight in the British soap ...

Antony Costa Antony Daniel Costa (born 23 June 1981) is an English singer and songwriter. He is best known as a member of the boy band Blue. Early life Costa was born in Edgware, North London, Costa attended Hendon School in nearby Barnet. He is half-Greek ...

, and

Simon Webbe Simon Solomon Webbe (born 30 March 1979) is a British singer. He is best known as a member of the boy band Blue, forming in 2000 before splitting in 2005 and reforming in 2009, selling over 15 million records. Webbe released three solo studio a ...

along with

Wayne Hector Wayne Anthony Hector is a British songwriter who is best known for his work with pop artists such as Nicki Minaj, One Direction, the Wanted, Toše Proeski and Olly Murs. He co-wrote seven of Westlife's number one singles, including "World of O ...

, Mich "Cutfather" Hansen, Jason Gill, and

Daniel Davidsen Daniel Heløy Davidsen (born 30 December 1978 in Copenhagen) is a Danish-Norwegian guitarist. He is known for his participation in bands like Czesław Śpiewa and JazzKamikaze and many record appearances as a studio musician, with artists like S ...

and recorded for their fourth studio album, ''

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'' (2013). Production was helmed by Hansen, Gill, and Davidsen. "Without You" was released as the album's third single on 16 May in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, where it reached the top 50 of the German and the

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Music video

A music video for "Without You" was directed by German filmmaker Lennart Brede. Filming took place in

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and was tracked by the eighth season of the German reality television series ''

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'' during which contestants Anna-Maria Damm, Marie Czuczman, Maike van Grieken, and Sabrina Elsner were picked by Blue to appear alongside them in the video.

Track listing

Notes * signifies an additional producer

Credits and personnel

Adapted from the liner notes of ''

''. * Sascha Bühren – mastering *

Cutfather Mich Hedin Hansen (born 9 April 1968), known professionally as Cutfather, is a Danish music producer, songwriter, remixer and DJ based in Copenhagen. Cutfather has a studio on Njalsgade, Copenhagen. Career Cutfather is perhaps best known for his ...

– songwriting, production, percussion *

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– songwriting *

– songwriting, production, drums, guitar, instruments, programming * Jason Gill – songwriting, production, drums, instrumentation, programming *

– songwriting *

– songwriting * Mads Nilsson – mixing *

– songwriting *

– songwriting

Charts

Release history

References

{{Authority control 2013 singles 2013 songs Blue (English band) songs Songs written by Antony Costa Songs written by Cutfather Songs written by Daniel Davidsen Songs written by Duncan James Songs written by Jason Gill (musician) Songs written by Lee Ryan Songs written by Simon Webbe Songs written by Wayne Hector Island Records singles