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"Haven't Met You Yet" is the first single from Canadian singer
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's fourth studio album, '' Crazy Love'', released on August 31, 2009. According to Bublé, the single and its official music video are "about everyone's dream of finding a relationship and love." Bublé co-wrote "Haven't Met You Yet" with
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and Amy Foster-Gillies, and dedicated it to his wife,
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(who appears as his love interest in the music video). The song has proven successful on the
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charts, reaching number one in the U.S. on the chart week of January 30, 2010 Haven't Met You Yet - Michael Bublé ''Billboard''. Retrieved on October 2, 2009. and becoming the first song in history to debut at number one on ''Billboard'' Canada's AC chart. It is Bublé's third #1 single on the adult contemporary charts after "
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" and "
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".Trust, Gary (January 20, 2010)
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It was also a big success on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, where the song reached #24, being his highest charting single on the chart. The song entered the
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on the October 18, 2009 at number 9, making it his first top 10 hit in the UK, eventually climbing up to number 5 in its third week. The song won Single of the Year at the 2010 Juno Awards and was nominated for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the
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.


Background

A clip of the song was released on ''The Daily Bublé'' on his website. The full song was available for streaming only on his official fan club, Bungalow-B on August 28, 2009. It was later available on iTunes on August 30 and then on his official page on August 31.News: NEW MICHAEL BUBLE COMING TO YOU SOON!
MichaelBuble.com. August 28, 2009.


Critical reception

The song received favourable reviews. Patrick McKiernan from the website Allgigs.co.uk gave the song 4 out of 5 stars, saying, "The lyrical structure is not too far from his comfort zone but is still engaging enough to pay attention to but it's actually the music I think is great. The piano is jaunty and upbeat and has some very beautiful, understated string arrangement that matches his vocal charm perfectly and the song even has a great bit of bugle at the bridge." The song was one of the album's track pick from the
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review. Nick Levine from ''
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'' gave the song 3 out of 5 stars, saying: "'Haven't Met You Yet' is a toe-tapping pop tune with lavish production—the strings swell in all the right places, the brass parps perkily—and lyrics so shamelessly romantic Barry Manilow could sing them. It's cheesy as a quesadilla and too chirpy by half, but if this sort of thing pushes your guilty pleasure button, it's probably best to enjoy it while you can".


Music video

A promotional video was released a few days after the release of the song in digital format at his official site on September 5, 2009. It showed Bublé at a photo shoot wearing a dark brown jacket against a white background. The video revolves around him in the photo shoot session. The full music video was directed by
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and was released on October 1, 2009. According to Bublé's 2011 official
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''Onstage Offstage'', the "Haven't Met You Yet" music video was inspired by
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's 1999 music video "
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" and the 1986 film ''
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''. Bublé credited the Offspring's video as the "launch point" for his music video, in which the idea of a singer is followed by a marching band. The choreography in Bublé's music video is the same choreography from the 1986 film.
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, the choreographer for ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'', was contacted for permission to use the "
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" dance choreography from the film's parade scene. The video was filmed over two days at a supermarket. The video is about Bublé in a supermarket (Killarney Market on 49th Avenue in Vancouver, Canada, in the Killarney neighbourhood). After meeting a blonde woman (
Luisana Lopilato Luisana Loreley Lopilato de la Torre (born 18 May 1987) is an Argentine actress, model and former singer. She was a member of the pop-rock band Erreway from 2002 to 2004. Early life Lopilato was born to Eduardo Lopilato and Beatriz de la To ...
) in an aisle, all the customers, staff, and a cameo appearance by the West Vancouver Youth Band, start dancing around the store in celebration, eventually moving outside to the parking lot as confetti descends. The video then cuts to Bublé at the cash register with the cashier handing him his receipt while he is still seemingly lost in daydreams. An embarrassed Bublé then takes the receipt and walks out with everyone staring at him. As he is about to exit the supermarket, he sees the blonde woman from his daydream walking into the supermarket. He glances at her and walks out of the supermarket perplexed. After filming the video Bublé and Lopilato became engaged and were married on March 31, 2011, in Argentina. The sequel for the "Haven't Met You Yet" music video is continued in Bublé's 2022 music video "I'll Never Not Love You", featuring his pregnant wife Luisiana Lopilato and their three children who appear at a supermarket. Bublé stated on his official
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, " 'Haven't Met You Yet' was the beautiful start of a true romance. 10 years later, the story continues in the extraordinary sequel 'I’ll Never Not Love You' 2.22.2022"


Composition

The song begins in C♯/D♭ Major, and at the 2:15 mark, the key changes to D♯/E♭ Major throughout the rest of the song.


Track listing

* Digital download # "Haven't Met You Yet" - 4:05 # "Everything" (Live from Madison Square Garden) - 3:37 # "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" (Live from Madison Square Garden) - 4:33 * Digital download EP # "Haven't Met You Yet" (Donni Hotwheel Radio Edit) - 3:08 # "Haven't Met You Yet" (Donni Hotwheel Extended Mix) - 4:35 # "Haven't Met You Yet" (Jason Nevins Radio Edit) - 3:36 # "Haven't Met You Yet" (Jason Nevins Club Mix) - 6:23 # "Haven't Met You Yet" (Cutmore Club Mix) - 6:38 * German CD single # "Haven't Met You Yet" - 4:05 # "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" (Live from Madison Square Garden) - 4:33


In popular culture

During the January 30, 2010 episode of ''
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'', in which Bublé is the musical guest, he appeared in a commercial parody for a restaurant that host
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has opened called "Hamm and Bublé" that exclusively serves dishes featuring pork (ham) and champagne (bubbly - a deliberate mispronunciation of Bublé). While Bublé sings alternate lyrics to the melody of "Haven't Met You Yet" that reflects the restaurant's theme, it becomes obvious that Hamm is holding Bublé against his will, forcing him to sing and perform non-musical shows. The song was performed as a group by the cast of ''
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'' during the March 12 results show of the ninth season. In September 2010 nearly a thousand students from the
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,
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shot a
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featuring "Haven't Met You Yet". The lip dub was mentioned on CBC News: The National and covered extensively from local news outlets. On October 27, Michael Bublé posted a link of the "impressive" video to his Facebook page. The video reached over 100,000 views on
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in less than a week after being released online on October 22. The lip dub was made in response to the viral 'UVic' (Universitat de Vic from Spain) "
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" lip dub that many, including celebrity blogger
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, mistakenly believed came from the Canadian 'UVic'. Michael Bublé expressed interest in being a part of the lip dub, but due to scheduling conflicts was unable to be in
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at the time of shooting. On July 11, 2011, a YouTube channel called
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did another type of lip dub-recording over the music video using an entirely new song, called "Russian Unicorn", unrelated musically to the original, with lyrics that matched Bublé's lip movements. For example, the new song changed the original line "We can work to work it out" to "We could shoot a Russian unicorn." Bublé mentioned it in an interview, saying it was his new favourite song. He said it was "one of the coolest things I've ever seen" and called the maker "an evil genius." On October 24, 2016, Riley Elmore covered this song as the knockout on ''The Voice'', Season 11.


Chart performance

In its first week, "Haven't Met You Yet" debuted at number 65 with only digital downloads to promote it. Simultaneously, it debuted at number 33 on the
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chart, number 22 on the
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, and the top five in
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. The week of January 30, 2010, the song reached number 40 (becoming his first Top 40 hit) after several months on the chart. It has become his highest-charting song yet ("
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" reached number 46), reaching number 24 in its 34th week on the chart. It is also his best charting song in the Mainstream Top 40, where it peaked at number 21. It also became his third number-one on the Adult Contemporary charts. Meanwhile, on the UK Singles Chart, he scored his first top ten single after debuting at number nine. In its third week, it climbed to number five, making it his first top five hit and highest ever entry in the United Kingdom.


Charts and certifications


Weekly charts


Year-end charts


Certifications


Nick Jonas version

On February 27, 2012,
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covered the song in the TV series '' Smash'' in the episode "
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". He performed the song behind a piano at a party that was given to him. The cover was released as a single on March 6, 2012 and appeared on the series soundtrack, which was released May 1, 2012.


Background and composition

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was announced to guest-star on the show on October 11, 2011. His character of Lyle West is described as "a hot sitcom star who started his career as a child actor in a Broadway show written by Tom (
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) and directed by Derek (
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)." The release also mentioned that Jonas will sing in the episode.


Track listing


Release history


See also

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References

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