"Please Don't Say You Love Me" is a song by British singer-songwriter
Gabrielle Aplin. It was released as the second single from her debut studio album, ''
English Rain'' (2013). It was released as a
digital download in the United Kingdom on 10 February 2013 and reached number six on the
UK Singles Chart. In 2014 the song was released in Australia, where it debuted and peaked at number three on the
ARIA Singles Chart, 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
C Major
C major is a major scale based on C, consisting of the pitches C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. C major is one of the most common keys used in music. Its key signature has no flats or sharps. Its relative minor is A minor and its parallel min ...
. It is written in 2/2 time with a slow
tempo
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of 86 beats per minute. Aplin's vocals span from A
3 to C
5.
Music video
A music video to accompany the release of "Please Don't Say You Love Me" was first released onto
YouTube
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on 27 July 2012 at a total length of three minutes and twenty-eight seconds, starring ''
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.''s
Iain De Caestecker and the actress
Ophelia Lovibond
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. It was filmed in and around The Five Horseshoes in Maidensgrove, Oxfordshire.
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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 ''
Hollyoaks
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'' on 19 April 2013 when it was used during the exit of popular character
Jacqui McQueen.
Although it was released in 2013, "Please Don't Say You Love Me" debuted at number three on the
ARIA Charts
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian record chart, music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA beca ...
on 28 July 2014, after Rachael Thompson performed it in her audition for ''
The X Factor Australia''.
Track listings
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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2013 singles
2013 songs
EMI Records singles
Folk ballads
Gabrielle Aplin songs
Parlophone singles
Songs written by Gabrielle Aplin
Songs written by Nick Atkinson