Real Love (Clean Bandit and Jess Glynne song)

"Real Love"
Single by Clean Bandit and Jess Glynne
from the album New Eyes (Special Edition) and I Cry When I Laugh
Released	16 November 2014
Format	Digital download
Genre	House synthpop deep house
Length	3:55
Label	Atlantic Warner
Writer(s)	Richard Boardman Robert Harvey Cleo Tighe Sarah Blanchard Jessica Glynne Janée Bennett Jack Patterson Grace Chatto
Producer(s)	Clean Bandit Starsmith The Six
Clean Bandit singles chronology
"Come Over" (2014) "Real Love" (2014) "Stronger" (2015) Jess Glynne singles chronology "Right Here" (2014) "Real Love" (2014) "Hold My Hand" (2015)

"Real Love" is a song by English electronic group Clean Bandit and English singer and songwriter Jess Glynne. It was released on 16 November 2014^[1] as a joint single, taken from the special edition of the group's album New Eyes and Glynne's album I Cry When I Laugh. The two have previously collaborated on the hit song "Rather Be".

Background

After the huge success of Clean Bandit's song "Rather Be", which Glynne featured on, they decided to collaborate again after the writing collective The Six presented them with "Real Love".^[2] It was released on 16 November 2014 as a digital download.

Commercial performance

In the UK Singles Chart the song debuted at number two, making it Clean Bandit's third UK top 10 hit and Glynne's fourth.^[3] The song made the top 40 in several European countries, managing to reach a height of number 2 in Germany. It also reached number 13 in Australia. In 2015 it was released on US dance radio and peaked at number 20.

Music video

The music video was made by Clean Bandit and features some of their fans kissing, interspersed with clips of Clean Bandit and Glynne performing the song in a studio. The video was released on 20 October 2014 and has since received more than 53 million views on YouTube.^[4]

Cover versions

• In 2015, Lower Than Atlantis released a Live Lounge performance of the song on the 2015 reissue of their self-titled album.^[5]

Track listing

Digital download – single[6]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Real Love"	3:39

Digital download – EP[7]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Real Love" (Tough Love Remix)	5:38
2.	"Real Love" (Henry Krinkle Remix)	4:59
3.	"Real Love" (DJ S.K.T Remix)	5:07
4.	"Real Love" (Extended)	4:59

Charts

Chart (2014–15)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[8]	13
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9]	22
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[10]	9
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[11]	16
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[12]	12
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia)[13]	18
Brazil (Billboard Hot 100)[14]	70
France (SNEP)[15]	131
Germany (Official German Charts)[16]	2
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[17]	22
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[18]	36
Ireland (IRMA)[19]	26
Israel (Media Forest)[20]	1
Italy (FIMI)[21]	53
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[22]	35
Poland (Dance Top 50)[23]	19
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[24]	3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[25]	37
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[26]	2
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[27]	1
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[28]	18
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[29]	20
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[30]	20

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[31]	Platinum	70,000
Italy (FIMI)[32]	Gold	25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[33]	Platinum	600,000[34]
^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales/streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Italy[35]	3 October 2014	Contemporary hit radio	Warner
United Kingdom[1]	16 November 2014	Digital download	Atlantic Warner
United States[36]	27 January 2015	Dance radio	Big Beat

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