"Jealous" is a song by English electronic musician Labrinth. Written with Josh Kear and Natalie Hemby, the song was released on 23 November 2014.
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| Single by Labrinth | ||||
| Released | 23 November 2014 (2014-11-23) | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 4:46 | |||
| Label | Syco | |||
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| Producer(s) | Labrinth | |||
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Labrinth wrote "Jealous" in Nashville, Tennessee with Josh Kear and Natalie Hemby.[1][2] It was produced by Labrinth and arranged by Gustave Rudman. The song, described as a "heart-breaking ballad" by MTV, is addressed to one of Labrinth's parents, who left the family when he was four years old.[1][2] Speaking about the lyrical content of the song, Labrinth has offered the following explanation:
A lot of people have been through that experience. It’s kind of written from the perspective of how my family felt at the time, but I wanted to write it so anyone could dig into the song and relate to it to their own situation.[1][2]
The song, along with its accompanying music video, debuted on 31 October 2014.[1][2] The single was released on 23 November 2014.[1][2] The song re-entered the charts at number 25 in September 2015, following a performance from contestant Josh Daniel on The X Factor.[3]
| Chart (2014–18) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[4] | 18 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[5] | 54 |
| France (SNEP)[6] | 9 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[7] | 27 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] | 46 |
| Scotland (OCC)[9] | 5 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10] | 75 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[11] | 7 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[12] | 3× Platinum | 210,000 |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[13] | 2× Platinum | 180,000 |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[14] | Platinum | 600,000 |
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