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Monsters (James Blunt song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Monsters
| cover = Monsters (James Blunt song).jpg
| type = single
| artist = James Blunt
| album = Once Upon a Mind
| released = 01 November 2019
| genre = Pop
| length = 4:19
| writer = Blunt, Amy Wadge and Jimmy Hogarth
| label = Atlantic Records UK
| prev_title = I Told You
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = Halfway
| next_year = 2020
| misc =
}}
"'Monsters'" is a song by English singer-songwriter James Blunt. It was written by Blunt, Amy Wadge and Jimmy Hogarth for Blunt's sixth studio album 'Once Upon a Mind' (2019). It was released as the fourth single from the album on 01 November 2019.
Blunt has decided to donate all of the profit made from the song to Help for Heroes and British Legion charities.
Background
James Blunt's father Charles, himself a kidney donor, was diagnosed with stage four chronic kidney disease. Blunt wrote "Monsters" to "express his feelings about his father and his illness, almost as if it's a touching farewell to his father". In an interview with 'Good Morning Britain' Blunt said,
In the same interview he made a plea for type O kidney donors to step forward. In January 2020 MSN reported Blunt's father had been scheduled for a transplant.
Music video
The music video was filmed in Oxfordshire, UK, and it was directed by Vaughan Arnell. The music video features James Blunt, and his father Charles Blount. The video focuses on a close up of James Blunt's face as he sings the first two verses and choruses of the song, and then switches to a wider angle showing himself and his father sitting at a table while he sings the final part.
Australian television presenter Lisa Wilkinson said she was "left bawling" after watching the music video of the song. Monika Barton of 'Newshub' wrote about the music video, "Go on, have a little watch and see if you have a heart, or merely just a sharp, pointy piece of flint where it should be".
Reception
Minnie Wright of the 'Daily Express' wrote, "Heartbreaking perspective illuminates the place from which Blunt has penned the deeply personal 'Once Upon A Mind' with the arrival of Monster". Lauren Murphy of Entertainment.ie wrote, "Before you watch this video, be warned that it's pretty tough going if you're feeling in any way emotionally fragile, or have lost a parent". Rudi Kinsella of 'Joe' wrote, "This is one of the most emotional music videos we've seen in a very long time".
Charts
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
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!Chart (2020)
!Peak
position
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! scope="row"|UK Singles (Official Charts Company)
|align="center"|74
|-
! scope="row"|Canada Digital Song Sales ('Billboard')
|align="center"|13
|-
! scope="row"|France (SNEP)
|align="center"|38
|-
! scope="row"|Ireland
|align="center"|70
|}
References
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