James Blunt Born James Hillier Blount 22 February 1974 Is An English Singersongwriter Whose Debut Album Back To Bedlam And Single Releases — Especially The Number One Hit "You're Beautiful" — Brought Him To Fame In 2005. He Was Born In Tidworth Wiltshire United Kingdom. His Style Is A Mix Of Pop Rock And Folk. Along With Vocals Blunt Plays A Wide Variety Of Instruments Including The Piano Guitar Organ Marimba And Mellotron.
Blunt Was Educated At Elstree School Woolhampton Then Harrow School Where He Received His Nickname 'Blunty' And Finally The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Before The Release Of His Album Blunt Was A Commissioned Officer In The British Army Rose To The Rank Of Captain And Served As A NATO Peacekeeper In Kosovo. He Was Also On Duty For The Funeral Of The Queen Mother On 9th April 2002.
He Is Currently Signed To Linda Perry's American Label Custard And Became The First British Artist To Top The American Singles Chart In Nearly A Decade When His First Single From Back To Bedlam "You're Beautiful" Reached Number One On The Billboard Hot 100 In 2006. The Last British Artist To Do So Had Been Elton John In 1997 With The Song Candle In The Wind.
His Second Album All The Lost Souls Was Released On 17th September 2007.
His Third Album Some Kind Of Trouble Was Released On 8th November 2010.
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"Stay The Night" Is The Lead Single From English Singer-Songwriter James Blunt's Third Studio Album Some Kind Of Trouble. Blunt Teamed Up With American Songwriters Ryan Tedder And Steve Robson To Pen The Track. According To The Stay The Night Songfacts It Marked The First Time Blunt Has Written With Two Other Songwriters In The Same Room Or Started A Song From Scratch. The Single Received An Exclusive Advance-Release In Austria On September 10 2010. The Single Was Released On October 25 2010. "Stay The Night" Was First Written After Blunt Stated He Was "tired Of Writing Self-Pitying Songs". In An Interview For STV Blunt Claimed "After The Last Tour I Tried Writing At The Piano But I Was Repeating Myself Writing Sad Songs About Poor Old Me. I Needed To Get Away From Music For A While. My New Songs Most Prominently 'Stay The Night' Are More Optimistic. One Thing I Did Learn Is That Your Artistic Credibility Goes Out The Window When You Have A Big Record. 'You're Beautiful' Meant Something To Me But To Most People It's A Song They Sing When They're Drunk." The Lyrics In "Stay The Night" Feature A Reference To Bob Marley's Classic "Is This Love" In The Lines Just Like The Song On Our Radio Set / We’ll Share The Shelter Of My Single Bed. Marley Is Credited As A Co-Writer. Blunt Performed The Song Live For The First Time At The Help For Heroes Charity Concert In Twickenham On September 12 2010. Ryan Brockington Of The New York Post Has Called The Song "very Chipper And Up-Tempo" Comparing It In Sound To That Of The Band Train.