Wisemen
Sign in to save"Wisemen" is a song written by British singer James Blunt, Jimmy Hogarth and Sacha Skarbek for Blunt's debut album, Back to Bedlam. The song was produced by Tom Rothrock and Jimmy Hogarth. The song was released as the third single in March 2005 and reached the top 50 in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 44. Following the success of "You're Beautiful" and "Goodbye My Lover", "Wisemen" was re-released in March 2006, reaching number 21 in New Zealand and number 23 in the UK. The song was met with positive reviews.
Key facts
- Song.prev_year
- 2004
- Song.name
- Wisemen
- Song.cover
- JamesBluntWisemen.jpg
- Song.type
- single
- Song.artist
- James Blunt
- Song.album
- Back to Bedlam
- Song.recorded
- 2003
- Song.length
- 3:42 (album version) (radio edit)
- Song.label
- Atlantic Custard
- Song.writer
- James Blunt Jimmy Hogarth Sacha Skarbek
- Song.producer
- Tom Rothrock Jimmy Hogarth
- Song.prev_title
- High
- Song.next_title
- You're Beautiful
- Song.next_year
- 2005
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- single
- Genre
- pop rock
- Followed by
- 1973
- Follows
- High
- Producer
- Tom Rothrock
- Performer
- James Blunt
- Lyrics by
- James Blunt
- Distribution format
- music download
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- publication date
- 2005-03-07
- single taken from the album or EP
- Back to Bedlam
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Release
- Chart performance
- Music videos
- Track listings
- 2005
- 2006
- Personnel
- Charts
- Weekly charts
- Year-end charts
- Certifications
- References
"Wisemen" is a song written by British singer James Blunt, Jimmy Hogarth and Sacha Skarbek for Blunt's debut album, Back to Bedlam. The song was produced by Tom Rothrock and Jimmy Hogarth. The song was released as the third single in March 2005 and reached the top 50 in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 44. Following the success of "You're Beautiful" and "Goodbye My Lover", "Wisemen" was re-released in March 2006, reaching number 21 in New Zealand and number 23 in the UK. The song was met with positive reviews.
==Release== "Wisemen" was first released on 7 March 2005 on three physical formats. The CD single includes an exclusive live performance of "No Bravery". The DVD includes the original video for "Wisemen", exclusive "Making Of" footage and a live audio recording of "Out of My Mind". The 7-inch vinyl includes a live performance of "Billy". The re-release, issued on 13 March 2006, was also available on three physical formats, containing a similar track listing. CD1 includes a live performance of "Out of My Mind", taken from the initial DVD single; CD2 includes the live performances of "No Bravery" and "Out of My Mind", plus the video for "Wisemen"; and the limited edition one-sided 7-inch vinyl features "Wisemen" only. In Australia, the single was released on 17 April 2006.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wisemen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.