James Arthur’s New Ballad “Empty Space” Is One Of The Best of 2018: Listen Here!
No news about the release date of James Arthur’s third studio album yet but we have a new single. The British singer released “Empty Space”, a very nice ballad, today on all digital platforms. This is the follow-up to the summer single “You Deserve Better”, which he released last August. Technically, “Empty Space” would be the third official single from James’ upcoming album. “Naked” was the first single, released in November last year, “You Deserve Better” was released just two months ago, and now it’s the time of “Empty Space”. And now I think about it, it could be that James’ label is waiting for him to score a new massive hit before announcing any album date. “Naked” only peaked at #11 in the UK and “You Deserve Better” majorly flopped only reaching #53 in James Arthur’s homeland. His last real hit was 2016’s “Say You Won't Let Go", which peaked at #1 in the UK. So it kind of appears the deal is: no Top 10 hit, no album. And that’s very frustrating because it means James must be a very stressed man right now. But worry not fellow James Arthur fans. “Empty Space” sounds like the hit James’ label has been looking for. The song is a beautiful and emotional ballad with a precious instrumentation, magical and vulnerable vocals from James and lyrics that will definitely pierce any heart. James sings in “Empty Space” about missing a girl he should have never parted with. He’s a mess right now because of this and those are the feelings he expresses in this new single. “Only you could fill this empty space”, James sings in the chorus.
One my favorite ballads of 2018 so far and you just gotta love James’ voice. I honestly got very emotional hearing him sing the chorus of this song. Wow.
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