Amazing (Matt Cardle song)

2012 single by Matt Cardle

"Amazing"

Single by Matt Cardle
from the album  Letters
Released| 19 February 2012 (2012-02-19)
Recorded| 2010–2011
Genre| Indie pop
Length| 3:59
Label| Syco Music, Columbia
Songwriter(s)|

* Matt Cardle
* Martin Harrington
* Tom Leonard
* Ash Howes
* Richard Stannard

Producer(s)| Richard 'Biff' Stannard
Matt Cardle singles chronology
| "Starlight"
(2011)  | "Amazing"
(2012)  | "It's Only Love"
(2012)

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"Amazing" is a song by British singer-songwriter Matt Cardle, released as the third single from his debut studio album, Letters, on 19 February 2012. The song was co-written by Tom Leonard, Martin Harrington, Ash Howes, Richard Stannard and Cardle himself. The single was backed with an all-new track, "All Is Said", as well as a live version of "Slowly", and a studio version of his cover of "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face".

## Critical reception

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Robert Copsey of Digital Spy gave the song a positive review, stating: "Co-written by the man himself and produced by Richard Stannard – Ellie Goulding, Will Young – 'Amazing' will do little to deter his detractors who claim he is nothing more than mushy MOR guitar-pop, but it should easily please his larger-than-you'd-think fanbase. Yes, it's another Keane-esque guitar-strumming number, the lyrics are clichéd – "Look inside this fragile heart of mine" – and he belts out his trademark ad-libs at the end, but – whisper it – sometimes you just can't beat a bit of no-frills pop." .[1]

## Lawsuit

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Further information: List of songs subject to plagiarism disputes

Wikinews has related news:

* Lawsuit filed against Ed Sheeran for his single Photograph

On 9 June 2016, it was reported that Ed Sheeran and Johnny McDaid, were being sued by "Amazing" songwriters Harrington and Leonard, for $20 million for copyright infringement with their song "Photograph". The lawsuit says: "Given the striking similarity between the chorus of Amazing and Photograph, (the) defendants knew when writing, publishing, recording, releasing, and distributing Photograph that they were infringing on a pre-existing musical composition."[2] Cardle clarified on Twitter that it was not his lawsuit, adding that he thinks Ed Sheeran is "a genius and 100% deserves all his success".[3] The lawsuit was privately settled in April 2017, with no admission of guilt and an undisclosed sum.[4]

## Music video

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The music video for "Amazing" premiered on 13 January 2012, at a total length of four minutes and six-seconds.[5] The video shows scenes of Cardle performing the song in a dark room, direct to camera. Certain shots are filmed in a laissez-faire[clarification needed] style, with the camera and boom operators being seen in shot. It also shows scenes of couples in the surrounding studio, either upset or re-uniting.

## Track listing

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Digital EP[6]No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Amazing"| Matt Cardle, Tom Leonard, Martin Harrington, Ash Howes, Richard Stannard| 3:58
2.| "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (Studio Mix)| Ewan MacColl| 3:36
3.| "All Is Said" (Demo)| Matt Cardle, James Walsh, Eliot James| 3:54
4.| "Slowly" (Live from Koko)| Matt Cardle, Eg White, David Sneddon| 4:00

Promotional CD single[7]No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Amazing"| Matt Cardle, Tom Leonard, Martin Harrington, Ash Howes, Richard Stannard| 3:31
2.| "Amazing" (Instrumental)| Matt Cardle, Tom Leonard, Martin Harrington, Ash Howes, Richard Stannard| 3:31

## Chart performance

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Chart (2011)  | Peak
position

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UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[8] | 84

## References

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1. ^ "Matt Cardle: 'Amazing' - Single review - Music Singles Review". Digital Spy. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
2. ^ "Ed Sheeran is being sued for $20m by two songwriters over his track Photograph". Newsbeat. BBC Online. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
3. ^ @MattCardle (9 June 2016). "Please read news articles closely. This is not my lawsuit. I think @edsheeran is a genius & 100% deserves all his success 🙏🏽❤️ X" (Tweet) - via Twitter.
4. ^ Ellis-Petersen, Hannah (11 April 2017). "Ed Sheeran may regret Photograph that led to $20m copyright case". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
5. ^ "Matt Cardle - Amazing". 13 January 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2013 - via YouTube.
6. ^ "Amazing: Matt Cardle: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
7. ^ "Matt Cardle // Starlight & Amazing | Rushes Blog". Rushesblog.wordpress.com. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
8. ^ "Official UK Singles Top 100 - 29th June 2013 | Official UK Top 40 | music charts | Official Singles Chart". Theofficialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2013.

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Discography

Studio albums|

* Letters
* The Fire
* Porcelain
* Time to Be Alive

Singles|

* "When We Collide"
* "Run for Your Life"
* "Starlight"
* "Amazing"
* "It's Only Love"
* "Anyone Else"
* "Loving You"
* "When You Were My Girl"
* "Hit My Heart"

Tours|

* Letters Tour
* Unplugged Tour
* Porcelain Tour

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