"You Are the Reason" is a song by English singer Calum Scott. It was released on 17 November 2017 via Capitol Records, as his second original single from his debut albumOnly Human. It was produced by Grammy Award-winning record producer Fraser T. Smith. The song has been streamed over one billion times, and has sold over five million copies worldwide. The music video was filmed entirely in Kiev, Ukraine and has surpassed 500 million views on YouTube. The song is partially known for being one of the songs that Kodi Lee sung for America's Got Talent.
Composition
According to sheet music published at Sheetmusicdirect.com, "You Are The Reason" is a moderately slow tempo of 58 beats per minute. Written in, the song is in the key of B major. Calum Scott's vocal range spans from C3 to B4 during the song.
On 9 February 2018, Scott released a duet version of the song with Grammy nominatedsinger and songwriter Leona Lewis. Scott remarked in a statement: "Working with Leona was a dream come true. As a fan, I first remember watching her on TV before going on to grace the globe with her incredibly beautiful voice. Now having the honour of working with her on one of my own songs is completely surreal and the passion and raw emotion she brings to our duet makes it even more special to me." The duet was promoted by Scott and Lewis, with performances on the BBC One's The One Show in the UK and Good Morning America in the US. The duet charted on various Billboard charts in the US, and also charted in New Zealand, Canada and in Europe. The official video for the duet, which features both Scott and Lewis, has since surpassed 295 million views on YouTube and over 100 million streams on Spotify. In June 2019, "You Are The Reason" peaked at number 7 on the BillboardDigital Songs Sales chart. The song featured on America's Got Talent during the audition of Kodi Lee. The song also peaked on the Hot Canadian Digital Songs Sales chart, at number 14, following the shows airing.
Other duets
Scott released a version of "You Are the Reason" with Dutch singer Ilse DeLange on 21 May 2018. Additionally, Scott released a French version of "You Are the Reason" with French singer Barbara Pravi on 1 June 2018.
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