Look After You
2007 single by the Fray
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"Look After You" is a song by American rock band the Fray. It was released in February 2007 as the third single from their debut album, How to Save a Life, following the widespread success of their previous single "How to Save a Life". According to lead singer and pianist Isaac Slade, the song was written about his then-girlfriend and future wife, Anna, when she was living in Australia.[1] The song has appeared on the TV show Intervention for its third season and has been featured in episodes of Cold Case, Ghost Whisperer, The Hills, One Tree Hill, Journeyman, Moonlight, Rescue Me, Bones and the unaired pilot of Women's Murder Club. It was also featured in the 2008 film Jumper.
4:02 (Radio Edit)
| "Look After You" | ||||
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| Single by the Fray | ||||
| from the album How to Save a Life | ||||
| Released | February 6, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 Bloomington, Indiana | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 4:28 (Album Version) 4:02 (Radio Edit) | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriters | Isaac Slade and Joe King | |||
| Producers | Mike Flynn and Aaron Johnson | |||
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Chart performance
The song peaked at #59 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's first single to miss the Top 40. The song also missed the Top 40 on the Billboard's Pop 100, although it performed marginally better on the chart than on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #49.
Live
When the band performs the song live, they sometimes insert a small interlude after the chorus where Slade sings the refrains from either "Wonderwall" by Oasis, "You Are So Beautiful" by Joe Cocker or "You're Beautiful" by James Blunt.
Music video
A music video for the song reported in progress in February 2007, with Chris Mills as the director.[2] However, the video was never released.
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| New Zealand (RMNZ)[8] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[9] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| United States | February 6, 2007 | Mainstream airplay | Epic | [10] |