Recorded 2011 Length 3:36 | Genre Pop
folk | |
Released 11 March 2011
3 April 2015 (re-release) Format CD single
digital download Label Lookout Mountain
Gingerbread Man Records (re-release) | ||
"Wasn't Expecting That" is a song recorded by British singer-songwriter Jamie Lawson. It was originally released on 11 March 2011 as the lead single from his third studio album Wasn't Expecting That (2011) and peaked at number 3 on the Irish Singles Chart. Lawson was the first artist signed by Ed Sheeran to his new record label, Gingerbread Man Recordings in 2015. The song was re-released on 3 April 2015 as the lead single from his fourth studio album Jamie Lawson. The song has peaked at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart.
Music video
There are 3 versions of this Music Video: Original YouTube, International version and Australian version.
The original version of the song was posted as an acoustic performance to YouTube in January 2011 and now has over 1 million views.
A music video to accompany the new recording for re-release was posted to YouTube on 26 August 2015 at a total length of three minutes and twenty-eight seconds. The video, directed by award-winning filmmaker Bouha Kazmi, has more than 11 million views on YouTube. The video tells the story of a couple who fall in love, but are then left traumatised when the woman is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
A further version was filmed in Sydney for the Australian market when Lawson toured with Ed Sheeran in Australia in 2015.