Ain't Got Far to Go

"Ain't Got Far to Go"
Single by Jess Glynne
from the album I Cry When I Laugh
Released	February 26, 2016 (2016-02-26)
Recorded	2015
Genre	Pop soul
Length	3:39
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Janée Bennett Knox Brown Finlay Dow-Smith Jessica Glynne
Producer(s)	Starsmith Knox Brown
Jess Glynne singles chronology
"Take Me Home" (2015) "Ain't Got Far to Go" (2016) "Kill the Lights" (2016)

"Ain't Got Far to Go" is a song by English singer and songwriter Jess Glynne. It was written by Glynne along with Janée "Jin Jin" Bennett, Knox Brown, and Finlay "Starsmith" Dow-Smith for her debut studio album, I Cry When I Laugh (2015), while production was helmed by Brown and Dow-Smith. The song was released as the album's sixth single on 26 February 2016.^[1] Prior to the single's release, the song charted at number 46 on the Scottish Singles Chart and number 67 on the UK Singles Chart. After the single's release, it peaked at number 45 on the UK Singles Chart.

Music video

An accompanying music video for "Ain't Got Far to Go" was directed by Declan Whitebloom, showing Glynne and her friends enjoying a day in Havana, Cuba. It marked their second collaboration following his work on previous single “Take Me Home.” Commenting on the output, Glynne elaborated: “Making this video in Cuba was so fitting, the journey the colors the people everything was so perfect. We met some amazing people who were so grateful, charming and hard-working and that’s what this song is about."^[2]

Track listing

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ain't Got Far to Go"	3:39

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of I Cry When I Laugh.^[3]

Janée "Jin Jin" Bennet – writing, backing vocals Knox Brown – writing, production, vocal production, backing vocals, instruments Fin "Starsmith" Dow-Smith – writing, production, vocal production, instruments Serban Ghenea – mixing Jess Glynne – writing, lead vocals

John Hanes – mix engineering Stuart Hawkes – mastering Liam Nolan – vocals engineering James Wyatt – strings, arrangement

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2015–16) Peak position Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[4] 36 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[5] 11 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[6] 7 Scotland (OCC)[7] 24 UK Singles (OCC)[8] 45

Year-end charts Chart (2016) Position Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[9] 70

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[10]	Silver	200,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format
United Kingdom	14 February 2016	Atlantic	Digital download (Tough Love Remix)
	26 February 2016		Digital download

References

1. Corner, Lewis (11 January 2016). "Jess Glynne will release 'Ain't Got Far to Go' as her next single". Digital Spy. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
2. Daw, Robbie (27 January 2016). "Video: Watch Her Hit The Streets Of Cuba". Idolator. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
3. I Cry When I Laugh (Media notes). Jess Glynne. Atlantic Records. 2015.
4. "Jess Glynne – Ain't Got Far To Go" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
5. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
6. "Top 40 NL: Jess Glynne - Ain't Got Far To Go" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
7. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
9. "Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2016". Mahasz. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
10. "British single certifications – Jess Glynne – Ain't Got Far to Go". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 8 December 2017.

External links

• JessGlynne.co.uk — official site