Out of My Head (John Newman song)

"Out of My Head"
Single by John Newman
from the album Tribute
Released	4 April 2014
Recorded	2012–13
Genre	Pop soul breakbeat
Length	3:49
Label	Island
Songwriter(s)	John Newman Steve Booker
Producer(s)	John Newman Ant Whiting
John Newman singles chronology
"Losing Sleep" (2013) "Out of My Head" (2014) "Blame" (2014)

"Out of My Head" is a song by English singer John Newman. The song was released on 4 April 2014 as the fourth single from his debut studio album, Tribute (2013). The song was written by John Newman and Steve Booker.^[1] The song peaked to number 91 on the UK Singles Chart.

Background

On 4 April 2014, Newman released a club edit of Out of My Head, as well as an EP which includes a remix by Naughty Boy. Talking to Digital Spy about Naughty Boy, he said "Naughty Boy, where do I start? This guy is one of the finest we have, his marketing ideas around Hotel Cabana were breakthrough. His work with Emeli Sandé was breakthrough. His productions and songwriting is so modern, yet so timeless and at the next level and now he shows remixes are no issue either! Such a pleasure to work with this guy musically and personally and can't wait to do more with him in the future and to also hear the amazing new levels he will continue to bring to the world of music.^[2]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Out of My Head" was first released onto YouTube on 12 February 2014 at a total length of three minutes and fifty-five seconds, directed by Luc Janin.^[3] A second video for the song was uploaded to YouTube on 12 March 2014 for the Club Edit of the song.^[4]

Track listing

Digital download – single^[5]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Out of My Head" (Club Edit)	3:47

Digital download – remixes^[6]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Out of My Head" (John Newman Rework)	3:49
2.	"Out of My Head" (Naughty Boy Remix)	4:21
3.	"Out of My Head" (Soul Clap Remix)	6:53
4.	"Out of My Head" (Live At The Battersea Arts Centre)	3:57

Credits and personnel

• Lead vocals – John Newman
• Lyrics – John Newman, Steve Booker
• Producers – John Newman, Ant Whiting
• Label – Island

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[7]	77
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[8]	39
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[9]	91

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	4 April 2014[5][6]	Digital download	Island

References

1. "Out Of My Head by John Newman". Songfacts. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
2. John Newman new single 'Out Of My Head' remixed by Naughty Boy - Music News - Digital Spy
3. John Newman - Out Of My Head on YouTube
4. John Newman - Out Of My Head (Club Edit) on YouTube
5. iTunes - Music - Out of My Head (Club Edit) - Single by John Newman
6. iTunes - Music - Out of My Head (Remixes) - EP by John Newman
7. "John Newman – Out Of My Head" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
8. "John Newman – Out Of My Head" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
9. "CHART: CLUK Update 19.04.2014 (wk15)". zobbel.de. Retrieved 24 June 2014.