When She Was Mine

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| name = When She Was Mine

| cover = WhenSheWasMine.jpg

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| type = single

| artist = Lawson

| album = Chapman Square

| released = 27 May 2012

| recorded = 2012

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| genre = Pop rock

| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=38}}

| label = {{flatlist|

Polydor Records
Global Talent Records

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| writer = {{flatlist|

Andy Brown
Paddy Dalton
Duck Blackwell
Ki Fitzgerald

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| producer = {{flatlist|

John Shanks
Duck Blackwell
Paddy Dalton

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| next_title = Taking Over Me

| next_year = 2012

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"When She Was Mine" is the debut single released by British pop rock band Lawson, via Polydor Records. The single was released in the United Kingdom on 27 May 2012, as the lead single from their debut studio album, Chapman Square (2012), and reached number 4 on the UK Singles Chart.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "When She Was Mine" was released on 11 April. Directed by Declan Whitebloom at a total length of three minutes and forty-seven seconds. The video features the band performing the track in a high-rise building, looking out onto the street below, where a girl and her new boyfriend are courting. Lawson explained that the song was formed on the basis of the relationship between band member Andy Brown and his ex-girlfriend, Mollie King of The Saturdays.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmQRAXJoHg0&ob=av2e Lawson - When She Was Mine]. YouTube

Critical reception

Lewis Corner of Digital Spy gave the song a positive review stating:

"What I miss the most/ Is talking up all night/ We laughed until we cried," Andy reminiscences over pop-rock guitars and beats that fall somewhere between the soul of Maroon 5 and The Script's knack for a worryingly catchy melody. "Now I'm breaking at the seams/ Dropping to my knees/ Nothing left of me," he confesses of his loss, before bursting into an ear-snagging chorus. Fortunately, we suspect the silver lining of this particular cloud is just about to shine. {{rating|4|5}}.[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/a382999/lawson-when-she-was-mine-single-review.html Lawson: 'When She Was Mine' - Single review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604022928/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/a382999/lawson-when-she-was-mine-single-review.html |date=4 June 2012 }}. Digital Spy

Track listing

Digital download - EP{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/when-she-was-mine-ep/546037658|title=When She Was Mine - EP by Lawson|website=iTunes|date=January 2012|access-date=17 March 2015|archive-date=23 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323023408/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/when-she-was-mine-ep/id546037658|url-status=live}}

"When She Was Mine" - 3:37
"Anybody Out There" - 2:43
"When She Was Mine" [Acoustic] - 3:49
"Red Sky" (Acoustic) [The Brighton Sessions]- 3:07

Digital download - Remixes{{Cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/when-she-was-mine-remixes-ep/id528270330 |title=ITunes - Music - when She Was Mine (Remixes) - EP by Lawson |website=iTunes |access-date=17 March 2015 |archive-date=3 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403065347/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/when-she-was-mine-remixes-ep/id528270330 |url-status=dead }}

"When She Was Mine" [The Alias Radio Edit] - 3:37
"When She Was Mine" [The Alias Club Mix] - 5:34
"When She Was Mine" [Max Sanna and Steve Pitron Radio Edit] - 3:50
"When She Was Mine" [Max Sanna and Steve Pitron Remix] - 7:58

CD single{{Cite web |url=http://store.universal-music.co.uk/restofworld/signed-singles/lawson-when-she-was-mine-exclusive-signed-cd-single/invt/0602537024056/ |title=Lawson when She Was Mine Exclusive Signed Single at Universal Music |access-date=1 June 2012 |archive-date=29 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529040641/http://store.universal-music.co.uk/restofworld/signed-singles/lawson-when-she-was-mine-exclusive-signed-cd-single/invt/0602537024056 |url-status=dead }}

"When She Was Mine" - 3:37
"Anybody Out There" - 2:43