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"Can I Be Him"
Single by James Arthur
from the album Back from the Edge
Released	15 April 2017
Recorded	2015
Length	4:06
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	James Arthur George Tizzard Rick Parkhouse Negin Djafari
Producer(s)	Red Triangle
James Arthur singles chronology
"Safe Inside" (2017) "Can I Be Him" (2017) "Go for Broke" (2017)

"Can I Be Him" is a song performed by British singer and songwriter James Arthur. The song was released as a digital download on 15 April 2017 in the United Kingdom by Columbia Records as the third single from his second studio album, Back from the Edge (2016). The song became a moderate hit on a number of charts. As of 2021, it had sold 652,698 copies in the UK.

Music video

On 8 May 2017, Vevo released the music video "Can I Be Him" on YouTube. It shows James Arthur performing the song in a moving subway carriage. He also seems to have some distant eye contact with two girls. The interior subway shots were mainly made in a DT3 unit servicing the U3 line of the Nuremberg U-Bahn, Germany.

Track listing

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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12. "Brazilian single certifications – James Arthur – Can I Be Him" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
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15. "Italian single certifications – James Arthur – Can I Be Him" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
16. "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 October 2024. Click "TYTUŁ" and enter Can I Be Him in the search box.
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