September Song (JP Cooper song)

"September Song" is a song by English singer JP Cooper. It is the second single from his debut studio album, Raised Under Grey Skies (2017).[1] The song was released as a digital download in the United Kingdom on 16 September 2016 through Island Records. The song has peaked at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart, and has also reached the top 10 in both Ireland and Sweden. The song was written by Cooper, Jon Hume, Alex Bunker and Mr Hudson.

"September Song"
Single by JP Cooper
from the album Raised Under Grey Skies
Released	16 September 2016
Recorded	2016
Genre	Pop tropical house
Length	3:40
Label	Island Records
Songwriter(s)	John Paul Cooper Benjamin McIldowie Jon Cobbe Hume
Producer(s)	Teemu Brunila Mike Spencer (add.)
JP Cooper singles chronology
"Party" (2016) "September Song" (2016) "Passport Home" (2017)
Music video
"September Song" on YouTube

Background

Talking about the song, Cooper said, "'September Song' in a nutshell is a nostalgic, innocent look at a teenage romance – probably one of your first romances. Looking back as an adult now at how simple things were back then, having those moments of, like, 'I wonder what that person is doing now.' In the UK, September is when you go back to school after the holiday. So that's the idea, this person has been missing this girl all summer – she's a September song, that's what he's looking forward to. We just wanted to write a song that was really sweet and innocent, it wasn't over-sexualized or anything like that."[2]

Music video

A video to accompany the release of "September Song" was first released onto YouTube on 28 November 2016 at a total length of three minutes and thirty-five seconds.[3]

Track listing

Digital download[4]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"September Song"	3:40

Digital download – Remixes EP[5]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"September Song" (guitar acoustic)	3:32
2.	"September Song" (piano acoustic)	3:35
3.	"September Song" (Don Corleon Remix)	3:50
4.	"September Song" (Indian Summer Mix)	3:35

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2016–17) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[6] 99 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 42 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 17 Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[9] 10 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[10] 27 Denmark (Tracklisten)[11] 20 France (SNEP)[12] 153 Germany (Official German Charts)[13] 40 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[14] 29 Ireland (IRMA)[15] 7 Italy (FIMI)[16] 66 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[17] 13 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18] 16 Portugal (AFP)[19] 54 Scotland (OCC)[20] 4 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[21] 35 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[22] 16 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 29 UK Singles (OCC)[24] 7 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[25] 38

Year-end charts Chart (2017) Position Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[26] 56 Denmark (Tracklisten)[27] 54 France (SNEP)[28] 197 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[29] 68 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[30] 47 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[31] 29

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[32]	Gold	35,000
Canada (Music Canada)[33]	Gold	40,000
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[34]	Platinum	90,000
Germany (BVMI)[35]	Gold	200,000
Italy (FIMI)[36]	Gold	25,000
Sweden (GLF)[37]	Platinum	40,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[38]	2× Platinum	1,200,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	16 September 2016	Digital download	Island

Nadine Coyle version

"September Song"
Song by Nadine Coyle
from the EP Nadine
Released	9 March 2018
Recorded	2017
Length	3:31
Label	Virgin EMI
Songwriter(s)	John Paul Cooper Benjamin McIldowie Jon Cobbe Hume
Producer(s)	Xenomania, COMMANDS

In 2018, Irish recording artist Nadine Coyle released a cover of "September Song". The cover, the third track from Coyle's Nadine EP, was released as a digital download on 9 March 2018 by Virgin EMI Records.

References

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28. "Top Singles Annuel 2017 (physique + téléchargement + streaming)". SNEP(Syndicat National de l'Edition phonographique). Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
29. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2017". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
30. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2017". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
31. Copsey, Rob (3 January 2018). "The Official Top 40 Biggest Songs of 2017". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
32. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2017 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
33. "Canadian single certifications – JP Cooper – September Song". Music Canada. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
34. "Danish single certifications – JP Cooper – September Song". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved 2 May 2017. Scroll through the page-list below until year 2017 to obtain certification.
35. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (JP Cooper; 'September Song')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
36. "Italian single certifications – JP Cooper – September Song" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 2 May 2017. Select "2017" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "September Song" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli online" under "Sezione".
37. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 49, 2016 | Sverigetopplistan" (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
38. "British single certifications – JP Cooper – September Song". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 August 2019. Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type September Song in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.