


However, his record label, Hollywood Records, did not like the song.

Meanwhile, in February 2007, OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder and singer and songwriter Jesse McCartney had written the song "Bleeding Love" for McCartney's third studio album, Departure. As the winner, Lewis received the prize of a £1 million recording contract with Sony BMG, of which Simon Cowell is an A&R executive, and with Cowell's own record label, Syco Music. In 2006, Lewis entered the third series of the British reality singing competition, The X Factor, and after performing and competing against other aspiring hopefuls, the British public voted her the winner on 16 December 2006, receiving 60% of the final vote. "Bleeding Love" was initially written for Jesse McCartney, but was later refused by his record label. As of 2021, the song has been streamed over two billion times. It is Lewis's biggest hit in the US to date and remains her signature song. At the 2008 Brit Awards it was nominated for Best British Single. "Bleeding Love" was nominated for Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 51st Grammy Awards. It sold 788,000 copies in the UK alone during 2007. "Bleeding Love" has charted on the UK Singles Chart in three different years: in 2007 it peaked at number one 2008 at number at number 97. It was named the 17th most successful song in the US from 2000 to 2009. "Bleeding Love" has sold more than one million copies in the United Kingdom, and over 4 million digital downloads in the United States, where it was the best-selling digital song there in 2008. The accompanying music video first aired on 17 October 2007, and was uploaded to YouTube on the same day. The single reached number one in 35 countries, including Japan, France, Germany and the United States, making it only the second song in history to achieve this feat, Elton John's " Candle in the Wind 1997" being the first. After the single's release, it became a major international hit and was the best-selling single of 2008 worldwide. ĭebuting at number one on the UK Singles Chart and the Irish Singles Chart, "Bleeding Love" became the best-selling single of 2007 in both countries.

The song was released as the lead single from Spirit on September 16, 2007, by Syco Music and J Records. It was written and originally recorded by Jesse McCartney, and was co-written and produced by Ryan Tedder. "Bleeding Love" is a song recorded by English singer Leona Lewis for her debut studio album Spirit (2007). " Better in Time" / " Footprints in the Sand"
