James Arthur Premieres Video For New Single, ‘Can I Be Him’

Following a brilliant promo tour around the USA which saw him perform on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’ (see it here), James Arthur now returns to the UK to launch the video for his new single ‘Can I Be Him’. The video has been directed by Felix Urbauer.

James Arthur - Can I Be Him

‘Can I Be Him’ is the new single to be taken from James Arthur’s platinum-selling second album, ‘Back From The Edge’, and follows in the footsteps of hit singles ‘Say You Won’t Let Go’, and ‘Safe Inside’. ‘Can I Be Him’, which shows off James’ distinctive and exceptional vocals, can be streamed from Spotify here and download from iTunes here. ‘Can I Be Him’ quickly became a fan favourite following the album release and James was recently asked to perform it on BBCs ‘The One Show’.

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After returning with his single ‘Say You Won’t Let Go’ last September, James has gone onto achieve #1’s on both the Official Singles and Album Chart, sold out multiple tours and picked up two BRIT Nominations. ‘Say You Won’t Let Go’, which has picked up over 1 BILLION sales and streams globally, is growing Stateside too where it has broken the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100, topped the Shazam charts and is one of the most played songs on the Hot AC radio charts.

James recently announced his first arena tour, kicking off in Leeds on 16th November. Tickets are on sale now from Ticketmaster and Gigs and Tours and are selling fast. The tour hits London’s legendary SSE Arena Wembley on 24th November and Ella Henderson will support on all 9 UK dates. James wrapped up his last UK tour just last month and it sold out in minutes and earned him rave reviews from fans and critics alike. Over the summer, James will head back to the United States where he will support One Republic on their arena tour. All dates are listed on his official website.

Full upcoming UK tour dates:

Thu 16 Nov 2017               Leeds First Direct Arena

Fri 17 Nov 2017                 Liverpool Echo Arena

Sat 18 Nov 2017                Newcastle Metro Radio Arena

Mon 20 Nov 2017           Belfast SSE Arena

Tues 21 Nov 2017          Dublin 3 Arena

Thu 23 Nov 2017               Cardiff Motorpoint Arena

Fri 24 Nov 2017                 London Wembley The SSE Arena

Sat 25 Nov 2017                Birmingham Genting Arena

Mon 27 Nov 2017             Nottingham Motorpoint Arena

Tue 28 Nov 2017               Glasgow The SSE Hydro

Thu 30 Nov 2017               Bournemouth International Centre

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