Your Game

"Your Game" is a song by British singer Will Young. It was written by Young, Taio Cruz and Blair MacKichan for his second studio album, Friday's Child (2003), while production was helmed by Stephen Lipson and MacKichan. The song was released as the album's second single on 15 March 2004, reaching number three on the UK Singles Chart. "Your Game" song won the Brit Award for Song of the Year in 2005.^[3]

"Your Game"
Single by Will Young
from the album Friday's Child
Released	15 March 2004 (2004-03-15)
Length	4:10 (album version) 3:34 (radio edit)
Label	19 S RCA BMG
Songwriter(s)	Will Young Taio Cruz Bair MacKichan^[1]^[2]
Producer(s)	Stephen Lipson Blair MacKichan
Will Young singles chronology
"Leave Right Now" (2003) "Your Game" (2004) "Friday's Child" (2004)
Alternative cover
UK CD 2

Music video

A music video for "Your Game" was directed by Michael Gracey and Pete Commins. After their collaboration, they were invited to direct Will's live tour at Wembley in 2004.^[4]

Track listings

UK CD1^[5]

1. "Your Game" (Will Young, Blair MacKichan, Tayo Onile-Ere)
2. "Your Game" (acoustic gospel version)

UK CD2^[6]

1. "Your Game"
2. "Take Control" (Young, R. Stannard, J. Gallagher, S. Hale)
3. "Down" (Young, S. Morales, R. Shaw, D. Siegel, D. Warner)
4. "Your Game" (video)

Credits and personnel

• Neil Conti – drums
• Taio Cruz – writer
• Stephen Lipson – producer, programming
• Bair MacKichan – drums, guitar, programming, writer
• Heff Moraes – mixing engineer
• Dave Naughton – Pro Tools
• Will Young – vocals, writer

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Your Game" Chart (2004) Peak position Australia (ARIA)^[7] 81 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)^[8] 16 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[9] 13 Ireland (IRMA)^[10] 10 Scotland (OCC)^[11] 3 UK Singles (OCC)^[12] 3

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Your Game" Chart (2004) Position UK Singles (OCC)^[13] 64

Release history

Release history for "Your Game"

Region	Date	Label	Format	Ref(s)
United Kingdom	15 March 2004	19 Sony BMG	CD single digital download	^[14]

References

1. Will Young (31 January 2004). "Your Game" – via Internet Archive.
2. Will Young (21 May 2018). "Your Game" – via Internet Archive.
3. "Brits 2005: The winners". BBC News. 9 February 2005. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
4. . Archived from the original on 19 October 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
5. Your Game (UK CD1 liner notes). Will Young. 19 Recordings, S Records, BMG. 2004. 82876 60296 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
6. Your Game (UK CD1 liner notes). Will Young. 19 Recordings, S Records, BMG. 2004. 82876 60362 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
7. "Issue 743" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
8. "Will Young – Your Game" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
9. "Hits of the World – Eurocharts" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 14. 3 April 2004. p. 57. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
10. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Your Game". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
11. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
12. "Will Young: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
13. "The Official UK Singles Chart 2004" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
14. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 13 March 2004. p. 27.

External links

• Music video on YouTube