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| Single byMichael Bublé | ||||
| from the albumCrazy Love | ||||
| B-side | "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" | |||
| Released | August 31, 2009 (2009-08-31) | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
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| Length | 4:05 | |||
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| "Michael Bublé - Haven't Met You Yet [Official Music Video]" onYouTube | ||||
"Haven't Met You Yet" is the first single from Canadian singerMichael Bublé's fourth studio album,Crazy Love, released on August 31, 2009.[3] According to Bublé, the single and its official music video are "about everyone's dream of finding a relationship and love."[4] Bublé co-wrote "Haven't Met You Yet" withAlan Chang andAmy Foster-Gillies, and dedicated it to his wife,Luisana Lopilato (who appears as his love interest in the music video).[2]
The song has proven successful on theadult contemporary charts, reaching number one in the U.S. on the chart week of January 30, 2010[5] and becoming the first song in history to debut at number one onBillboard Canada'sAC chart.[6][7] It is Bublé's third #1 single on the adult contemporary charts after "Home" and "Everything".[7] It was also a big success on theBillboard Hot 100, where the song reached #24, being his highest charting single on the chart.[5] The song entered theUnited Kingdom Singles Chart on the October 18, 2009 at number 9, making it his first top 10 hit in the UK, eventually climbing up to number 5 in its third week. The song wonSingle of the Year at the2010 Juno Awards and was nominated for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the53rd Grammy Awards.
Bublé wrote the song while he was dating his wife Luisana Lopilato.[8] A clip of the song was released onThe Daily Bublé on his website. The full song was available for streaming only on his official fan club, Bungalow-B,[9] on August 28, 2009.[10] It was later available on iTunes on August 30[11] and then on his official page on August 31.[10][12]
The song received favourable reviews. Patrick McKiernan from the website Allgigs.co.uk gave the song 4 out of 5 stars, saying, "The lyrical structure is not too far from his comfort zone but is still engaging enough to pay attention to but it's actually the music I think is great. The piano is jaunty and upbeat and has some very beautiful, understated string arrangement that matches his vocal charm perfectly and the song even has a great bit of bugle at the bridge."[13] The song was one of the album's track pick from theAllMusic review. Nick Levine fromDigital Spy gave the song 3 out of 5 stars, saying: "'Haven't Met You Yet' is a toe-tapping pop tune with lavish production—the strings swell in all the right places, the brass parps perkily—and lyrics so shamelessly romantic Barry Manilow could sing them. It's cheesy as a quesadilla and too chirpy by half, but if this sort of thing pushes your guilty pleasure button, it's probably best to enjoy it while you can".[14]
A promotional video was released a few days after the release of the song in digital format at his official site on September 5, 2009.[15] It showed Bublé at a photo shoot wearing a dark brown jacket against a white background.The video revolves around him in the photo shoot session.[16]
The full music video was directed byRich Lee and was released on October 1, 2009. According to Bublé's 2011 officialmemoirOnstage Offstage, the "Haven't Met You Yet" music video was inspired bythe Offspring's 1999 music video "Why Don't You Get a Job?" and the 1986 filmFerris Bueller's Day Off. Bublé credited the Offspring's video as the "launch point" for his music video, in which the idea of a singer is followed by a marching band. The choreography in Bublé's music video is the same choreography from the 1986 film.Kenny Ortega, the choreographer forFerris Bueller's Day Off, was contacted for permission to use the "Twist and Shout" dance choreography from the film's parade scene. The video was filmed over two days at a supermarket.[17]
The video is about Bublé in a supermarket (Killarney Market on 49th Avenue in Vancouver, Canada, in theKillarney neighbourhood). After meeting a blonde woman (Luisana Lopilato) in an aisle, all the customers, staff, and a cameo appearance by the West Vancouver Youth Band,[18] start dancing around the store in celebration, eventually moving outside to the parking lot as confetti descends. The video then cuts to Bublé at the cash register with the cashier handing him his receipt while he is still seemingly lost in daydreams. An embarrassed Bublé then takes the receipt and walks out with everyone staring at him. As he is about to exit the supermarket, he sees the blonde woman from his daydream walking into the supermarket. He glances at her and walks out of the supermarket perplexed. After filming the video Bublé and Lopilato became engaged and were married on March 31, 2011, in Argentina.[19][20]
The sequel for the "Haven't Met You Yet" music video is continued in Bublé's 2022 music video "I'll Never Not Love You", featuring his pregnant wife Luisiana Lopilato and their three children who appear at a supermarket. Bublé stated on his officialTwitter, " 'Haven't Met You Yet' was the beautiful start of a true romance. 10 years later, the story continues in the extraordinary sequel 'I'll Never Not Love You'2.22.22".[21]
The song begins inC♯/D♭ Major,[22] and at the 2:15 mark, the key changes toD♯/E♭ Major[23] throughout the rest of the song.
During the January 30, 2010 episode ofSaturday Night Live, in which Bublé is the musical guest, he appeared in a commercial parody for a restaurant that hostJon Hamm has opened called "Hamm and Bublé" that exclusively serves dishes featuring pork (ham) and champagne (bubbly - a deliberate mispronunciation of Bublé). While Bublé sings alternate lyrics to the melody of "Haven't Met You Yet" that reflects the restaurant's theme, it becomes obvious that Hamm is holding Bublé against his will, forcing him to sing and perform non-musical shows.
The song was performed as a group by the cast ofAmerican Idol during the March 12 results show of theninth season.[29]
In September 2010 nearly a thousand students from theUniversity of Victoria,Canada shot alip dub featuring "Haven't Met You Yet". The lip dub was mentioned onCBC News: The National and covered extensively from local news outlets. On October 27, Michael Bublé posted a link of the "impressive" video to his Facebook page. The video reached over 100,000 views onYouTube in less than a week after being released online on October 22. The lip dub was made in response to the viral 'UVic' (Universitat de Vic from Spain) "Hey, Soul Sister" lip dub that many, including celebrity bloggerPerez Hilton,[30] mistakenly believed came from theCanadian 'UVic'. Michael Bublé expressed interest in being a part of the lip dub, but due to scheduling conflicts was unable to be inVictoria, British Columbia at the time of shooting.
On July 11, 2011, a YouTube channel calledBad Lip Reading did another type of lip dub-recording over the music video using an entirely new song, called "Russian Unicorn", unrelated musically to the original, with lyrics that matched Bublé's lip movements. For example, the new song changed the original line "We can work to work it out" to "We could shoot a Russian unicorn."[31] Bublé mentioned it in an interview, saying it was his new favourite song.[32] He said it was "one of the coolest things I've ever seen" and called the maker "an evil genius".[28]
On October 24, 2016, Riley Elmore covered this song as the knockout onThe Voice, Season 11.
On March 31, 2025, Barry Jean covered this song as the knockout onThe Voice, Season 27.
In its first week, "Haven't Met You Yet" debuted at number 65 with only digital downloads to promote it. Simultaneously, it debuted at number 33 on theHot Digital Songs chart, number 22 on theHot Adult Contemporary Tracks, and the top five inCanada. The week of January 30, 2010, the song reached number 40 (becoming his first Top 40 hit) after several months on the chart. It has become his highest-charting song yet ("Everything" reached number 46), reaching number 24 in its 34th week on the chart. It is also his best charting song in the Mainstream Top 40, where it peaked at number 21. It also became his third number-one on the Adult Contemporary charts. Meanwhile, on the UK Singles Chart, he scored his first top ten single after debuting at number nine. In its third week, it climbed to number five, making it his first top five hit and highest ever entry in the United Kingdom.[33]
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| Single byNick Jonas | ||||
| from the albumThe Music of Smash | ||||
| Released | February 27, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
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| Length | 2:21(album version) | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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On February 27, 2012,Nick Jonas covered the song in the TV seriesSmash in the episode "The Cost of Art". He performed the song behind a piano at a party that was given to him. The cover was released as a single on March 6, 2012[78][79] and appeared on the series soundtrack, which was released May 1, 2012.[80]
Nick Jonas was announced to guest-star on the show on October 11, 2011.[81] His character of Lyle West is described as "a hot sitcom star who started his career as a child actor in a Broadway show written by Tom (Christian Borle) and directed by Derek (Jack Davenport)."[81] The release also mentioned that Jonas will sing in the episode.[82]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Haven't Met You Yet" (Nick Jonas version) |
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| Canada | February 27, 2012[84] | Digital download – digital single | Columbia Records |
| United States | February 27, 2012[85] | ||
| March 6, 2012[83] | |||
| May 1, 2012[80] | Digital download – digital album |
15 years ago I wrote a song called 'Haven't Met You Yet' while my wife and I were dating," says Bublé, who married Lopilato in 2011
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