Jesse McCartney on Writing "Bleeding Love" For Leona Lewis

Jesse McCartney talks about writing "Bleeding Love" for Leona Lewis and his label not thinking it was a good song...
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[@collendemerez]

Zach kinda discredited himself as a music expert by that comment on leona lewis because it shows me his only knowledge of music is of music and artists within him proximity. Leona has an incredible discography and many hit songs, just not in the U.S including a Christmas song that is top 5 every christmas.

[@castortwonetwo3258]

Fr!!!!

[@shippendales8543]

She also has I see you from Avatar which is one of the highest Gros films of all time

[@nicholasch7349]

Kinda wish Jesse stood up for Leona when Zach shaded her incorrectly

[@nate8525]

the shade towards Leona was completely unnecessary cause shes had other hits

[@MrFallendancer]

People often forget how huge this song was. It wasn't just a hit. Leona has quite a lot of well knows officially released like hits Run, Better in Time, Happy, I See You (title track from Avatar) plus One More Sleep new modern Christmas classic. Plus songs that were never officially released as singles but got millions of views on youtube and other platforms like Yesterday, Take a Bow, Homeless etc. But Bleeding Love was just enormous it broke all possible records back then. And it stood the test of time. It's a timeless classic that still sounds fresh. It's very well written and produced song but what it really made this huge masterpiece was Leona's vocals. Without her it wouldn't be so successful. It would still be a nice track but it wouldn't be THAT song. Even if Leona didn't have those other hits I would still be very thankful for this one song. Because it's not about how many songs from your discography gonna hit no1 on official charts. You can have 10 songs reaching number one and then 5 years later nobody knows them. It's about timeless classics and it's very hard to get those. Just a thought.

[@castortwonetwo3258]

Yesss!!!!!!!

[@rei__tv]

That was a shady comment towards Leona. Quite unprofessional to say. Her music is beautiful and she's internationally known. In the UK alone she has 3 number 1 singles, 10 top 10 singles, and 2 number 1 albums.

[@michaelnealis1926]

It was shady… Leona has had a lot of success (not to mention she has way more streams than Jesse). Both are talented artists.

[@DarkFae888]

@@michaelnealis1926 she has more streams bc of a song that ge wrote though. I wonder why singers aren’t more vocal in giving credit to songwriters

[@michaelnealis1926]

@@DarkFae888 Her duet “You Are The Reason” has nearly 250 million streams. “Better In Time” has over 270 million streams. “Run” has over 115 million streams. “One More Sleep” has over 200 million streams. Bleeding Love certainly helps, but she’d still have way more streams without it. And Leona has talked about how Jesse cowrote it. What exactly is she supposed to do to give him more credit?

[@thedavidwillyam]

Leona has two top US billboard charts with "Bleeding Love" #1 and "Better In Time" #11. She is far from being a one-hit wonder. Her highest charts are always in the UK, like Kylie Minogue, Nicole Scherzinger, and even Cher.

[@rockyjeterwebb1718]

She had another hit here in the U.S. too called "Happy".

[@gaila.9852]

@@rockyjeterwebb1718 That song is so underrated!

[@rockyjeterwebb1718]

@@gaila.9852 I agree.

[@rockstarbenjamin02]

Calling Leona Lewis a one hit wonder, she may have not been the biggest artist during the early 2000s but she's definitely not a one hit wonder. "Bleeding love", "better in time", "i will be", "Forgive me".......... those songs were most definitely getting played back in the day. Watch your mouth Zachary 🙃

[@stephanieladeinde3224]

She isn't a one hit wonder she is an amazing artist

[@rockyjeterwebb1718]

Zach, I love you but Leona Lewis is not a one hit wonder here in the U.S. and or in other countries. Look up her discography and do the history.

[@truthfullytiggy5860]

...it's the disrespect of Leona Lewis for me :( Very far from a one-hit wonder

[@McQuakli]

Literally almost vomited when Zach spoke those lies about Leona... jesus christ. Put some damn respect on her name.

[@charlotteaitchison2922]

the complete disrespect to leona lewis…zach’s lack of professionalism and bias towards non poc always shows lately. it’s giving racist

[@gaila.9852]

What else happened?

[@Ki-KisWorld]

I love how your last name is Sang and you interview musicians

[@natoriousyes3773]

reading this on shrooms. wild

[@castortwonetwo3258]

Zach just because you only listened to bleeding love, don’t mean that that was the only song that made Leona’s career. Tf.

[@TheColeTruth]

Leona is way more than just Bleeding Love. Her voice in her prime is probably the most beautiful/emotional I've ever heard.

[@jaineas]

She is not an one hit wonder. Dude, do u only listens to music that plays in the us?

[@johnwhite5306]

He lives in America, in America she is a one hit wonder. This isn’t hard to understand.

[@CrinkleFry]

Diserepsected tf outta Leona , Jesse is cool but would never do bleeding love justice like Leona has .

[@DarkFae888]

have you heard him song it? you can hear the real emotion bc its a personal song….

[@gata_salvaje69]

Jesse wrote a beautiful song and Leona sang it so beautifully no one could ever sing it like she did! Both Jesse and Leona are amazing!🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@jjrose234]

The irony of zach calling leona a one hit wonder to Jesse McCartney…

[@beastboyfly1]

Nah a lot of Jesse’s songs are no skips both his first two albums are gold

[@gaila.9852]

How? In no world is Jesse McCartney a one-hit wonder.

[@michaelnealis1926]

Leona Lewis is not a one-hit wonder. That was a rude comment.

[@Massimo795781]

first Leona is not a one hit wonder. Yes, she is well known for bleeding love... which i personally like not for the lyrics but for what leona vacally was able to do with the song. For me was an appreciation of her vocal skills and emotional delivery. Just because she is not famous in the US doesnt make her a one hit wonder...

[@yourlittlebrotherGabrielReview]

Aww Zach, Leona didn’t deserve that. She’s too talented and humble to get that shade.

[@halimaalsheik9452]

Leona Lewis had a number one album and song on the billboard. And was nominated for Grammys. Jesse never achieved that

[@user-um3rq5ui9p]

'Bleeding Love 'was HUGE selling 10 million copies worldwide! Leona lewis has sold 35 million records. Math doesn't lie Math shows that Leona Lewis is not a one hit wonder. Would he say that about her if she was a man? genuine question

[@gaila.9852]

“Leona Lewis is essentially unknown.” Huh? Also, why in the world did Jesse agree?

[@sumiedisplay]

i’m a fan of his and had posters on my walls and all that and Leona’s version is so undeniably brilliant. his version is online too but its like cmon… she killed it

[@FlowerPower-cf2fp]

Leona Lewis is a songwriter herself.They probably have similar struggles. Her trying to get around label expectations and from out of the idol shadow. Hits: A moment like this, Bleeding Love, Better in Time, Run, I will be (written/co-written by Avril Lavigne) and One More Sleep (co-written by Leona Lewis and its basically like the British version fo Mariah's All I want for Christmas). Thats just off the top of my head. Could have had Beiber's career but wouldve come with Beiber's problems.

[@Zeoooh]

One hit wonder 🤔 nah, not even in America- Better in Time went to #11. Elsewhere she’s still known for: 1 - Bleeding Love 2 - Run (recently used in the movie Argylle) 3 - One More Sleep, can’t escape it from mid-November

[@KrisBryant99]

Technically Bleeding Love makes her a one hit wonder because the song has that perfect balance of song compositions/textures where as her other is just kind of there.

[@PeairTheNobody]

He lost me with that one..... one hit wonder is wild

[@user-um3rq5ui9p]

Leona can tour and performs in any country be that China, USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, Germany , Switzerland , Portugal, Japan etc etc - tell me where other than the states this guy is revered?

[@lufflyness]

Let's be real, Bleeding Love is not a great song, and Jesse's version is flat out not good. Leona made it a hit because there was a lot of hype around her coming off her X-Factor win, Simon/Syco were pushing her and the single HARD, and she elevated the track with her vocal performance that she performed live everywhere.

[@jaywest3734]

It is a great song though lol.

[@nate8525]

its a beautiful song and Leona elevated that song with her incredible voice.

[@justinandjessica5872]

you're psychotic.

[@gaila.9852]

Let’s be real? Just speak for yourself.

[@Pau1Boyl3]

Love you Zach but Leona is not a one hit wonder.

[@jimbob2427]

She is. She never charted high in the US. No one knows who she is unless u watched like X factor in the UK

[@kathytyler7592]

Thanks to the bs Simon Cowell put her through. Look into it. It might open your eyes

[@blizzlenizzle]

Could not agree more!

[@Michael-wx7dr]

@@jimbob2427 But Leona is a British artist, not an American artist and she has had many hits in the UK and is very much a household name there. Not everything revolves around the US. It's like saying someone like Garth Brooks is a flop because he has never had a top 10 or even a top 20 single in the UK, even though he's one of the biggest selling artists in the US.

[@jimbob2427]

@@Michael-wx7dr she didn’t have many hits in the UK. If u ask the average Brit if they know a leona Lewis song, they won’t. I’m speaking from someone who lives in the UK

[@Richardssong18]

Well she definitely won't work with you again how nasty. Leona has had other very successful songs.

[@jewelthompson4210]

Jesse is so humble.

[@lushrimbaughiii]

Messy JcArthy

[@Gadipake_]

He thinks America is the one & only the universe. But i agree she one hit wonder ( in US ) .

[@missymarie2698]

Leona Lewis said Ryan Tedder wrote bleeding love!