Ain't Got Far to Go

"Ain't Got Far to Go"
"Ain't Got Far to Go"
Single by Jess Glynne
from the album I Cry When I Laugh
Released	February 26, 2016
Recorded	2015
Genre	Pop; soul;
Length	3:39
Label	Atlantic
Songwriters	Janée Bennett; Knox Brown; Finlay Dow-Smith; Jessica Glynne;
Producers	Starsmith; Knox Brown;
Jess Glynne singles chronology

"Ain't Got Far to Go" is a song by English singer and songwriter Jess Glynne. It was written by Glynne along with Janée "Jin Jin" Bennett, Knox Brown, and Finlay "Starsmith" Dow-Smith for her debut studio album, I Cry When I Laugh (2015), while production was helmed by Brown and Dow-Smith. The song was released as the album's sixth single on 26 February 2016.^[1] Prior to the single's release, the song charted at number 46 on the Scottish Singles Chart and number 67 on the UK Singles Chart. After the single's release, it peaked at number 45 on the UK Singles Chart.

Music video

An accompanying music video for "Ain't Got Far to Go" was directed by Declan Whitebloom, showing Glynne and her friends enjoying a day in Havana, Cuba. It marked their second collaboration following his work on previous single “Take Me Home.” Commenting on the output, Glynne elaborated: “Making this video in Cuba was so fitting, the journey the colors the people everything was so perfect. We met some amazing people who were so grateful, charming and hard-working and that’s what this song is about."^[2]

Track listing

Digital download
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ain't Got Far to Go"	3:39

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of I Cry When I Laugh.^[3]

Janée "Jin Jin" Bennet – writing, backing vocals
Knox Brown – writing, production, vocal production, backing vocals, instruments
Fin "Starsmith" Dow-Smith – writing, production, vocal production, instruments
Serban Ghenea – mixing
Jess Glynne – writing, lead vocals

John Hanes – mix engineering
Stuart Hawkes – mastering
Liam Nolan – vocals engineering
James Wyatt – strings, arrangement

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015–16)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)^[4]	36
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)^[5]	11
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)^[6]	7
Scotland (OCC)^[7]	24
UK Singles (OCC)^[8]	45

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)	Position
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)^[9]	70

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[10]	Silver	200,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format
United Kingdom	14 February 2016	Atlantic	Digital download (Tough Love Remix)
United Kingdom	26 February 2016	Atlantic	Digital download

References

^ Corner, Lewis (11 January 2016). "Jess Glynne will release 'Ain't Got Far to Go' as her next single". Digital Spy. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
^ Daw, Robbie (27 January 2016). "Video: Watch Her Hit The Streets Of Cuba". Idolator. Retrieved 28 May 2016.^{[dead link]}
^ I Cry When I Laugh (Media notes). Jess Glynne. Atlantic Records. 2015.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Jess Glynne – Ain't Got Far To Go" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
^ "Top 40 NL: Jess Glynne - Ain't Got Far To Go" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
^ "Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2016". Mahasz. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
^ "British single certifications – Jess Glynne – Ain't Got Far to Go". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 8 December 2017.

External links

JessGlynne.co.uk — official site

[Digital_Spy-1] Corner, Lewis (11 January 2016). "Jess Glynne will release 'Ain't Got Far to Go' as her next single". Digital Spy. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

[Idolator-2] Daw, Robbie (27 January 2016). "Video: Watch Her Hit The Streets Of Cuba". Idolator. Retrieved 28 May 2016.^{[dead link]}

[booklet-3] I Cry When I Laugh (Media notes). Jess Glynne. Atlantic Records. 2015.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[sc_Flanders_Tip_Jess_Glynne-4] "Jess Glynne – Ain't Got Far To Go" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 25 June 2018.

[sc_Hungary_-5] "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 7 April 2016.

[6] "Top 40 NL: Jess Glynne - Ain't Got Far To Go" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2018.

[sc_Scotland_-7] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 March 2016.

[sc_UK_-8] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 March 2016.

[9] "Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2016". Mahasz. Retrieved 12 June 2020.

[United_KingdomJess_GlynneAin't_Got_Far_to_GosingleCertRef-10] "British single certifications – Jess Glynne – Ain't Got Far to Go". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 8 December 2017.

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Discography
Albums	I Cry When I Laugh Always In Between Jess
Singles	"Right Here" "Real Love" "Hold My Hand" "Don't Be So Hard on Yourself" "Take Me Home" "Ain't Got Far to Go" "I'll Be There" "All I Am" "Thursday" "One Touch" "This Christmas"
Featured singles	"Rather Be" "My Love" "Not Letting Go" "Kill the Lights" "These Days" "Mind on It"

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