Background Bleeding Love

bleeding love written jesse mccartney, later refused record label.

in 2006, lewis entered third series of british reality singing competition, x factor, , after performing , competing against other aspiring hopefuls, british public voted winner on 16 december 2006, receiving 60% of final vote. winner, lewis received prize of £1 million recording contract sony bmg, of simon cowell a&r executive, , cowell s own record label, syco music.

meanwhile, in february 2007, onerepublic frontman ryan tedder , singer , songwriter jesse mccartney had written song bleeding love mccartney s third studio album, departure. however, record label, hollywood records, did not song. tedder believed massive song , record company out of mind . despite own reality tv background, tedder had made decision not work contestants singing competition american idol, had not heard of x factor, , on being shown website lewis, thought voice sounded unreal , saying writer s perspective, girl – or without tv show – has 1 of best voices ve ever heard . on hearing cowell looking songs lewis s debut album, tedder rearranged bleeding love , changed key , tailored suit voice. pitched song cowell, said 1 . after success of lewis s version, song re-recorded mccartney being included bonus track on international version of album, departure.