Wasn't Expecting That

For the parent album, see Wasn't Expecting That (album).

"Wasn't Expecting That" is a song recorded by British singer-songwriter Jamie Lawson. It was originally released on 11 March 2011 as the lead single from his third studio album Wasn't Expecting That (2011) and peaked at number 3 on the Irish Singles Chart. Lawson was the first artist signed by Ed Sheeran to his new record label, Gingerbread Man Recordings in 2015. The song was re-released on 3 April 2015 as the lead single from his fourth studio album Jamie Lawson. The song peaked at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart. On 31 July 2016, Lawson performed the song in an episode of the Australian soap Neighbours.^[1]

"Wasn't Expecting That"
Original cover artwork
Single by Jamie Lawson
from the album Wasn't Expecting That and Jamie Lawson
Released	11 March 2011 3 April 2015 (re-release)
Recorded	2011
Genre	Pop folk
Length	3:21
Label	Lookout Mountain Gingerbread Man (re-release)
Songwriter(s)	Jamie Lawson
Jamie Lawson singles chronology
"Wasn't Expecting That" (00000005) "Lucy Rocks" (2011)
Jamie Lawson singles chronology
"Lucy Rocks" (2011) "Wasn't Expecting That" (2015) "Ahead of Myself" (2015)
"Wasn't Expecting That"
2015 re-release cover

Music video

Three variations of the music video were made: the original, an international version and an Australian version.

The original version of the song was posted as an acoustic performance to YouTube in January 2011^[2] and now has over 1 million views.

A music video to accompany the new recording for re-release was posted to YouTube on 26 August 2015 at a total length of three minutes and twenty-eight seconds.^[3] The video, directed by award-winning filmmaker Bouha Kazmi, has more than 11 million views on YouTube.^[4] The video tells the story of a couple who fall in love, but are then left traumatised when the woman is diagnosed with terminal cancer. It follows the couple as they go back in time throughout their relationship. It shows the woman giving birth, the two getting married and their first kiss.

A further version was filmed in Sydney for the Australian market^[5] when Lawson toured with Ed Sheeran in Australia in 2015.^[6]

Charts

Weekly charts

2011 weekly chart performance for "Wasn't Expecting That"

Chart	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)[7]	3

2015–2016 weekly chart performance for "Wasn't Expecting That"

Chart	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[8]	3
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9]	37
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[10]	7
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[11]	42
Germany (GfK)[12]	42
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[13]	17
Ireland (IRMA)[7]	21
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14]	97
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[15]	7
Portugal (Top 50)	29
Slovenia (SloTop50)[16]	50
UK Singles (OCC)[17]	6
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[18]	18

Year-end charts

2015 year-end chart performance for "Wasn't Expecting That"

Chart (2015)	Position
Australia (ARIA)[19]	36

Certifications

Certifications for "Wasn't Expecting That"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[20]	2× Platinum	140,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[21]	Gold	15,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[22]	Platinum	90,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[23]	Gold	200,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[24]	Platinum	15,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[25]	Platinum	600,000‡
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release formats for "Wasn't Expecting That"

Region	Date	Format	Label
Ireland	11 March 2011	Digital download	Lookout Mountain
United Kingdom	3 April 2015		Gingerbreadman Records