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"Like I'm Gonna Lose You" is a song by American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor (pictured) from her debut major-label studio album Title (2015), featuring guest vocals from singer John Legend. Trainor wrote the song with Justin Weaver and Caitlyn Smith, and produced it with Chris Gelbuda. Epic Records released it as the album's fourth single on June 23, 2015. A soul love ballad, "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" is about savoring moments spent with loved ones and not taking them for granted. Critics praised Trainor's vocals and the song's composition, but some thought its subdued style did not suit her. It reached number one in Australia, New Zealand, and Poland, and number eight in the US. It was certified 4× Platinum in the US and 5× Platinum in Australia and Canada. The music video depicts Trainor singing on a rainy night while people in diverse relationships interact with loved ones. Trainor performed the song on television shows and her concert tours. (This article is part of a featured topic: Title (album).)
Did you know ...
- ... that Kim de l'Horizon (pictured), winner of the 2022 German Book Prize, shaved their head during the award ceremony in solidarity with those protesting in Iran?
- ... that in 2016 Verrado High School in Arizona began offering all-female engineering classes?
- ... that Chinese scholar Lin Changyi likened the miracles of Jesus to Daoist magic?
- ... that despite their song "Freaks" going platinum after becoming popular on TikTok, members of Surf Curse said they neither understood nor used the app?
- ... that Carolyn Grace was the only qualified female pilot of the Supermarine Spitfire ever to take part in display flying?
- ... that a 1982 court case established that video games may qualify for multiple types of U.S. copyright protection?
- ... that the Bohemian harp spread to Western Europe after a fire hit the town of Přísečnice?
- ... that pigeon racer "Biff" Bangs previously played for two different teams in Rose Bowl football games?
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- HTMS Sukhothai (pictured), a corvette of the Royal Thai Navy, capsizes and sinks, leaving 6 crew members dead and 23 others missing.
- In the Fijian general election, FijiFirst wins the most seats, but fails to gain a parliamentary majority.
- In association football, the FIFA World Cup concludes with Argentina defeating France in the final.
- At least 24 people are killed in a landslide near Batang Kali, Malaysia.
On this day
- 401 – Pope Innocent I began his papacy, succeeding Anastasius I.
- 1807 – In an effort to avoid engaging in the Napoleonic Wars, the United States Congress passed the Embargo Act, forbidding American ships from engaging in trade with foreign nations.
- 1984 – While riding a New York City Subway train, Bernhard Goetz shot four African-American youths who had attempted to rob him, sparking a nationwide debate on vigilantism, racism, and the legal limits of self-defense.
- 2001 – Richard Reid unsuccessfully attempted to detonate a bomb in his shoe (pictured) on a transatlantic flight from Paris to Miami.
- Cynesige (d. 1060)
- Teresa Carreño (b. 1853)
- Basshunter (b. 1984)
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Giacomo Puccini (22 December 1858 – 29 November 1924) was an Italian composer known primarily for his operas. Regarded as the greatest and most successful proponent of Italian opera after Giuseppe Verdi, he was descended from a long line of composers, stemming from the late-Baroque era. Though his early work was firmly rooted in traditional late-19th-century Romantic Italian opera he later developed his work in the realistic verismo style, of which he became one of the leading exponents. Photograph credit: Attilio Badodi; restored by Adam Cuerden
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