"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. 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 colours, 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."
Track listing
Credits and personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of I Cry When I Laugh.
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) PeakpositionNetherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)7
Year-end charts Chart (2016) Position Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) 70
Certifications
Release history Region Date Label FormatUnited Kingdom 14 February 2016Atlantic Digital download 26 February 2016 Digital download
References
External links JessGlynne.co.uk — official site