"Heart on My Sleeve" is a single written by James Morrison

James Morrison (singer)

James Morrison is a BRIT Award-winning English singer-songwriter and guitarist from Rugby, Warwickshire. In 2006, his debut single "You Give Me Something" became a hit in Europe, Australia, and Japan, peaking in the top five in the UK and New Zealand. His debut album, Undiscovered, debuted at the...

 and John Shanks

John Shanks

John Matthew Shanks is a modern rock writer and Grammy Award–winning producer.Born in New York City, Shanks moved to Los Angeles when he was 17....

 and performed on American Idol

American Idol

American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...

season 7

American Idol (season 7)

The seventh season of American Idol, the annual reality show and singing competition, began on January 15, 2008 and concluded on May 21, 2008. Ryan Seacrest continued to host the show with Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson returning as judges...

 contestant Michael Johns

Michael Johns (singer)

Michael Johns is an Australian singer-songwriter who finished in eighth place on the seventh season of a United States television series, American Idol, in 2008.-Early life:...

's post-Idol album, Hold Back My Heart

Hold Back My Heart

Hold Back My Heart is the third studio album by American Idol contestant Michael Johns. It sold 5,000 copies in its first week and a total of 20,000 copies.-Track listing:#"Heart on My Sleeve" -3:41...

. It was released on iTunes

ITunes

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, a digital media player, on April 14, 2009. The song sold 5,000

Charts

Chart (2009)

Peak position

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Olly Murs version

"Heart on My Sleeve" was recorded by The X Factor

The X Factor (UK series 6)

The sixth series of British television music competition The X Factor started on ITV on 22 August 2009 and was won by Joe McElderry on 13 December 2009. Cheryl Cole emerged as the winning mentor for the second consecutive year, the first time in the show's history that a mentor has won back-to-back...

 runner-up, Olly Murs

Olly Murs

Oliver Stanley "Olly" Murs is an English singer-songwriter and TV presenter. Murs rose to fame after being the runner-up on the sixth series of The X Factor...

, for his eponymous debut album

Olly Murs (album)

-Charts:-End of year charts:-Certifications:-Tour:On 21 November 2010 a UK tour was announced for 2011 to promote the album.-Release history:...

. It was released on 6 March 2011 as the third single from the album.To date, in the UK "Heart on My Sleeve" has sold over 63.500 copies.

Track listing

Charts

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Charts (2011)	Peak position

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	March 4, 2011	Digital download	Epic Epic Records Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A... , Syco