When James Blunt released “You’re Beautiful” in 2005, it quickly climbed the charts around the world, hailed as a bittersweet love song perfect for weddings, first dances, and sappy rom-com ...

James Blunt celebrated the 20th anniversary of his hit 'You're Beautiful' by admitting that the song is actually about 'stalking someone else's girlfriend' while 'high as a kite on drugs.' ...

James Blunt, here in concert in March, celebrates his 20th anniversary of the song that put him on the map by reminding fans that it's not a love song at all. (Mark Wieland / Redferns / Getty Images) ...

“But it’s actually a bit creepy. It’s about a guy (me) who’s high and stalking someone else’s girlfriend on the subway. In 2014, Blunt admitted he grew to resent the song’s ubiquity.