You Taught Me What Love Is

"You Taught Me What Love Is" is a song by English singer-songwriter Beth Porch, released after her performance on Britain's Got Talent which aired on 18 April 2020.

"You Taught Me What Love Is"
Single by Beth Porch
Released18 April 2020 (2020-04-18)
Genrepop
Length3:28
Songwriter(s)Beth Porch

The song was at number four on the Official Chart First Look the following day,[1] but ultimately the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 25, spending a single week in the top 40.

Background

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Porch is a children's nurse at Great Ormond Street Hospital and the song was inspired by the families and patients she works with.[2]

The performance on the fourteenth series of Britain's Got Talent was filmed in January 2020 but aired during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Porch revealed that she had contracted the disease herself.[3]

Proceeds from the single were shared between NHS Charities Together and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust.[4]

Charts

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Chart (2020) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[5] 25

References

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  1. ^ Bray, Abbie (19 April 2020). "Britain's Got Talent nurse Beth Porch debuts at number 4 in Official Charts first-look". Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  2. ^ "GOSH Nurse Beth Porch gets standing ovation on Britain's Got Talent". Great Ormond Street. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. ^ Duke, Simon (30 April 2020). "BGT singing nurse Beth Porch felt 'helpless' after contracting coronavirus". Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  4. ^ Eames, Tom. "Britain's Got Talent: Who is NHS singer Beth Porch and how can I download her song?". Smooth Radio. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 April 2020.