High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "1973" is the first single released from James Blunt`s second studio album, All the Lost Souls. First performed by Blunt during his Autumn 2006 North American tour, "1973" was released for radio play on July 23, 2007, to selected radio stations around the world. It was made available for download exclusively from the Verizon Wireless network in the United States on the same date. Starting on August 7, 2007, the song was made widely available for digital download, with physical releases being made available from September 3, 2007. The single peaked at #4 on the UK Singles Chart.