The song achieved a similar feat in the United Kingdom where it was the best-selling single of 2007, selling 788,000 copies. It was named the 17th most successful song in the US from 2000–2009, on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade. S., where it was the best-selling digital song there in 2008. The video first aired on 17 October 2007, and was uploaded to YouTube on the same day, on which it now has over 161 million views."Bleeding Love" has sold more than one million copies in the United Kingdom, and over 4 million digital downloads in the U. The single reached number one in 35 countries, including Japan, Germany and the United States, making it only the second song in history to achieve this feat, Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997" being the first. After the single's release, it became a major international hit, and was the best-selling single of 2008 worldwide. Debuting at number one on the UK Singles Chart and the Irish Singles Chart, "Bleeding Love" became the best-selling single of 2007 in both countries.
It was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland in October 2007. Jointly composed by American singers and songwriters Jesse McCartney and Ryan Tedder, and produced by Tedder, the song is the album's lead single officially, it was Lewis's official second single, and followed "A Moment Like This". "Bleeding Love" is a song performed by British singer Leona Lewis, who released it from her 2007 debut studio album, Spirit.