| Save Room | |
| Cover: | Save Room John Legend.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | John Legend |
| Album: | Once Again |
| Released: | August 8, 2006 |
| Genre: | R&B[1] |
| Length: | 3:56 |
| Prev Title: | Grammy Family |
| Prev Year: | 2006 |
| Next Title: | Heaven |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
"Save Room" is a song by American singer John Legend, released on August 8, 2006 as the lead single from his second album, Once Again (2006). A joyful love song, it was written and produced by Legend and fellow American singer will.i.am, with additional writing and production by Jessyca Wilson and Kanye West, respectively. Its production is built upon a sample of Gábor Szabó's version of the Classics IV hit "Stormy”, written by Buddy Buie and James B. Cobb, Jr.; its usage was at the suggestion of Legend's then-label boss and manager, West. A music video was made for the song, directed by Bryan Barber.
"Save Room" became a top ten hit in Italy and the Netherlands, while peaking within the top 20 in the Flemish region of Belgium and on Billboards US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. In the United Kingdom, the song received a digital only release, and chart rules at that time prevented it from entering the UK singles chart. A critical success, the song was also nominated for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards.
Notes
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Once Again.[2]
| Chart (2006) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[3] | 78 | |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] | 81 | |
| US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard)[5] | 35 | |
| Chart (2007) | Position | |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] | 92 |