https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_6bEaaRVzA

I'll admit I wanted Fleur to win badly tonight. But a number of reasons why this song works so so well compared to other winner's singles.

1. Song choice. Some may say it's boring. But compared to other songs in the past, it's non-festive, not cheesy and lyrically, it doesn't say any cliches. It's a genuine, bonified well-writen pop song - not made for TV talent shows or for montages with OTT bland lyrics - it stands alone as a very decent pop song made for arenas.
2. Vocals. This weekend has hit me that Ben CAN be an artist. From his solo performance with 'Demons' by Imagine Dragons, to this song by OneRepublic, if he can write an album in this sort of stadium alt-pop style, he could do very very well in the charts.
3. Gospel choir is not over used at all.
4. NO KEY CHANGE. THANK GOD.

Well done Ben. Despite being a Fleur fan, I'll be buying this.

My fave winners song was easily Leona's

I really enjoyed it also And will be buying it

Hallelujah. ...by far the best

It did Alexandra a massive favour too!!!!

Alexandra's is my favourite overall. But compared to Sam's, James', Little Mix's, Matt's and Joe's, when they've had key changes and very boring production, Ben's works very very well. If this was his first single off his first album, I'd be very pleased with it.

I just downloaded it from Amazon because it isn't on iTunes yet. It sounds really good on headphones. I always said Ben has a good recording voice, I just hope they get him some decent, suitable material for his album.

Really? I like OneRepublic, but think this song is awful.

I agree re the choir and key change though.

You have to be kidding? I think this is one of the worst they've ever released, regardless of the singer this song is shit.

I love it too. it actually doesn't sound cheesy like past XF winner singers have sounded.

I really like the song, but uptown funk beats it.

Great song. Ben did the best version.

it's a great winners single, don't know what everyone else wanted, i presume the same boring slow build to a cresendo like we get every year, this is much better, it's upbeat from the start and doesn't let up, it's brilliant, it's catchy and ben slays it! he's got such a good recording voice, i love it.

My Fave winner's singles NOT based on who sings them

1. Hallejuah
2. The Climb
3. When You Believe
4. When We Collide
5. Impossible
6. Something I Need
7. Skyscaper
8. A Moment Like This
9. Thats My Goal
10. Against All Odds
11. Cannonball

They're all pretty good though.

Anything's better than Skyscraper!

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Own up you're really Mark Ronson aren't you

WTF have they done to his voice?

Loved Ben singing the song but the single barely sounds like the same bloke.

Idiots, people voted for the rawness and they have completely removed the grit.

Ok I'l shut up.

I really don't like it. I didn't like Ben anyway but thought he sang it live quite well, the studio version autotunes out his grit though which is basically the only thing he had to be vaguely unique. It's mt favourite One Republic song though so it was always going to be tough to live up to.

My ranking of winner's singles:
01 Hallelujah (fabulous, I just love it)
02 Impossible (great version, I adore the original more but this is the most unique winner's single)
03 Cannonball (I was worried when this was announced but it really suits them more than I expected)
04 A Moment Like This (Kelly Clarkson is one of my favourite singers but this suits Leona way more)
05 When We Collide (his voice is perfect for this)
06 That's My Goal (no idea why I quite like this)
07 When You Believe (he's very dull but it's such a good song)
08 The Climb (same again but I adore the original so much Joe had too much to live up to)
09 Something I Need (he just sounds weird on it, not a patch on the original)
10 Skyscraper (the original is my second favourite song of all time, Sam has a wonderful voice but murdered it tbh, Demi's voice is so fragile with such emotion in it yet she just belts it like the lyrics mean nothing )
11 Against All Odds (so dull, don't like the song in the first place though)

Love the top 5, then the quality slowly takes a bit of a dive!

1. Hallelujah
2. Something I Need
3. Skyscraper
4. Cannonball

5. Impossible
6. When You Believe
7. A Moment Like This
8. When We Collide
9. That's My Goal
10. The Climb
11. Against All Odds

I honestly think this is the best one they've done easily... It's the only one I can picture myself willingly listening to anyway.

Particularly after Sam Bailey completely murdered Skyscraper last year

The song was obviously chosen for Ben and not Fleur...she sang it badly cos it wasn't her *thing* but I loved Bens version and am over the moon he won. I think it's the best winners first single ever. Hallelujah was good, but I heard Jon Bon Jovi sing it live and Alexandera's version was rubbish compared to him.

Just listened to the link provided and will admit that sounds better than it did live on the show. Probably because I don't think it sounds like Ben at all, computers really do have a big part in this single - more so than I thought they'd use.

Really? One of the best winners singles? You have to be joking.
Coming from One Republic it was very poor which was surprising.

I always like the winner's single! As soon as Ben sang the first time for this song, I was desperate for him to win, as it really suited him.