“My plan, which Andy probably didn't like, was based on when Prince wrote Nothing Compares 2 U and no one knew it was a Prince song until it became this big hit”: Razorlight’s biggest song was originally intended for another artist, says Johnny Borrell

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It ended up topping the charts in the UK and remains their best-loved song, but British band Razorlight say that they originally planned to give 2006’s America to another artist.

The revelation came last night, when Razorlight’s Andy Burrows and Johnny Borrell played an intimate show in central London and told the stories behind some of their biggest hits.