"Save Room" is the first single from John Legend

John Legend

John Roger Stephens , better known by his stage name John Legend, is an American singer, musician, and actor. He is the recipient of nine Grammy Awards, and in 2007, he received the special Starlight award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame.Prior to the release of his debut album, Stephens' career...

's second album, Once Again

Once Again (John Legend album)

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. It is a joyful, cool love song that samples Gábor Szabó

Gábor Szabó

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's version of the Classics IV

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 hit "Stormy". As John recalls, "Kanye West

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 brought the sample. I didn't even know the original. I just knew it was a nice organ sound and wanted to write to it. I just started mumbling along to it, finding my place in the melody and it worked for me." The song is different from Legend's previous singles as the piano

Piano

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 is not used in the song. The absence of the piano is meant to profile Legend as a singer and not merely a pianist.

The song's music video was shot in various locations in New York City and features Legend in relations with several different women. Legend is seen trying to stay in relationships with the women but having trouble doing so.

The single was released as a download only single in the UK. Chart rules at the time stated that if no physical format was available, a single would not be able to chart. This is why "Save Room" did not chart in the UK.

The song was in the soundtrack of the 2007 Grammy Awards Soundtrack for Legend's nomination for Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

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In 2009, a duet version of "Save Room" featuring German band Monrose

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 was released under the title "Save Room (Let's get Strictly Physical)".

Chart performance

Chart (2006)	Peak Position
Italian Top 75	6
Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...	11
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	61
Poland Singles Chart	63
Germany Top 100 Singles	78