"When You Were My Girl" is a song by English recording artist Matt Cardle.

The song was released as a digital download in the United Kingdom on 13 October 2013 as the second single from his third studio album Porcelain (2013).

Talking about the song Matt said: "I had a session in LA with JC Chasez and his producer Jimmy Harry.

We came up with this really awesome bass line, which I revisited a few weeks later when I was back in the UK.

The video was directed by Nick Spanos and was shot in Los Angeles, United States.