In 2013 , " When I Was Your Man " won " Favorite Hit " at the 2013 Premios Juventud . It was nominated for Break-Up Song at the 2013 Teen Choice Awards and for That 's My Jam at the 2013 NewNowNext Awards . In 2014 , the ballad received a nomination for Best Pop Solo Performance at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards and it was also nominated for Favorite Song at the 2014 People 's Choice Awards . The single was one of the several winners of the 2014 ASCAP Pop Music Awards for Most Performed Song , as well as , one of the Top 10 Gold International Gold Songs at the RTHK International Pop Poll Awards . It was the fourth most played song on radio , the eighth most played on Top 40 and on Adult Contemporary radios , according to Nielsen SoundScan Mediabase ranked the song as the 15th most played on Top 40 radio stations in 2013 . In the UK , " When I Was Your Man " was the tenth pop track most played in 2013
2013 Teen Choice Awards
2013 Teen Choice Awards
When I Was Your Man