Even though most people were left in awe of the performance, one person wrote: "James Blunt voice goes right through me #pressesmute @bbcstrictly”.
One person replied: "Damn, I suddenly like James Blunt."
In a candid interview, James admitted he can be "deeply unpopular", but he said he "messes around" online to "abuse himself before people".
Meanwhile, someone else said: "If a man quoted a James Blunt song for me I think I'd vomit!"
One message he received read: "Can we all take a moment to remember just how terrible James Blunt was?"
