"So You Say" is the second and final single taken from

Siobhán Donaghy Siobhán Emma Donaghy (born 14 June 1984) is an English-Irish singer and songwriter. She is best known as a founding member of the girl group Sugababes. Donaghy left the Sugababes in 2001 and released her debut solo album, '' Revolution in Me'', ...

's second and last to date studio album, ''

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''. It was co-written by Siobhan and

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James Sanger. The song was written about Donaghy's first relationship and the breakdown of it. Adam, although not the name of her love, was chosen, due to its biblical references, and the fact that Adam is a common name, so people can relate to it. Donaghy has said the song is a way of almost feeling sorry for herself.

Reception

The single was released on 18 June 2007, with the album ''

'' following on 25 June 2007. Siobhán first previewed the song on 24 March 2007 where she sang an acoustic version on Capital FM. However, the final album version is very different from the acoustic version. The single charted at #76 in the

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, due to a lack of promotion.

Music video

The music video sees Siobhán walking through a mysterious house filled with winding corridors, and entering various rooms whilst following a strange man named "Adam". She is featured in a room with almost motionless birds and in another with shattered glass floating around her. Near the end of the video, Siobhan confronts "Adam", who seems to be almost "possessed" with his eyes and mouth glowing. She then kisses him and becomes "possessed" herself as seen in the screenshot. The video was filmed in an old magistrates' court. It was said to be inspired by the film ''

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'', directed by

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Track listing

* UK CD single #1 and Digital download EP #1 # "So You Say" - 3:54 # "Don't Take Me Back" - 4:23 * UK CD single #2 # "So You Say" - 3:54 # "Don't Give It Up" (Robert Cory Remix) - 2:07 # "So You Say" (Acoustic) - 3:44 # "So You Say" (Video) - 3:54 # "So You Say" (Behind The Scenes) - 2:00 * 12" vinyl and Digital download EP #2 # "So You Say" - 3:54 # "Don't Give It Up" (Carl Craig Vox Remix) - 9:07 * Digital download EP #3 # "So You Say" - 3:54 # "Don't Give It Up" (Robert Cory Remix) - 2:07 # "So You Say" (Acoustic) - 3:44 * Digital download EP #4 # "So You Say" - 3:54 # "So You Say" (Patrick Wolf Remix) - 4:11 # "So You Say" (Robert Logan Remix) - 4:58

Charts

References

External links

"So You Say" music video
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