"Sophia" is the second

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released from the re-release of

Nerina Pallot Nerina Natasha Georgina Pallot (born 26 April 1974) is an English singer, songwriter and producer, who has released six albums and over a dozen EPs. She was nominated for British Female Solo Artist at the 2007 BRIT Awards and nominated for an I ...

's second album, ''

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''. It was released on October 2, 2006. It was nominated for an

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in the category of Best Song Musically and Lyrically. The single includes Pallot's cover of

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's "

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Charts

Unofficially, it entered at #86 in the

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before jumping to its peak of #32 in its first official week on the chart. "Sophia" is Pallot's second most successful hit single, after "

Everybody's Gone To War "Everybody's Gone to War" is a song written and performed by British singer-songwriter Nerina Pallot. The song, an anti-war protest, was written during the early stages of the Iraq War in 2003 and was composed on bass guitar by Pallot. Originally ...

", giving her a second Top 40 hit on the

. The single also peaked at #12 on the UK Airplay Chart in October 2006.

Video

The video for "Sophia" was shot in a desert in

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, and directed by

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. In the video, Nerina is playing a piano and singing in the desert, while flames continue to grow around her. During the song, the piano Nerina is playing catches fire but she continues playing it, and finally, Nerina is surrounded in a fire circle. The video is described as 'beautiful' and a great contrast to the lighter video for "Everybody's Gone to War" previously. The video uses the single version (also called radio edit) which is more upbeat, with strings and pop drum beats. The album version is noticeably much slower with only pretty much the piano as accompaniment.

Track listings

Charts

References

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