"She's So Lovely" is the debut single by English

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band

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. It was written by band frontman

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and produced by Andy Green and released on 27 August 2007 as the lead single from their self-titled debut studio album (2007). The song peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart and also reached a peak of number six on the

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. The song remained in the UK top 10 for six consecutive weeks.

Music video

The

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for "She's So Lovely" is set in a bowling alley.

is trying to attract the attentions of a pretty girl ( Louise Glover), but she has a boyfriend (Liyo Cassini) already. While the boyfriend is there, Roy tells the girl she looks beautiful. The boyfriend gets angry, but gets called away for his throw. As he scores a strike, Roy and the girl walk off down the hall together (although only their legs are shown, the shoes and jeans are the same as Roy's).

Track listing

CD single #"She's So Lovely" #"Murder Mystery" 7" vinyl #1 #"She's So Lovely" #"Wonderful Life" 7" vinyl #2 (Blue) #"She's So Lovely" (live) #"It's Not About You" (live)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Use in the media

The popularity and catchy nature of the song has seen it used in numerous commercials and television series. The song was heard in

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s for the American comedy series ''

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''. An alternative version of the song was featured in series 2 of the

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television series ''

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''. The original version was used for the

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'', in a scene where the main character Georgia is dressed as a stuffed olive. It has also been used in LACVERT's commercial for their lipstick, Ice Kiss, featuring the Olympic gold medalist

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. The ''Stubborn'' skit in

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uses the song too. The song was featured in the BBC soap opera ''

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'' at the funeral of

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which played as the coffin entered. Instrumentals from the track are currently being used in TV spots in the United States for VoIP provider

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References

2007 songs 2007 debut singles Scouting for Girls songs Songs written by Roy Stride Epic Records singles {{2000s-UK-single-stub