"You're So Right for Me" is a song by English
hard rock
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band
Rooster
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. Written by vocalist
Nick Atkinson, guitarist Luke Potashnick and production duo Chris and Tony Griffiths, who co-produced the track with Mark Wallis and David Ruffy, it was featured on the band's 2005
self-titled debut album. "You're So Right for Me" was released as the third
single from the album on 25 April 2005, reaching number 14 on the
UK Singles Chart and number 39 on the
Irish Singles Chart
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.
Release and reception
After its inclusion on ''
Rooster
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'' in January 2005, "You're So Right for Me" was released as the third single from the album on 25 April 2005. It was backed with live recordings of the
Cream
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song "
Sunshine of Your Love
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" and the previously unreleased track "Bulletproof". The single reached number 14 on the
UK Singles Chart and number 39 on the
Irish Singles Chart
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.
In a review of the album for the website
Gigwise
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, writer Alex Lai praised "You're So Right for Me" for "picking up the pace" after preceding track "To Die For", but concluded by claiming that it "isn't their best work".
Music video
The
music video
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for "You're So Right for Me" was directed by
Jake Nava
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Early life and ed ...
and first aired in the week of 11 April 2005.
Track listings
Charts
References
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2005 singles
Rooster (band) songs
Songs written by Nick Atkinson
Music videos directed by Jake Nava
2005 songs