Sweet About Me
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| Single by Gabriella Cilmi from the album Lessons to Be Learned |
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| Released | March 17, 2008 (UK) April 26, 2008 (Australia) June 6, 2008 (Europe) |
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| Format | CD single Digital download |
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| Genre | Soul Rock, R&B | ||||
| Length | 3:10 (radio edit)[1] 3:27 (album version)[2] |
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| Label | Island Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Miranda Cooper Brian Higgins Tim Larcombe Tim Powell Nick Coler Gabriella Cilmi |
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| Producer | Brian Higgins Xenomania |
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| Gabriella Cilmi singles chronology | |||||
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"Sweet About Me" is the debut single by Australian singer Gabriella Cilmi. The song, co-written with and produced by Xenomania, is taken from Cilmi's debut album Lessons to Be Learned. Sweet About Me will be released again on June 9, 2008 in different formats and with new tracklistings. It is used in a commercial for Sure in the UK.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "Sweet About Me"
- "Echo Beach"
- "This Game"
- UK/International CD 2 single
- "Sweet About Me"
- "Sweet About Me" (Robbie Rivera remix)
- iTunes Remix & Live EP[5]
- "Sweet About Me" (Sunship Vocal mix)
- "Sweet About Me" (Matthew Herbert's Savoury mix)
- "Sweet About Me" (Ashley Beedle Vocal mix)
- "Sweet About Me" (Truth & Soul mix)
- "Sweet About Me" (Later with Jools Holland)
[edit] Charts
On March 9, "Sweet About Me" debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number sixty-eight, and rose to its peak position of number thirty-eight two weeks later.[6] On April 14, 2008, the song peaked at number one on the ARIA Singles Chart and is certified platinum for sales of 70,000 copies [7]. It reached number one again on May 19, 2008, while her debut album reached #2 on the albums chart[8]. This makes her the youngest Australian to reach the top of the charts, beating out Australian Idol winner Casey Donovan by just nineteen days.[9] On the 20th of April, it re-entered the UK Top 40 at a higher position of 34 and has so far peaked at #7.
| Chart (2008) | Peak position[10] |
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| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 1 |
| Bulgarian National Top 40[11] | 40 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 32 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 8 |
| UK Singles Chart | 7 |
| Euro 200 | 37 |
| Portugal Singles Top 50 | 42 |
[edit] Personnel
- Produced by Brian Higgins/Xenomania
- Mixed by Jeremy Wheatley, Assisted by Richard Edgeler
- Vocals: Gabriella Cilmi
- Keyboards: Brian Higgins, Tim Larcombe & Tim Powell
- Drums: Marc Parnell
- Guitars: Nick Coler & Jason Resch
- Bass: Kieran Jones
- Cello: Nick Squires
- Vibes & Xylophone: Brian Higgins & Nick Coler
- Harmonica: Mark Feltham
- Programmed by Tim Powell & Brian Higgins
[edit] References
- ^ Sweet About Me (Radio Edit) - Single. iTunes Store. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
- ^ Lessons to Be Learned. iTunes Store. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
- ^ Sweet About Me [Single]. Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
- ^ Sweet About Me. Herald Sun HiT. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
- ^ Sweet About Me (Remix & Live) - EP. iTunes Store. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
- ^ Sweet About Me. ChartStats.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
- ^ http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display.asp?chart=1U50
- ^ Beth Hilton (2008-04-14). Gabriella Cilmi tops Aussie singles chart. Digital Spy. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
- ^ Chartifacts. ARIA Charts (2008-04-14). Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
- ^ Sweet About Me. aCharts.us. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
- ^ Bulgarian National Top 40
| Preceded by "Bubbly" by Colbie Caillat |
Australian ARIA Singles Chart number-one single (first run) April 14, 2008 |
Succeeded by "Low" by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain |
| Preceded by "4 Minutes" by Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland |
Australian ARIA Singles Chart number-one single (second run) May 19, 2008 - |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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