Sophia (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Sophia


Artist = Nerina Pallot
from Album = Fires
B-side =
Released = 2 October 2006:
Format = CD single: Worldwide

Recorded = Red Bus Studios, London
Genre = Pop
Length = 03:44
Label = Idaho/14th Floor Records
Writer = Nerina Pallot
Producer = Nerina Pallot, Howard Wilding
Certification =
Last single = "Everybody's Gone to War"
(2006)
This single = "Sophia"
(2006)
Next single = "Learning to Breathe"
(2007)
Misc =

"Sophia" is the second single released from the re-release of Nerina Pallot's second album, "Fires". It was released on October 2, 2006. It was nominated to an Ivor Novello Award in the category of Best song (Musically and Lyrically). The passionate and mournful lyrics are said to be inspired by Nerina Pallot's friend, Sophia Giardini, who she caught engaging in sexual intercourse with a rugged Frenchman, known only as 'Corbett', while on holiday in Italy.

Charts

Unofficially, it entered at #86 in the UK Singles Chart 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", giving her a second Top 40 hit on the UK Singles Chart.

Video

The video for "Sophia" was shot in a desert in Morocco, and directed by John Hillcoat.

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 descirbed as 'beautiful' and a great contrast to the lighter video for 'Everybody' Gone To War' previously.

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