Sweet About Me

Sweet About Me

Infobox Single
Name = Sweet About Me


Artist = Gabriella Cilmi
from Album = Lessons to Be Learned
A-side =
B-side =
Released = 17 March 2008 (UK) 26 April, 2008 (Australia) 6 June 2008 (Europe) 4 September 2008 (Brazil)
Format = CD single Digital download
Recorded =
Genre = Pop, soul
Length = 3:10 (radio edit) [ cite web | url=http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=273877333&s=143444 | title=Sweet About Me (Radio Edit) - Single | publisher=iTunes Store | accessdate=2008-04-18] 3:27 (album version) [ cite web | url=http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=277036375&s=143444 | title=Lessons to Be Learned| publisher=iTunes Store | accessdate=2008-04-18]
Label = Island Records
Writer = Miranda Cooper Brian Higgins Tim Larcombe Tim Powell Nick Coler Gabriella Cilmi
Producer = Brian Higgins Xenomania
Chronology = Gabriella Cilmi AUS singles
Last single =
This single = "Sweet About Me" (2008)
Next single = "Don't Wanna Go to Bed Now" (2008)Extra chronology
Artist = Gabriella Cilmi UK
Type = singles
Last single =
This single = "Sweet About Me" (2008)
Next single = "Save the Lies" (2008)Extra album cover
Upper caption = Alternate covers
Background = khaki


Lower caption = UK Cover
"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 was released again on June 9, 2008 in different formats and with new tracklistings. It is used in a commercial for Sure in the UK, as well as a commercial for Dove Bodywash in UK, Sweden and Brazil. A music video was released for the song, and the video is on air on MTV and other channels.

Track listing

*"'UK/Australian CD [ cite web | url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sweet-About-Me-Gabriella-Cilmi/dp/B0013XZQXY/ref=pd_sim_m_h__title_8 | title=Sweet About Me [Single] | publisher=Amazon.co.uk | accessdate=2008-04-18] [ cite web | url=http://www.heraldsunhit.com.au/product/sweet_about_me_1687409_682462.html | title=Sweet About Me | publisher=Herald Sun HiT | accessdate=2008-04-18 ]
# "Sweet About Me"
# "Echo Beach"
# "This Game"

*UK re-release CD
# "Sweet About Me"
# "Sweet About Me" (Robbie Rivera remix)

*iTunes Remix & Live EP [ cite web | url=http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=275819476&s=143444 | title=Sweet About Me (Remix & Live) - EP | publisher=iTunes Store | accessdate=2008-04-18]
# "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)

Charts

On March 9 2008, "Sweet About Me" debuted on the UK Singles Chart at #68, and rose to its peak position of #38 two weeks later. [ cite web | url=http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=33717 | title=Sweet About Me | publisher=ChartStats.com | accessdate=2008-04-18 ]

On April 14, the song peaked at #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart and is certified platinum for sales of 70,000 copies [ [http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display.asp?chart=1U50 Top 50 Singles Chart - Australian Record Industry Association ] ] . It reached #1 again on May 19, while her debut album reached #2 on the albums chart [ cite web | url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a93760/gabriella-cilmi-tops-aussie-singles-chart.html | title=Gabriella Cilmi tops Aussie singles chart | publisher=Digital Spy | author=Beth Hilton | date=2008-04-14 | accessdate=2008-04-18 ] . This makes her the youngest Australian to reach the top of the charts, beating out "Australian Idol" winner Casey Donovan by just nineteen days. [ cite web | url=http://ariacharts.com.au/pages/chartifacts.htm | title=Chartifacts | publisher=ARIA Charts | date=2008-04-14 | accessdate=2008-04-18 ]

On April 20, it re-entered the UK Singles Chart at a higher position of #34 and then peaked at #6. On July 20th, months after its release, the song reached #2 on the UK Airplay Chart. On July 27 2008, the song managed to climb 5 places from #12 to #7. However, the following week, the song fell back to #12,then to #16,and #18 the following week,but rising again to #15.After several weeks of going down the charts,it re-entered the Top 40 on October 5th, rising from #65 to #38. It has so far spent 31 consecutive weeks on the UK Singles Chart.

Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher recently claimed that "Sweet About Me" is his favourite song of 2008 so far. [ [http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article1427805.ece Gabriella Cilmi melts Liam Gallagher's heart of stone | The Sun |Showbiz|Bizarre ] ]

"Sweet About Me" has amassed 972,000 points on the United World Chart, making it one of the most successful songs by an Australian artist of recent times.

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

External links

* Review of [http://music.unrealitytv.co.uk/gabriella-cilmi-sweet-about-me-single-review/ Sweet About Me] on Unreality Music

References


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