So Young (The Corrs song)

"So Young"
Single by The Corrs
from the album Talk on Corners
B-side
  • "Forgiven, Not Forgotten"
  • "Haste to the Wedding"
Released 15 October 1998
Format CD single
Recorded 22 November 1996
Genre
Length 4:12
Label Atlantic/143/Lava
Songwriter(s) The Corrs
Producer(s)
The Corrs singles chronology
"Dreams"
(1998)		 "So Young"
(1998)		 "Runaway (Remix)"
(1999)

"Dreams"
(1998)		 "So Young"
(1998)		 "Runaway (Remix)"
(1999)
Music video
"So Young" on YouTube

"So Young" is a song by the Irish folk rock band The Corrs from their album Talk on Corners.

Release

It is written by Sharon Corr and is a song about her parents, Jean and Gerry Corr, who she believed were 'forever young'.[1] The single is a remix by British electronic music group K-Klass. It reached number 29 on the Republic of Ireland pop music charts and number 6 in the United Kingdom. The band initially had to fight with their label to include the song on the album, a decision vindicated by its popularity.

The K-Klass remix contains an extra section for the first verse, which was deleted from the album version for unexplained reasons (on the demo version, both the first and second verses were constructed as a single long verse, with the extra verse serving as the second shorter verse). Since May 1998, the band have performed the song with the extra verse included.

Critical reception

The song received positive reviews. Billboard wrote about the song: "This K-Klass remix of "So Young" has been funked up just enough to better parallel U.S. programming trends and is as bright and inviting as anything we're hearing in power rotation these days. The Corrs are completely in control of the variables at hand, with a beautiful, uptempo melody line, crisp harmonies, right-on production, and, yes, a chorus that might just stick in the hearts of listeners given the chance to at last get to know this phenomenal Irish family quartet. Let's do it!"[2]

Track listing

  • CD
  1. "So Young" (K-Klass remix) – 4:12
  2. "Forgiven, Not Forgotten" – 4:15
  3. "Haste to the Wedding" (acoustic) – 3:00
  • Live at Albert Hall EP
  1. "So Young" (live) – 4:27
  2. "When He's Not Around" (live) – 5:13
  3. "Joy of Life" (live) – 4:44
  4. "So Young" (enhanced live video) – 4:30

Music video

This video was shot in Chicago as the Corrs were on tour in the US at that time (21 October 1998). Lots of shooting took place in and around the Flamingo Building. The structure that gives the building its name is 53 floors high and was designed by Alexander Calder in 1974. The Corrs are standing on the top of the Flamingo Building throwing paper planes into the windy air.

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Charts)[3] 61
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[4] 36
France (SNEP)[5] 76
Germany (Media Control Charts)[6] 80
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[7] 33
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 29
Netherlands (Tipparade)[9] 11
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[10] 63
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[11] 6
Spain (Los 40 Principales) 1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[12] 6

References

  1. ↑ http://community.livejournal.com/thecorrsonline/27732.html%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  2. ↑ "Billboard: Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard magazine (1999-04-10, page 21). Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  3. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  4. ↑ "Music & Media: Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  5. ↑ French Charts
  6. ↑ German Charts
  7. ↑ "Íslenski Listinn NR. 308 Vikuna 29.1. - 5.2. 1999" (PDF). Dagblaðið Vísir. 1999-01-29. p. 10. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
  8. ↑ Irish Charts Archived 2010-01-05 at the Wayback Machine.
  9. ↑ "The Corrs - So Young" (in Dutch). top40.nl. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  10. ↑ Dutch Charts
  11. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 22 November 1998 - 28 November 1998". Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  12. ↑ Everyhit Archived 2008-10-12 at the Wayback Machine.


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