Overrated

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“Overrated”
“Overrated” cover
Single by Siobhán Donaghy
from the album Revolution In Me
B-side "Those Anythings"
"Instances"
"Thus Far"
Released June 23, 2003 (United Kingdom)
August 11, 2003 (Australia)
Format CD single
Recorded 2003
Genre Pop
Length 4:36
Label London Records
Writer(s) Siobhán Donaghy
Cameron McVey
Paul Simms
Producer Cameron McVey
Siobhán Donaghy singles chronology
"Nothing But Song"
(2003)		 "Overrated"
(2003)		 "Twist Of Fate"
(2003)

"Overrated" is the debut single and the first song taken from Siobhán Donaghy's debut album Revolution In Me and her first away from Sugababes. It was co-written by Donaghy, producer Cameron McVey and Paul Simms. The single reached #19 in the United Kingdom and remains Donaghy's biggest hit single and only top forty hit to date. The single also charted in Australia, Ireland and the Netherlands.

The title of the single, "Overrated", is a play on words on Sugababes' debut single, "Overload."

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[edit] Reviews

Reviews for the song were mostly positive. Ryan King wrote in UKmix.org: "It's slightly more downbeat than you might expect, but it grows on you, and the sound is fairly unique." [1] "Overrated" is the first taster and shows that her wonderful deadpan vocal delivery is intact and as alluring as ever. Its accusatory lyrics (“The pain’s overrated/The chains so serrated/And the truth? Well I don’t know, do you?”) clearly address her messy departure from the Sugababes, said Tom Edwards on drownedinsound.com.

[edit] Track listing

CD1
  1. "Overrated"
  2. "Those Anythings"
  3. "Instances"
CD2
  1. "Overrated"
  2. "Thus Far"
  3. "Overrated" (Video)
Australian CD single
  1. "Overrated" (Radio Edit)
  2. "Those Anythings"
  3. "Instances"
  4. "Overrated" (Single Version)
German CD single
  1. "Overrated" (Radio Edit)
  2. "Thus Far"
  3. "Those Anythings"
  4. "Instances"
  5. "Overrated" (Single Version)

[edit] Charts

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Australian Hitseekers Chart[2] 15
European Singles Chart 86
Ireland Singles Chart 33
Netherlands Singles Chart 75
UK Singles Chart 19
World Singles Chart 97
World Airplay Chart 94

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Overrated" review
  2. ^ "Australian Hitseekers peak". ARIA Charts. Retrieved July 9, 2007.

[edit] External links

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