Thank You (Dido song)
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| Single by Dido from the album No Angel |
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| Released | May 2001 | ||||
| Format | CD Single | ||||
| Recorded | 1998 | ||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Length | 3:38 | ||||
| Label | BMG | ||||
| Writer(s) | Dido Armstrong, Paul Herman | ||||
| Producer | Rollo & Dido Armstrong | ||||
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"Thank You" was the second single by Dido, which was released in Early 2001 (although recorded years earlier in 1998). It is the singer's biggest hit off her debut album, No Angel. Samples from the track were featured on the song "Stan" by Eminem; a rare example of a song becoming a hit after a track which sampled it did.
Dido wrote this song herself as a tribute to her boyfriend Bob, they got engaged in 2001 but this engagement did not last long and they broke apart the following year. She also wrote the song "White Flag" about their split, in her second album Life For Rent.
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[edit] Chart performance
"Thank You" reached a peak position of #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in April 2001, becoming Dido's first and only top five single in the United States.
In the UK Singles Chart, "Thank You" also reached a peak position of #3, becoming the singer's second top five single released off No Angel in the United Kingdom. It was Dido's biggest single in the United Kingdom, until "White Flag" was released.
After it became the biggest hit single for Dido in both countries, the song is often recognized as her signature song, as mentioned by J.D. on the Scrubs "My Common Enemy" episode.
[edit] Cover versions
- In 1999, long before the song became a hit, Mexican group Flans recorded a Spanish version entitled "Gracias". It was released as the third single from the album "Hadas".
- In 2005, Italian artist Flexter released a Euro House cover of the song.
[edit] Eminem's "Stan"
Eminem's critically acclaimed single "Stan" samples the first verse of the song for its chorus. Dido herself appears in the music video for "Stan" as well. When Eminem performed "Stan" live at the 2001 Grammy Awards, Elton John sang the Dido sample as he played piano during the performance.
[edit] Music video
Dido recorded a music video for her song "Thank You". In the video, Dido has not paid her bills, and the government comes to tear down her house. The construction workers put an eviction notice on her door and move her things out. Dido, who is partly oblivious to the fact that her house has been barricaded, is simply singing the song. In the end, she is escorted out of her home and is forced to walk the streets with a backpack and suitcases in town.
The end of the video implies that her house is being torn down because it was built before the big city district was built (her home is sandwiched between two large skyscrapers).
[edit] Charts
| Charts (2001)[1] | Peak Position |
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| United World Chart | 3 |
| Argentinian Singles Chart | 7 |
| Australian Singles ARIA Charts | 1 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 25 |
| Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders) | 22 |
| Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia) | 29 |
| Brazilian Singles Chart | 1 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 10 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 19 |
| French Singles Chart | 30 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 41 |
| German Singles Chart | 41 |
| Greek Singles Chart | 8 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 3 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 17 |
| Portuguese Airplay Chart | 6 |
| Russian Singles Chart | 1 |
| Spanish Singles Chart | 3 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 42 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 18 |
| UK Singles Chart | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Singles Sales | 36 |
[edit] Track listing
- 1 Track Promo Single
- "Thank You" (Album Version)
- Maxi-Single
- "Thank You" (Album Version)
- "Thank You" (Deep Dish Not Elton Vocal)
- "Thank You" (Skinny Mix)
- Enhanced Single
- "Thank You" (Album Version)
- "Thank You" (Deep Dish Not Elton Vocal Radio Edit)
- "Thank You" (Skinny Mix)
- "Thank You" (CD-Rom Video)
[edit] Trivia
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- "Thank You" song was initially released as single, later on it was included in her debut album No Angel.
- "Thank You" was featured in the movie "If These Walls Could Talk 2".
- "Thank You" made its first appearance in 1998, in the soundtrack of Sliding Doors, although it only became a hit three years later.
- In an interview on BBC Radio 3 in 2005 Katharine Worsley, Duchess of Kent, who, after relinquishing royal duties, worked as a classical music teacher, chose Thank You as one of her favourite pieces.
- Snoop Dogg also sampled the beat for "Thank You" on his song "Round Here" from his 2006 album, Tha Blue Carpet Treatment. The song was produced by Dr. Dre.
- In the King of the Hill episode "Dang Ol’ Love," Boomhauer uses the song "Thank You" as bedroom music.
- In the Scrubs episode My Common Enemy, Dan bought the CD while trying to romance Elliot, however when the CD is shown, it is actually Life For Rent, Dido's second album. J.D. sings part of the chorus at one moment.
[edit] References
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| Preceded by "You Set Me Free" by Abigail |
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single September 1, 2001 |
Succeeded by "I Feel Loved" by Depeche Mode |
