Overrated

"Overrated"
Single by Siobhán Donaghy
from the album Revolution in Me
B-side "Those Anythings"
"Instances"
"Thus Far"
Released 23 June 2003 (United Kingdom)
11 August 2003 (Australia)
Format CD single
Recorded 2003
Genre Pop
Length 4:36
Label London Records
Writer(s) Siobhán Donaghy
Cameron McVey
Paul Simm
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 Simm. 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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Critical reception

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.

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)

Charts

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Australian Hitseekers (ARIA)[2] 15
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[3] 75
European Hot 100 Singles[4] 86
Ireland (IRMA)[5] 33
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[6] 19

References

  1. ^ "Overrated" review
  2. ^ "Australian Hitseekers peak". ARIA Charts. Retrieved 9 July 2007.
  3. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Siobhan Donaghy – Overrated" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2011.
  4. ^ "Siobhan Donaghy Album & Song Chart History" European Hot 100 for Siobhan Donaghy. Prometheus Global Media.
  5. ^ "Chart Track". Irish Singles Chart. Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 2011.
  6. ^ "Chart Stats – Siobhan Donaghy – Overrated" UK Singles Chart. Chart Stats. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
Siobhán Donaghy
Studio albums
Revolution in Me (2003)  · Ghosts (2007) · TBA
Singles
"Nothing but Song" · "Overrated" · "Twist of Fate" · "Don't Give It Up" · "So You Say"
Featured Singles
"Styfling"
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