She Said

"She Said"
Single by Plan B
from the album The Defamation of Strickland Banks
Released 24 February 2010 (2010-02-24)
Format CD single, digital download
Recorded 2009
The Sanctuary, London[1]
Genre Soul, R&B, British hip hop
Length 3:31
Label 679/Atlantic
Writer(s) Ben Drew
Producer(s) Ben Drew, David McEwan, Eric Appapoulay (add.)
Plan B singles chronology
"Stay Too Long"
(2010)		 "She Said"
(2010)		 "Prayin'"
(2010)

"She Said" is the second single from British musician Plan B's second album The Defamation of Strickland Banks — a concept album whose songs tell the fictitious tale of a sharp-suited British soul singer who finds fame with bitter-sweet love songs, but then loses everything when he ends up in prison for a crime he didn't commit.[2] The single was released as a digital download and on CD single on 24 February 2010. "She Said" was the sixteenth best selling British single of 2010.

Background

"She Said" began to receive increasing amounts of radio airplay throughout February and March 2010. BBC Radio 1 in particular was supportive of the track up until its release. Plan B performed the single on 12 March 2010 edition of Friday Night with Jonathan Ross. He also performed on Conan on 19 April 2011. The song was also featured in the start of the pilot episode of Whitney.

Music video

The music video for "She Said" was directed by Daniel Wolfe and shows the soul singer Strickland Banks, played by Plan B, in court following the events of the "Stay Too Long" video. The video also stars actress Vicky McClure as Strickland Banks' girlfriend and Kaya Scodelario as the female lead.

Chart performance

On 4 April 2010, the single debuted on the UK Singles Chart at a current peak of number 3, making She Said, Plan B's most successful single to date. The single remained at number 3 for two consecutive weeks before falling to number 4 on 18 April 2010, where it remained for two weeks. The single then climbed back to the peak of number 3 on 2 May 2010, where it remained for yet another two weeks. On 16 May 2010, the single fell three places to number 6 before falling a further 2 places to number 8 on its eighth week in the Top 10.

The single also debuted on the Irish Singles Chart on 1 April 2010 at number 35, where it remained for two consecutive weeks. On 15 April 2010, the single climbed 15 places to number 20, before climbing a further 8 places to number 12 the following week. The single remained at number 12 for three consecutive weeks before climbing 3 places to number 9 on 13 May 2010, marking Plan B's first Top 10 hit in Ireland. On its second week in the Top 10, the single climbed 7 places to a current peak of number 2.

In January 2011, the single made a return to the UK Top 100, reaching #63 in the first week of the new year.

Tracklisting

  • UK CD single[3]
  1. "She Said" – 3:31
  2. "She Said" (16 Bit Remix) – 4:36
  3. "She Said" (Shy FX Remix) – 4:22
  4. "She Said" (Shy FX Dub) – 4:22
  • UK 7" vinyl[4]
  1. "She Said" – 3:31
  2. "She Said" (16 Bit Remix) – 4:36
  • Digital download[5]
  1. "She Said" – 3:28
  • Digital download - single[6]
  1. "She Said" (Live Café de Paris) – 3:41
  2. "She Said" (16 Bit Remix) – 4:33
  • Digital download - EP[7]
  1. "She Said" – 3:28
  2. "She Said" (Live Café de Paris) – 3:41
  3. "She Said" (Shy FX Remix) – 4:19
  4. "She Said" (Shy FX Dub) – 4:19
  5. "She Said" (16 Bit Remix) – 4:33

Personnel

  • Plan B – vocals, producer, mixing[8]
Production[8]
  • David McEwan – producer, mixing
  • Eric Appapoulay – additional producer, mixing
  • Sally Herbert – string arrangements[1]
  • Jason Yarde – brass arrangements
  • Mark "Top" Rankin – engineer
  • Guy Davie – mastering[1]
Additional musicians[8]
  • Tom Wright-Goss – guitar
  • Eric Appapoulay – bass, backing vocals
  • Richard Cassell – drums
  • Everton Newson – violin
  • Louisa Fuller – violin
  • Sally Herbert – violin
  • Warren Zielinski – violin
  • Bruce White – viola
  • Sonia Slany – viola
  • Ian Burdge – cello
  • Jason Yarde – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
  • Zem Audu – tenor saxophone
  • Harry Brown – trombone
  • David Prisemen – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Mark Crown – trumpet

Charts and certifications

Peak positions

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[9] 76
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10] 9
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[11] 33
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[12] 18
Denmark (Tracklisten)[13] 20
France (SNEP) Download Chart[14] 13
Germany (Official German Charts)[15] 10
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[16] 23
Ireland (IRMA)[17] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 16
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[19] 3
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[20] 1
Chart (2011) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[21] 51
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[19] 42
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[20] 14

Year-end charts

Chart (2010) Position
European Hot 100 Singles[22] 48
Germany (Media Control AG)[23] 43
Italian Singles Chart[24] 88
UK Singles Chart[25] 16
Chart (2011) Position
UK Singles Chart[26] 197

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Germany (BVMI)[27] Gold 150,000^
Italy (FIMI)[28] Gold 15,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[29] Platinum 600,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom[5] 24 February 2010 Digital download, CD single 679 Recordings

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Plan B - She Said". Discogs. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
  2. ↑ Plan B interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' April 2010
  3. ↑ "She Said: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
  4. ↑ "Plan B (4) - She Said (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
  5. 1 2 "iTunes - Music - She Said - Single by Plan B". Itunes.apple.com. 2010-02-24. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
  6. ↑ "iTunes - Music - She Said - Single by Plan B". Itunes.apple.com. 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
  7. ↑ "iTunes - Music - She Said - EP by Plan B". Itunes.apple.com. 2010-03-26. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
  8. 1 2 3 "Relationships for track: She Said". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
  9. ↑ "Chartifacts - Week Commencing: 7th February 2011". ARIA Charts. 7 February 2011. Archived from the original on 8 February 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  10. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Plan B – She Said" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  11. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Plan B – She Said" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  12. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Plan B – She Said" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  13. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Plan B – She Said". Tracklisten.
  14. ↑ "lescharts.com – Les charts français" (in French). Les classement de telechargement single.
  15. ↑ "Musicline.de – Plan B Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  16. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  17. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 20, 2010". Irish Singles Chart.
  18. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Plan B – She Said". Swiss Singles Chart.
  19. 1 2 "Plan B: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company.
  20. 1 2 "Archive Chart: 2010-04-10" UK R&B Chart.
  21. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Plan B – She Said" (in French). Les classement single.
  22. ↑ "European Hot 100 Singles : Jan 04, 2014 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard.com. 2010-12-31. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
  23. ↑ Archived 11 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  24. ↑ "FIMI - Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana - Benvenuto!". Fimi.it. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
  25. ↑ "2010 Year-end UK Singles". BBC (BBC Online). 2010-12-26. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
  26. ↑ Archived 15 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  27. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Plan B; 'She Said')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  28. ↑ "Certificazioni - Archivio" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Retrieved 17 June 2013. Select Online, Week 23, Year 2013, then click Cerca certificazioni.
  29. ↑ "British single certifications – Plan B – She Said". British Phonographic Industry. Enter She Said in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search

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