Thank You (Dido song)
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| publication | 1998 (promo) June 1, 1999 (album) May 21, 2001 (single) |
| length | 3:39 min. |
| Genre (s) | Downtempo , pop |
| Author (s) | Dido Armstrong, Paul Philip Herman |
| Award (s) | Grammy Awards |
| album | No angel |
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| 2000 | Eminem feat. Dido |
| 2020 | Felix Jaehn & VIZE |
Thank You ( English for "Thank you") is a song by the British pop singer Dido from 1998, which gained greater fame in 2000 through a sample in Stan ( Eminem feat. Dido). The piece was released as the third single from their debut album No Angel .
Creation and artwork
Thank You was written jointly by Dido Armstrong and London-based songwriter and music producer Paul Philip Herman. The piece was produced by Dido himself, together with her brother Rollo Armstrong . The latter was also responsible for programming. The mixing took place under the direction of the British Phill Brown. The American Tom Coyne did the mastering. The song was recorded together by Goetz Botzenhardt and Dido. For the instrumentation , Mark Bates on keyboard and piano, Herman on guitar and Mal Hyde-Smith on percussions were hired. The recordings and production work took place in the London Church Studios and in the Deep Dish Studios in Maryland .
On the front cover of the single you can only see the face of Dido - next to the artist name and song title. The photography is by British photographer Simon Emmett, the cover artwork by Richard Andrews, who is also from Great Britain. On an alternative cover picture for the first promo single in the United States, only the face of Dido can be seen, but this picture is kept in darker tones, while that for the official single is in light tones. The photograph for this comes from the American photographer Frank Ockenfels, the artwork by Jeff Schulz.
Publication and promotion
The first release of Thank You was made as promotional single in the United States in 1998. On June 1, appeared in 1999, the piece on Dido's debut album No Angel . Two years later, after the temporary success of the adoption Stan , Thank You was released on May 21, 2001 as the third single from Dido's debut album No Angel . The single was published and distributed under the music label BMG Rights Management and published by Cheeky Music, EMI Blackwood Music , Submarine Music and Warner / Chappell Music , among others . The single appeared in various different formats, which differ regionally in the selection and number of B-sides . As a traditional b-side, some singles include the song Call Out Research Hook . There are also B-side remix versions by the US DJ duo Deep Dish and the British DJ Skinny. On March 14, 2013, an acoustic version was released for free download from Dido's Facebook profile. The recording was made in London's Abbey Road Studios in December 2012. Dido has already released an acoustic version of the piece as the B-side of a promotional single in Brazil in 2001.
In 1998, Thank You was part of the soundtrack for the British-American romantic drama She Loves Him - She Doesn't Love Him, directed by Peter Howitt .
content
The lyrics to Thank You are in English . Translated into German , the title means something like "Thank you". The music and the text were written or composed jointly by Dido and Paul Philip Herman. The piece includes a drum sample from Dexter Wansel Theme from the Planets from 1976. Musically, the song moves in the range of downtempo and pop music . The tempo is 80 beats per minute . The stanzas of the song are written in G sharp minor while the chorus is in B major . The composition follows a progression from G♯m - Emaj7 - F♯ - B - F♯ / A♯. Dido's voice ranges from F♯ 3 to B 4 throughout the song . The song is built up on three stanzas and a refrain . The piece begins with the first stanza, which is followed by the second stanza. The chorus follows the second stanza for the first time. After the chorus, the third stanza follows before the song ends with the second, repeating chorus.
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Music video
The music video for Thank You celebrated its premiere in the United States in January 2001. The video shows Dido, who has to vacate her small house in the midst of many skyscrapers and approve it for demolition due to unpaid bills. At first she receives a visit from officials who want to hand over the eviction notice, but Dido does not open it to them. Shortly afterwards, they reappear with a demolition and evacuation team and forcibly open the front door. While the house is being cleared, Dido appears unimpressed or ignores the people around her. She gets dressed in peace, has another tea and looks out the window. In the end, the officers led her out of the apartment against her will. She stands in the middle of her furniture while she watches the demolition. The video ends with Dido leaving the place alone with a shoulder bag , an umbrella and a hairdryer . The total length of the video is 3:13 minutes. Directed by the American director Dave Meyers . To date, the video has over 173 million views on YouTube (as of February 2020).
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Awards
In 2002, Deep Dish's “Vocal Remix” for Thank You was awarded a Grammy in the “ Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical ” category. Thus the piece prevailed against I Feel Loved (Danny Tenaglia Labor of Love Mix) ( Danny Tenaglia ) and Soul Shakedown (Silk's Downunder Mix) ( Steve Hurley ), among others .
Reviews
Armin Linder from Plattentests.de rated the album No Angel with six out of ten points, with Thank You - alongside Here with Me and Isobel - as one of three “highlights”. He believes that one Dido in the future to the text parts "My tea's gone cold / I'm wondering why I got out of bed at all ..." ( English for "My tea's gone cold / I wonder why I ever got out of bed ... ") would measure.
Charts and chart placements
Thank You reached position 41 in the single charts in Germany and was in the charts for a total of nine weeks. In Austria , the single reached in ten chart weeks with position 25 his highest chart listing, in Switzerland in 19 chart weeks with position 16. In the United Kingdom reached Thank You position three and two weeks kept in the top 10 and ten weeks in the charts. The single also reached number three in the United States, staying in the top 10 for eleven weeks and on the Billboard Hot 100 for 39 weeks . In the annual charts, the single was ranked 78th in the United Kingdom and eighth in the United States.
For Dido as an interpreter, this is the third chart success in Germany, Austria and Switzerland after Stan and Here with Me . In her homeland, the single is already the fourth chart success and in the United States, after Stan, the second. In the UK she reached the top 10 as a performer for the third time after Stan and Here with Me . In the USA she reached the top 10 for the only time in her career. As an author, she reached the British single charts for the fifth time, the charts in Germany, Austria and Switzerland for the fourth time and for the second time in the United States. In the UK, she was in the top 10 as a writer for the third time after Stan and Here with Me . In the USA this is the only author participation that reached the top 10. As a producer, Dido reached the charts in her home country for the third time after No Angel and Here with Me , the second time after Here with Me in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and for the first time in the USA. In the UK, Thank You is the second production to make it into the top 10 after Here with Me . This was the only time in her career that she reached the top 10 as a producer in the United States.
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Awards for music sales
In 2006 the single was awarded a gold record in the United States for over 500,000 units sold. In 2013 Thank You achieved silver status in the UK. The single received a silver and a gold record worldwide and, according to the record awards, sold over 700,000 times.
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500,000 |
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 silver
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200,000 |
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1 × silver 1 × gold |
700,000 |
Cover versions and samples
Eminem feat. Dido
The song Stan by the American rapper Eminem is based on a sample by Thank You or the chorus is based on it. The first stanza of Thank You forms the refrain for Stan . Eminem recorded the piece with Dido, who only sings her original parts in the chorus, while Eminem raps newly texted stanzas. In terms of content, the song is about a fanatical, obsessive and overzealous follower . The stanzas are presented by Eminem in letter form and describe the fictitious correspondence between him and a fan he is obsessed with . The piece first appeared on Eminem's third studio album The Marshall Mathers LP on May 19, 2000, later Stan was released as the third single from the album on November 20, 2000. In the accompanying music video, Dido plays the pregnant friend of the protagonist “Stan”. The role of Stan took on the Canadian actor Devon Sawa . In terms of content, the video mainly focuses on the visual implementation of the content of the song. The total length of the uncensored video is around six minutes, that of the uncensored version over eight minutes. Directed by Philip G. Atwell and Dr. Dre . To date, the video has over 82 million views on YouTube (as of February 2020).
The single reached the top of the charts in Germany (1 week), Austria (3 weeks), Switzerland (7 weeks) and the United Kingdom (1 week). In the United States, Stan reached position 51 on the Billboard hot 100. According to record awards, the single sold over 4.8 million copies and received five gold records and ten platinum records. The music magazine Rolling Stone chose Stan at number 290 on its " List of the 500 best songs of all time ". The music video won a MuchMusic Video Award. 17 years after its actual publication, the word "Stan" was added to the English-language Oxford dictionary . The following sentence serves as an explanation: "'Stan' is a noun and describes an obsessive and overzealous fan of a celebrity."
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In 2020 the German DJ Felix Jaehn and the German DJ duo VIZE released a cover version of Thank You entitled Thank You [Not So Bad] . Like Stan , the piece takes up the first verse of Thank You . The song consists only of this one verse, which is repeated a total of six times. Nothing was changed in the composition or the lyrics, so Dido and Herman are still the only authors of the piece. Jaehn himself sees the piece as a kind of “thank you” for his fans who have supported him for the past five years since his breakthrough with cheerleaders . The single was produced by Jaehn and VIZE member Vitali Zestovskih , and Mark Becker was at their side as additional producer. Both were also responsible for the instrumentation, in the form of keyboards . Together with the Austrian sound engineer Nikodem Milewski , they also programmed the song. Milewski was also responsible for the mastering. Jaehn and VIZE are only involved in the production work, the vocals come from the German singer Leonie Burger. Thank You [Not So Bad] was released as a single on February 7, 2020 - under the record label Virgin Records - for download and streaming .
In Germany, the single reached position 71 within twelve weeks of the chart, its highest rating in the single charts. In Austria, the single reached position 62 in the single charts. For Jaehn as an interpreter, this is, including the chart success with his music project Eff , the 16th chart success in Germany and the 14th in Austria. As a music producer, Jaehn reached the charts in Germany for the 15th time and for the 13th time in Austria. In his writing, it is his 14th chart success in the German single charts and his twelfth in Austria. The music project VIZE reached the German single charts for the fifth time with Thank You [Not So Bad] and the Austrian charts for the sixth time. Zestovskih reached the charts in Germany for the seventh time and in Austria for the sixth time. As a producer, it is his sixth chart success in the German single charts and his fifth in Austria.
Other cover versions and samples (selection)
- 2004: Ed Alleyne-Johnson
- 2004: Vitamin String Quartet
- 2006: Bounty Killer - World Gone Crazy
- 2006: Snoop Dogg - Round Here
- 2013: Nipsey Hussle - 1 on 1
- 2016: Anuel AA & Kendo Kaponi - Me contagie
- 2016: Rihanna - Never Ending
- 2020: Yves V & Ilkay Sencan feat. Emie - Not So Bad
Web links
- Music video for "Thank You" on YouTube
- Music video for "Stan" on YouTube
- Music video for “Not So Bad” on YouTube
Individual evidence
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- ↑ a b c d e f Dido - Thankyou. discogs.com, accessed February 16, 2020 .
- ↑ Credits / Greatest Hits (Deluxe) / Dido. listen.tidal.com, accessed February 17, 2020 .
- ↑ Dido - No Angel. austriancharts.at, accessed on February 16, 2020 .
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- ↑ She Loves Him - She Loves Him Not (1998) - Soundtracks. imdb.com, accessed February 17, 2020 .
- ^ Samples of Theme From the Planets by Dexter Wansel. whosampled.com, accessed February 17, 2020 .
- ↑ Thank You by Dido (single, pop). rateyourmusic.com, accessed February 17, 2020 .
- ↑ BPM for “Thank You” by Dido. songbpm.com, accessed February 17, 2020 .
- ^ Paul Herman: Dido “Thank You” Sheet Music in B Major (transposable). musicnotes.com, accessed February 17, 2020 .
- ↑ Dido: "Thank You" - Lyrics German translation - Lyrics. swr3.de, August 7, 2007, accessed on February 19, 2020 .
- ^ Dido: Thank You (Video 2001). imdb.com, accessed February 17, 2020 .
- ^ Complete list of Grammy nominations. archive.seattletimes.com, accessed February 17, 2020 .
- ↑ Armin Linder: When angels travel. plattentests.de, accessed on February 17, 2020 .
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- ↑ Dido - Thank You. billboard.com, accessed February 17, 2020 .
- ↑ The Official UK Singles Chart 2001. ukchartsplus.co.uk, accessed February 17, 2020 .
- ↑ Top 100 Songs of 2001 - Billboard Year End Charts. bobborst.com, accessed February 17, 2020 .
- ↑ Gold & Platinum. riaa.com, accessed February 17, 2020 .
- ^ Brit Certified. bpi.co.uk, accessed February 17, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Eminem's word “Stan” is finally in the English-language dictionary. bigfm.de, June 2, 2017, accessed on February 18, 2020 .
- ↑ Eminem feat. Dido - Stan. austriancharts.at, accessed on February 18, 2020 .
- ^ Eminem: Stan (Video 2008). imdb.com, accessed February 18, 2020 .
- ↑ Stan by Eminem feat. Dido. chartsurfer.de, accessed on February 18, 2020 .
- ↑ 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. rollingstone.com, April 7, 2011, accessed February 18, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Vize & Felix Jaehn - Thank You (Not So Bad). officialcharts.de, accessed on July 3, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Vize & Felix Jaehn - Thank You (Not So Bad). austriancharts.at, accessed on July 22, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Vize & Felix Jaehn - Thank You (Not So Bad) (2020, File). discogs.com, accessed February 19, 2020 .
- ↑ Kat Bein: Felix Jaehn & Vice Give Dido's 'Thank You (Not So Bad)' A Future House Rework: Exclusive. billboard.com, February 6, 2020, accessed February 19, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Thank You by Dido. whosampled.com, accessed February 18, 2020 .