So Much (Peter Gabriel song)
"So Much" | ||||
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Single by Peter Gabriel | ||||
from the album I/O | ||||
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Length | 4:50 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Peter Gabriel | |||
Producer(s) | Peter Gabriel | |||
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"So Much" is a song by English musician Peter Gabriel, released in July 2023 as the seventh single in promotion of his tenth studio album I/O. Similar to other singles from the album, "So Much" was released to coincide with a full moon, starting with the Dark-Side Mix produced by Tchad Blake. Later in the month, two additional mixes created by Mark 'Spike' Stent and Hans-Martin Buff were released.[1]
Gabriel described "So Much" as a "simple song" that was "easy to digest but still had a bit of character to it".[1] He claimed in the Full Moon Update that the song was a bit polarizing, that "it will split an audience" "about 50/50" with those who love it and those who don't care for it.[2] According to Gabriel, Blake called it "the best thing that he has ever done."[2] Gabriel said that the song is about "mortality" and "getting old".[1]
Gabriel first revealed the song's title in 2020 when he responded to an article by Phillip Collins in The Times. In his response, Gabriel described "So Much" as a "getting old song".[3] Henry Hudson created the cover artwork, titled Somewhere Over Mercia;[1] Mercia was an ancient name for a region located near the birthplaces of Gabriel and Hudson.[4] The artwork features a yellow horizontal line imposed over an indigo sky.[5]
Personnel
- Peter Gabriel – vocals, backing vocals, piano, synths
- Tony Levin – bass
- David Rhodes – guitars
- Melanie Gabriel – backing vocals
- John Metcalfe – orchestral conductor
- Oli Jacobs – engineering
- Katie May – engineering
- Orchestra
- Orchestral arrangement: John Metcalfe and Peter Gabriel
- Violin: Everton Nelson, Ian Humphries, Louisa Fuller, Charles Mutter, Cathy Thompson, Natalia Bonner, Richard George, Marianne Haynes, Martin Burgess, Clare Hayes, Debbie Widdup, and Odile Ollagnon
- Viola: Bruce White, Fiona Bonds, Peter Lale, and Rachel Roberts
- Cello: Ian Burdge, Chris Worsey, Caroline Dale, William Schofield, Tony Woollard, and Chris Allan
- Double bass: Chris Laurence, Stacy Watton, and Lucy Shaw
- French horn: David Pyatt and Richard Bissill
- Trumpet: Andrew Crowley
- Euphonium: Andy Wood
- Tenor trombone: Tracey Holloway
- Bass trombone: Richard Henry
- Tuba: David Powell
- Orchestra conductor: John Metcalfe
- Orchestra leader: Everton Nelson
- Sheet music supervisor: Dave Foster
- Orchestra contractor: Lucy Whalley and Susie Gillis
Charts
Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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German Downloads (Offizielle Download Top 100)[6] | 85 |
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[7] | 69 |
References
- ^ a b c d "So Much". PeterGabriel.com. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Peter Gabriel Full Moon July 2023". YouTube. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Peter Gabriel is working on a new song". 11 March 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Song 07: "So Much"". Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Peter Gabriel Unveils New Song "So Much": Stream". 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Download Charts Single". GfK Entertainment charts. Archived from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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