So Young (The Corrs song)

"So Young" is a song by the Irish folk rock band The Corrs from their album Talk on Corners.

"So Young"
Single by The Corrs
from the album Talk on Corners
B-side
  • "Forgiven, Not Forgotten"
  • "Haste to the Wedding"
ReleasedOctober 1998
RecordedNovember 1996
Genre
Length4:12
Label
Songwriter(s)The Corrs
Producer(s)
The Corrs singles chronology
"Dreams"
(1998)		 "So Young"
(1998)		 "Runaway (Remix)"
(1999)
Music video
"So Young" on YouTube

Release

It is written by Sharon Corr and is a song about her parents, Jean and Gerry Corr, who she believed were "forever young".[1] The single is a remix by British electronic music group K-Klass. It reached number 29 on the Republic of Ireland pop music charts and number 6 in the United Kingdom. The band initially had to fight with their label to include the song on the album, a decision vindicated by its popularity.

The K-Klass remix contains an extra section for the first verse, which was deleted from the album version for unexplained reasons (on the demo version, both the first and second verses were constructed as a single long verse, with the extra verse serving as the second shorter verse). Since May 1998, the band have performed the song with the extra verse included.

Critical reception

The song received positive reviews. Larry Flick from Billboard wrote about the song, "This K-Klass remix of "So Young" has been funked up just enough to better parallel U.S. programming trends and is as bright and inviting as anything we're hearing in power rotation these days. The Corrs are completely in control of the variables at hand, with a beautiful, uptempo melody line, crisp harmonies, right-on production, and, yes, a chorus that might just stick in the hearts of listeners given the chance to at last get to know this phenomenal Irish family quartet. Let's do it!"[2] James Hunter from Rolling Stone described it as "vibrantly".[3]

Track listing
  • CD
  1. "So Young" (K-Klass remix) – 4:12
  2. "Forgiven, Not Forgotten" – 4:15
  3. "Haste to the Wedding" (acoustic; live in Brussels, July 1998) – 3:00
  1. "So Young" (live) – 4:27
  2. "When He's Not Around" (live) – 5:13
  3. "Joy of Life" (live) – 4:44
  4. "So Young" (enhanced live video) – 4:30

Music video

This video was shot in Chicago as the Corrs were on tour in the US at that time (21 October 1998). Much shooting took place in and around the Flamingo Building. The structure that gives the building its name is 53 floors high and was designed by Alexander Calder in 1974. The Corrs are standing on the top of the Flamingo Building throwing paper planes into the windy air.

Charts
Chart (1998–1999) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 61
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] 36
France (SNEP)[6] 76
Germany (Official German Charts)[7] 80
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[8] 33
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 29
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[10] 11
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 63
Scotland (OCC)[12] 6
UK Singles (OCC)[13] 6

References
  1. http://community.livejournal.com/thecorrsonline/27732.html%5B%5D
  2. "Billboard: Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. 1999-04-10. p. 21. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  3. James Hunter (1999-04-01). "The Corrs: Talk on Corners – Special Edition". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2009-04-15. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  4. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  5. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 15 no. 49. 5 December 1998. p. 10. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  6. "Lescharts.com – The Corrs – So Young" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  7. "Offiziellecharts.de – The Corrs – So Young". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  8. "Íslenski Listinn NR. 308 Vikuna 29.1. – 5.2. 1999". Dagblaðið Vísir. 29 January 1999. p. 10. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  9. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – So Young". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  10. "The Corrs - So Young" (in Dutch). top40.nl. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  11. "Dutchcharts.nl – The Corrs – So Young" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  12. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  13. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
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