Thank You (Jamelia song)

"Thank You" is a song by English singer Jamelia. It was written by Jamelia, Peter Biker and Carsten "Soulshock" Schack, while production was helmed by the latter. The song was chosen as the third single taken from Jamelia's second studio album, Thank You (2003). "Thank You" is about an abusive relationship, of which Jamelia had first-hand experience, discussing that relationship and how she made it through the experience.[1][2]

"Thank You"
Single by Jamelia
from the album Thank You
Released	24 February 2004
Genre	R&B
Length	3:05
Label	Parlophone
Songwriter(s)	Jamelia Davis Carsten Schack Peter Biker
Producer(s)	Soulshock
Jamelia singles chronology
"Superstar" (2003) "Thank You" (2004) "See It in a Boy's Eyes" (2004)

"Thank You", released in the United Kingdom on 24 February 2004, became Jamelia's highest-charting single in the UK to date, peaking at number two and spending 14 weeks within the UK Singles Chart. It was kept off the top spot by a re-release of Peter Andre's "Mysterious Girl." The song was also successful in Australia, New Zealand, Finland and Ireland, peaking inside the top 20 in all four countries. In France, the song was released as a duet with French singer Singuila, reaching number 30 on the French Single Chart.

Music video

Many critics saw the song as a source of strength and inspiration,[3] which is why in the music video, directed by Matthew Rolston, Jamelia is depicted as the four elements. She commented that when thinking of ideas for the music video she wanted to focus on the positive side of the song, not the negative.[3]

Track listings

UK CD single[4]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Thank You"
2.	"Same-ish"

UK enhanced maxi-single[5]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Thank You"
2.	"Club Hoppin'" (Rishi Rich Remix)
3.	"Bad"
4.	"Thank You" (enhanced video)

French promo CD single[6]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Thank You" (with Singuila)	4:18

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2004) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[7] 7 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] 43 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] 37 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[10] 38 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[11] with Singuila 32 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[12] 10 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] 15 France (SNEP)[14] with Singuila 30 Germany (Official German Charts)[15] 46 Ireland (IRMA)[16] 10 Italy (FIMI)[17] 29 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[18] 21 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[19] 28 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[20] 8 Scotland (OCC)[21] 3 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 35 UK Singles (OCC)[23] 2 UK R&B (OCC)[24] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position Australia (ARIA)[25] 50 UK Singles (OCC)[26] 24

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[27]	Gold	35,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[28]	Silver	200,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. "News: latest stories, exclusives, opinion & analysis – Mirror Online". www.mirror.co.uk.
2. "Superstar Jamelia says thanks". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 March 2004.
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 June 2006. Retrieved 22 June 2006.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. Thank You (UK CD single liner notes). Jamelia. Parlophone. 2004. CDR 6621, 7243 553316 2 5.CS1 maint: others (link)
5. Thank You (UK maxi-single liner notes). Jamelia. Parlophone. 2004. CDRS 6621, 7243 553317 0 0.CS1 maint: others (link)
6. Thank You (French CD single promo liner notes). Jamelia. Capitol Records, Hostile Records. 2004. 7243 5498052 7.CS1 maint: others (link)
7. "Australian-charts.com – Jamelia – Thank You". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
8. "Austriancharts.at – Jamelia – Thank You" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
9. "Ultratop.be – Jamelia – Thank You" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
10. "Ultratop.be – Jamelia – Thank You" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
11. "Ultratop.be – Jamelia feat. Singuila – Thank You" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
12. "Hits of the World – Eurocharts" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 116 no. 11. 13 March 2004. p. 65. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
13. "Jamelia: Thank You" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
14. "Lescharts.com – Jamelia feat. Singuila – Thank You" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
15. "Offiziellecharts.de – Jamelia – Thank You". GfK Entertainment Charts.
16. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Thank You". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
17. "Italiancharts.com – Jamelia – Thank You". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
18. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 18, 2004" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 17 June 2019.
19. "Dutchcharts.nl – Jamelia – Thank You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
20. "Charts.nz – Jamelia – Thank You". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
21. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
22. "Swisscharts.com – Jamelia – Thank You". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
23. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
24. "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
25. "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2004". ARIA. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
26. "The Official UK Singles Chart 2004" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
27. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
28. "British single certifications – Jamelia – Thank You". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 June 2019. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Thank You in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics