Thank You (Dido song)
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| Single by Dido | ||||||
| from the album No Angel | ||||||
| Released | 12 December 2000 | |||||
| Format | CD single | |||||
| Recorded | 1998; The Church Studios (London, England) |
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| Length | 3:44 | |||||
| Label | Arista | |||||
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"Thank You" is a song written and performed by English singer-songwriter Dido. The song, released on her 1999 debut album, No Angel, made its first appearance in 1998, on the soundtrack of Sliding Doors, although it was not released as a single until late 2000. It was later featured on Dido's debut album, No Angel, becoming the album's biggest hit. Dido's "Thank You" first verse is notably used as the chorus in the song "Stan" by American rapper Eminem.
Dido wrote the song and it was about her boyfriend, entertainment lawyer Bob Page. They got engaged in 2001 but their split the following year inspired "White Flag," which features on Dido's second album Life for Rent, and is about their split. It remains Dido's biggest hit single in the US to date, and her only one to reach the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100.
The song is written in the key of B major with a tempo of 80 beats per minute in common time. It follows a chord progression of G♯m – Emaj7 – F♯ – B – F♯/A♯, and Dido's vocals span from F♯3 to B4 in the song.
Eminem's critically acclaimed single "Stan" samples the first verse of the song for its chorus. Dido herself appears in the music video for "Stan" and has made appearances on Eminem's tours to perform the song. When Eminem performed "Stan" live at the 2001 Grammy Awards, Elton John sang the Dido sample as he played keyboard during the performance.
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