It's Not About You

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"It's Not About You"
ScoutingForGirls It'sNotAboutYou.jpg
Single by Scouting for Girls
from the album Scouting for Girls
Released Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 25 June 2007
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 4 August 2008 (Re-Release)
Recorded2007
Genre Pop rock
Length4:12
Label Epic Records
Songwriter(s) Roy Stride
Scouting for Girls singles chronology
"It's Not About You"
(2007)
"She's So Lovely"
(2007)

"Heartbeat"
(2007)

""It's Not About You" (re-release)"
(2007)

"I Wish I Was James Bond"
(2008)

"It's Not About You" is the fourth single by Scouting for Girls from their debut album.

Contents

The song was originally released in June 2007 as a limited release EP, and charted at #31 on the UK Singles Chart. In July 2008, the song started to appear on future release lists, and was re-released at the beginning of August. It managed to reach #67 on downloads alone, and reached #38, after the physical release was available.

Music video

This music video is set in a restaurant, where Roy asks a number of girls to a restaurant. They all seem uninterested with him, and he pulls out the same flowers for them all. They all leave him, and near the end, Roy is sitting alone at his table when the young waitress sits down with him. They both laugh as the scene fades to black.

Charts

Chart (2007-2008)Peak
Position
Scotland (OCC) [1] 33
UK Singles (OCC) [2] 31

Track listings

It's Not About You E.P.

7" vinyl (Clear Green)

  1. "It's Not About You"
  2. "Keep on Walking"

CD (promotional and public release)

  1. "It's Not About You"
  2. "Keep on Walking"
  3. "Mountains of Navaho"

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