Sand in My Shoes

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"Sand in My Shoes"
Sandinmyshoes.jpg
Single by Dido
from the album Life for Rent
Released23 August 2004 (2004-08-23)
Studio
  • The Ark
  • The Church, Wessex (London, England)
  • Cubejam (Miami, Florida, US)
Length
  • 4:59 (album version)
  • 3:47 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Dido singles chronology
"Don't Leave Home"
(2004)		"Sand in My Shoes"
(2004)		"Look No Further"
(2008)
Music video
"Sand in My Shoes" on YouTube

"Sand in My Shoes" is the fourth and final single release from English singer-songwriter Dido's second album, Life for Rent (2003). The lyrics describe a single woman returning from a holiday, reminiscing about a romantic encounter she had while away. [1] Released on 23 August 2004, the single under-performed in the United Kingdom, reaching number 29 on the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number one on the US Billboard Dance Club Play chart, giving Dido her fourth number one on that ranking. A music video directed by Alex De Rakoff was made for the song.

Contents

Background

In a 2019 interview with PrideSource, when asked what the most unusual place that has given her inspiration for a song was, Dido mentioned "Sand in My Shoes". Dido ran onto a plane for a flight to Los Angeles after having been on the beach and literally had sand in her shoes. Dido said it gave her the idea to begin writing the song. Her father had fallen ill prior to the flight and Dido began writing on the plane as she said it is all she knows how to get through. Dido wrote the whole song on the plane. [2]

Music video

The music video for "Sand in My Shoes" represents the song's plot, with surreal and symbolic images of a beach city and the partners in a house, playing dominos sitting in the street and at a party, mixed with images of Dido alone and a truck unloading sand in the street. It was directed by Alex De Rakoff and Dido's love interest was portrayed by Erik Fellows.

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK CD single liner notes and the Life for Rent booklet. [3] [7]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United States23 August 2004 Hot adult contemporary radio Arista [31]
United Kingdom13 September 2004CD
 [32]
20 September 2004 Digital download [33]
United States4 October 2004 Contemporary hit radio Arista [34]

See also

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