So Be It

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"So Be It"
Lisa Stansfield - So Be It.jpg
Single by Lisa Stansfield
from the album Seven
Released5 May 2014 (2014-05-05)
Recorded2013
Genre
Length4:08
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Ian Devaney
Lisa Stansfield singles chronology
"Carry On"
(2014)
"So Be It"
(2014)
"There Goes My Heart"
(2014)
Music video
"So Be It" on YouTube

"So Be It" is a song recorded by British singer Lisa Stansfield for her 2014 album, Seven . It was written by Stansfield and her husband Ian Devaney, and produced by Devaney. "So Be It" was announced as the third single on 27 March 2014 and premiered on Terry Wogan's BBC Radio 2 show on 30 March 2014. [1] The music video premiered on 3 May 2014. [2] "So Be It" was set for the release in the United Kingdom on 5 May 2014. [3] The song was remixed by Cahill and Soul Talk (Ernie McKone and Toby Baker). [4] Both remixes were included on the re-release of Seven, titled Seven+ . [5] Stansfield performed the song during her Seven Tour. On 24 February 2015, "So Be It" and "There Goes My Heart" were released as a double A-side 7" single in the United Kingdom. [6]

Contents

Track listings

Promotional single

  1. "So Be It" (Radio Mix)

7" single

  1. "So Be It" (SoulTalk Remix) – 4:11
  2. "There Goes My Heart" (SoulTalk Remix)

Other remixes

  1. "So Be It" (Cahill Club Mix) – 6:09
  2. "So Be It" (Cahill Radio Edit) – 3:44

Credits and personnel

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom [3] [6] 5 May 2014 Digital single Monkeynatra
24 February 2015 7" single

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