So Much (Peter Gabriel song)

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"So Much"
So Much cover art.jpg
Single by Peter Gabriel
from the album I/O
Released
  • 3 July 2023 (dark-side mix)
  • 17 July 2023 (bright-side and in-side mixes)
  • 19 July 2023 (guitar version)
Studio
Length4:50
Label
Songwriter(s) Peter Gabriel
Producer(s) Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel singles chronology
"Road to Joy"
(2023)
"So Much"
(2023)
"Olive Tree"
(2023)

"So Much" is a song by English musician Peter Gabriel, released in July 2023 as the seventh single in promotion of his tenth studio album I/O . Gabriel described "So Much" as a "simple song" that was "easy to digest but still had a bit of character to it". [1] He claimed in the Full Moon Update that the song was a bit polarizing, that "it will split an audience" "about 50/50" with those who love it and those who don't care for it. [2] According to Gabriel, Tchad Blake called it "the best thing that he has ever done." [2] Gabriel said that the song is about "mortality" and "getting old". [1]

Contents

Gabriel first revealed the song's title in 2020 when he responded to an article by Phillip Collins in The Times . In his response, Gabriel described "So Much" as a "getting old song". [3] The cover artwork is called Somewhere Over Mercia and was created by Henry Hudson. [1] Merica refers to an ancient name for a region located near the birthplaces of Gabriel and Hudson [4]

Personnel

Orchestra

Charts

Chart performance for "So Much"
Chart (2023)Peak
position
UK Singles Downloads (OCC) [5] 69

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Peter Gabriel Full Moon July 2023". YouTube. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
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  5. "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 June 2023.