So Real (Mandy Moore song)

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"So Real"
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Single by Mandy Moore
from the album I Wanna Be with You
B-side
  • "Candy" (Wade Robson Remix)
  • "Not Too Young"
Released2000
Genre Teen pop [1]
Length3:50
Label Epic
Songwriter(s)
  • Tony Battaglia
  • Shaun Fisher
Producer(s) The Wasabees
Mandy Moore singles chronology
"I Wanna Be with You"
(2000)
"So Real"
(2000)
"In My Pocket"
(2001)
Music video
"So Real" on Youtube.com

"So Real" is a song by American singer Mandy Moore released as a single from her 2000 reissue I Wanna Be with You . The song was first included on her 1999 debut album of the same name, So Real . The song was written and produced by Tony Battaglia and Shaun Fisher.

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Upon its release, "So Real" reached number 21 on the Australian Singles Chart and number 18 on the New Zealand Singles Chart. The song was also recorded in French as "C'est si facile".

Music video

The music video for "So Real" was directed by Gregory Dark. Mandy begins singing and dancing in a meadow. Next, she appears in a secret forest. She writes in her diary and sings and dances while wearing a fairy costume. Mandy is sitting in the meadow again as the song ends. [2] The video features a brief appearance by actress Jenna Dewan. [3]

Track listings

Australian CD single [4]

  1. "So Real"
  2. "Candy" (Wade Robson Remix)
  3. "Not Too Young"
  4. "So Real" (Wade Robson Remix)
  5. "So Real" (video clip)

French promo CD—"C'est si facile" [5]

  1. "C'est si facile" – 3:50
  2. "So Real" – 3:51

Charts

Chart (2000)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [6] 21
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [7] 18

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