Stupid (Sarah McLachlan song)

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"Stupid"
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Single by Sarah McLachlan
from the album Afterglow
ReleasedMay 31, 2004
Genre Pop
Length3:24
Label Arista
Songwriter(s) Sarah McLachlan
Producer(s) Pierre Marchand
Sarah McLachlan singles chronology
"Fallen"
(2003)
"Stupid"
(2004)
"World on Fire"
(2004)

"Stupid" is a song written by Sarah McLachlan and produced by Pierre Marchand for McLachlan's 2003 album Afterglow . It was released as the album's second single in Australia and the United States in mid-2004.

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The song became McLachlan's highest charting single release in Australia, debuting at number thirty-seven in early June 2004. [1] It spent seven weeks on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, two of which were in the top fifty. [2]

A remix of the song, titled "The Mark Bell Mix" was featured on So You Think You Can Dance .

Music video

The music video features McLachlan in different time periods and was directed by Sophie Muller.

Track listing

CD single
  1. "Stupid" 3:26
  2. "Stupid" (Hyper remix) 3:26
  3. "World on Fire" (Junkie XL club mix) 12:21
  4. Enhanced with "Stupid" music video

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [1] 37
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) [3] 9
Canada AC Top 30 ( Radio & Records ) [4] 3
Canada Hot AC Top 30 ( Radio & Records ) [5] 2
US Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks ( Billboard )15

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
Australia May 31, 2004 Arista Records CD 82876620432

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Stupid - Australian chart run". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
  2. "ARIA Top 100 Singles - Week Commencing 26th July 2004" . ARIA Charts . Retrieved 5 February 2009.
  3. Billboard - Canadian Digital Songs Billboard.com
  4. "Radio & Records Magazine" (PDF). Radio & Records. May 28, 2004. p. 48. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  5. "Radio & Records Magazine" (PDF). Radio & Records. April 30, 2004. p. 52. Retrieved October 6, 2019.


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