What If I'm Right

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"What If I'm Right"
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Single by Sandi Thom
from the album Smile... It Confuses People
B-side
  • "Cinderella in Reverse"
  • "Don't Think Twice"
Released28 August 2006 (2006-08-28)
Length2:58
Label
  • Viking Legacy
  • RCA
Songwriter(s)
  • Tom Gilbert
  • Sandi Thom
Producer(s)
  • Rick Parkhouse
  • The Mighty Vibrations
Sandi Thom singles chronology
"I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)"
(2005)		"What If I'm Right"
(2006)		"Lonely Girl"
(2006)

"What If I'm Right" is a song written by Tom Gilbert and Sandi Thom that was recorded for Thom's debut album, Smile... It Confuses People (2006). The song was released in the UK on 28 August 2006 as a digital download. According to Thom's official website, the song "explores the bittersweetness of a newfound relationship, where the excitement of what there is to gain is eclipsed by the fear of what there could be to lose".[ citation needed ] Upon its release, "What If I'm Right" reached the top 40 in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart.

Contents

Track listings

UK CD1 [1]

  1. "What If I'm Right" (radio mix) – 2:56
  2. "Cinderella in Reverse" – 2:38

UK CD2 [2]

  1. "What If I'm Right" (radio mix) – 2:56
  2. "What If I'm Right" (acoustic) – 3:23
  3. "Don't Think Twice" – 2:24
  4. "What If I'm Right" (video) – 2:57

Digital download EP [3]

  1. "What If I'm Right" – 2:58
  2. "Cinderella in Reverse" – 2:37
  3. "Don't Think Twice" – 2:23
  4. "What If I'm Right" (acoustic) – 3:24

Charts

Chart (2006)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [4] 36
Ireland (IRMA) [5] 30
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [6] 35
Scotland (OCC) [7] 8
UK Singles (OCC) [8] 22

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref(s).
United Kingdom28 August 2006
  • Viking Legacy
  • RCA
[3] [9]
Australia27 November 2006CD [10]

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References

  1. ↑ What If I'm Right (UK CD1 liner notes). Sandi Thom. RCA Records, Viking Legacy. 2006. 82876891252.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ↑ What If I'm Right (UK CD2 liner notes). Sandi Thom. RCA Records, Viking Legacy. 2006. 82876 89366 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. 1 2 "What If I'm Right – EP". Apple Music . Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Sandi Thom – What If I'm Right". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  5. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – What If I'm Right". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "Sandi Thom – What If I'm Right". Top 40 Singles.
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