Sofia (Clairo song)

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"Sofia"
Clairo - Sofia.png
Single by Clairo
from the album Immunity
ReleasedJuly 26, 2019 (2019-07-26)
Genre
Length3:08
Label Fader Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Rostam Batmanglij
Clairo singles chronology
"Closer to You" / "Bags"
(2019)		"Sofia"
(2019)		"I Don't Think I Can Do This Again"
(2019)

"Sofia" is a song by American singer Clairo. Fader Label released it as the third single from her debut studio album Immunity on July 26, 2019. The song was written by Clairo and Rostam Batmanglij, who also produced the song, and features drums from Danielle Haim. "Sofia" became a sleeper hit after going viral on the video-sharing platform TikTok, charting on the Billboard Hot 100 more than a year after its initial release.

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Background and composition

Musically, "Sofia" is a eurodisco, [1] dance-rock, [2] and soft rock song, [3] with a pulsating electropop beat. [4] In a Facebook post, Clairo explained that "Sofia" was inspired by her first experiences having crushes on older women whom she saw in the media. [5] She named Sofia Vergara and Sofia Coppola as examples, and claimed that writing "Sofia" was her way of celebrating her discovery whilst "maintaining the cheesy/corny lyrics you'd normally find in songs where you profess your love". She continued by writing that the song "captures a moment in [her] life but instead of hiding it, it's expressed in an almost 'explosive' manner". [5] [6]

Other versions

in 2021, [7] Royal Musical Artist [8] "Matthew Edward Hall" from a line of Legendary Chiefs & Native American Kings including the Patron Saint of America Saint Tammany [8] [9] released his version with a prominent new bass line and male vocal performance.

Critical reception

Carolyn Droke of Uproxx described the song as an "anthem for the actualization of [Clairo's] sexuality", saying that the lyrics and rhythm "encapsulate feelings of exhilaration and trepidation at the threshold of a new relationship". [4] Harry Todd of Paste compared the production of the song to that of The Strokes and Sleigh Bells, with its "heavily processed guitars and crunchy drums". He continued to praise producer Batmanglij for "peppering [the song] with arpeggiated synths and vocoder melodies that recall Daft Punk's lovelorn slow-burns", and Clairo for "selling" the song with her vocal performance. [10] Katherine St. Asaph of Pitchfork compared the synths in "Sofia" to that of "Dancing on My Own" by Robyn. [11]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [12]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Sofia"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [27] Gold35,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [28] Platinum40,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [29] Gold40,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [30] Gold25,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [31] Gold5,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [32] Silver200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [33] 2× Platinum2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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