Thank You (Dido song)

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"Thank You"
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Single by Dido
from the album Sliding Doors (Music from the Motion Picture) and No Angel
Released18 September 2000 (2000-09-18)
Recorded1998
Studio The Church (London, England)
Length3:44
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Dido Armstrong
  • Paul Herman
Producer(s)
Dido singles chronology
"Don't Think of Me"
(2000)
"Thank You"
(2000)
"Stan"
(2000)
Music video
"Thank You" on YouTube

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK CD single liner notes and the No Angel album booklet. [8] [15]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [61] Platinum600,000
United States (RIAA) [62] Gold500,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United States18 September 2000 Triple A radio [63]
6 November 2000 Hot adult contemporary radio [64]
9 January 2001 Contemporary hit radio [65]
Sweden21 May 2001CD
  • Arista
  • BMG
  • Cheeky
[66]
United Kingdom
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
[67]

Cover versions, remixes, and samples

Eminem's "Stan"

Eminem's critically acclaimed number-one single "Stan" samples the first verse of the song for its chorus. Dido herself appears in the music video for "Stan" (alongside Devon Sawa) as the pregnant girlfriend of the titular obsessed, suicidal and homicidal Eminem fan, and has made appearances on Eminem's tours to perform the song. When Eminem performed "Stan" live at the 2001 Grammy Awards, Elton John sang the Dido sample as he played keyboard during the performance. The sampling usage helped bring mainstream attention to "Thank You" and its parent album. [68]

Deep Dish version

House music duo Deep Dish remixed the song. It won a Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording in 2002. [69]

Other notable versions

Legacy

In an interview on BBC Radio 3 in 2005, The Duchess of Kent, who worked as a classical music teacher after relinquishing royal duties, chose "Thank You" as one of her favourite pieces.

In April 2007, it was also voted number 57 in the BBC's list of the "Most Annoying Pop Songs We Hate to Love". [77]

See also

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