Thank You (Jamelia song) explained

"Thank You" is a song by English singer Jamelia. It was written by Jamelia, Peter Biker and Carsten "Soulshock" Schack, while production was helmed by the latter two. The song was chosen as the third single taken from Jamelia's second studio album, Thank You (2003). "Thank You" is about an abusive relationship, of which Jamelia had first-hand experience, discussing that relationship and how she made it through the experience.^{[1] [2]}

"Thank You", released in the United Kingdom on 23 February 2004, became Jamelia's highest-charting single in the UK to date, peaking at number two and spending 14 weeks within the UK Singles Chart. It was kept off the top spot by a re-release of Peter Andre's "Mysterious Girl". The song was also successful in Australia, New Zealand, Finland, and Ireland, peaking inside the top 20 in all four countries. In France, the song was released as a duet with French singer Singuila, reaching number 30 on the French Singles Chart.

Music video

Many critics saw the song as a source of strength and inspiration,^[3] which is why in the music video, directed by Matthew Rolston, Jamelia is depicted as the four elements. She commented that when thinking of ideas for the music video she wanted to focus on the positive side of the song, not the negative.^[3]

Personnel

Personnel are lifted from the Thank You album booklet.^[4]

• Jamelia – writing (as Jamelia Davis)
• Soulshock – writing (as Carsten Schack), all instruments, production, mixing, arrangement
• Peter Biker – writing, all instruments, production, arrangement
• Eric Jackson – guitar

Charts

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Thank You"!Chart (2004)!Position

Australia (ARIA)[6]	50
UK Singles (OCC)[7]	24

Release history

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Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United Kingdom	23 February 2004		Parlophone	[8]
Australia	19 April 2004	CD		[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: News: latest stories, exclusives, opinion & analysis – Mirror Online. www.mirror.co.uk.
2. Web site: Superstar Jamelia says thanks. 18 March 2004. The Sydney Morning Herald.
3. Web site: Jamelia Interview. Virgin.net. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20060619084306/http://www.virgin.net/music/interviews/jamelia.html. 19 June 2006. 22 June 2006.
4. Thank You. Thank You (Jamelia album). Jamelia. 2004. European CD album booklet. Parlophone. 5978142.
5. Hits of the World – Eurocharts. Billboard. 116. 11. 65. 13 March 2004. 19 March 2020.
6. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2004. ARIA. 17 June 2019.
7. Web site: The Official UK Singles Chart 2004. UKChartsPlus. 17 June 2019.
8. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 33. 21 February 2004.
9. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 19th April 2004. ARIA. 26. 19 April 2004. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20040606140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20040607-0000/ISSUE738.pdf. 6 June 2004. 5 October 2021.