"So Damn Beautiful" is the debut single from British singer-songwriter

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, real name Danielle Rowe. It was released on 29 September 2003 in the UK, and peaked at number 28 on the UK Singles Chart and number one on the

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Background

"So Damn Beautiful" was written by Rowe with two former bandmates, Lee Milleare and John Horrocks. It was first brought to the attention of

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s after British disc jockey

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included it on the mix album '' Global Underground 012: Bueno Aires'' in 1999. Because of this attention for the song, Rowe was invited to perform a live set for

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. As well as interest from the clubs, the track was also used in the UK as part of soundtracks to various victories of the

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, such as their 5–1 defeat of

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in 2001 and their 1–0 victory over

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in 2002. "So Damn Beautiful" was officially released by

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in the UK on 29 September 2003, in a radically remixed form by trance DJs Dogzilla. The song was playlisted on

's C list and received airplay, where Australian singer

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expressed a like for the song on ''

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''. "So Damn Beautiful" peaked at number 28 on the UK Singles Chart and number one on the

– it was Poloroid's biggest chart hit. It was also used in the episode "Nanette Babcock" of the American drama ''

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'' and was included on the soundtrack album '' Nip/Tuck: Original TV Soundtrack''. On reviewing the album, UK-based website

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described the track as "lovely" and called it "a truly haunting song".

Formats and track listings

*CD single #"So Damn Beautiful (Andy Morris radio mix)" – #"So Damn Beautiful (original mix)" – #"So Damn Beautiful (Dogzilla mix)" –

Chart performance

References

External links

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