So Real (Mandy Moore song)

"So Real" is a song by American singer Mandy Moore, first included on her 1999 debut album, So Real. The song was written by Tony Battaglia and Shaun Fisher. The song was included on I Wanna Be with You and released as the third single from the album internationally.

"So Real"
Single by Mandy Moore
from the album I Wanna Be with You
B-side"Not Too Young"
Released2000
GenreTeen pop
Length
  • 3:50 (album version)
  • 3:44 (Wade Robson remix)
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
  • Tony Battaglia
  • Shaun Fisher
Producer(s)The Wasabees
Mandy Moore singles chronology
"I Wanna Be with You"
(2000)		 "So Real"
(2000)		 "In My Pocket"
(2001)
Music video
"So Real" on Youtube.com

Upon its release, "So Real" reached number 21 on the Australian Singles Chart and number 18 on the New Zealand Singles Chart. A video directed by Gregory Dark was released for the single. The single was also recorded in French as "C'est si facile".

Composition

"So Real" is a teen pop song that draws influences from R&B. According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Universal Music Publishing Group, "So Real" is composed in the key of E♭ major and runs through a moderately slow dance beat infused metronome of 92 beats per minute. In its lyrics, Moore sings that what she feels about a guy is "so, so real".[1] The song was written by Tony Battaglia, Shaun Fisher and produced by the Wasabees. In March 2000, a French version of the song called "C'est si facile" was recorded.

Music video

The music video for "So Real" was directed by Gregory Dark. Mandy begins singing and dancing in a meadow. Next, she appears in a secret forest. She writes in her diary and sings and dances while wearing a fairy costume. Mandy is sitting in the meadow again as the song ends. The video was posted through Vevo HD in October 2009.

Track listings

Australian CD single[2]

  1. "So Real"
  2. "Candy" (Wade Robson Remix)
  3. "Not Too Young"
  4. "So Real" (Wade Robson Remix)
  5. "So Real" (video clip)

French promo CD—"C'est si facile"[3]

  1. "C'est si facile" – 3:50
  2. "So Real" – 3:51

Charts
Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 21
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] 18

References
  2. So Real (Australian CD single liner notes). Mandy Moore. Epic Records. 2000. 669211.2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. C'est si facile (French promo CD liner notes). Mandy Moore. Epic Records. 2000. 934610093461000.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. "Mandy Moore – So Real". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  5. "Mandy Moore – So Real". Top 40 Singles.


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