Sand in My Shoes explained

Sand in My Shoes
Cover:Sandinmyshoes.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Dido
Album:Life for Rent
Studio:
  • The Ark
  • The Church, Wessex (London, England)
  • Cubejam (Miami, Florida, US)
Length:
  • 4:59 (album version)
  • 3:47 (radio edit)
Label:
Producer:
Prev Title:Don't Leave Home
Prev Year:2004
Next Title:Look No Further
Next Year:2008

"Sand in My Shoes" is the fourth and final single release from English singer-songwriter Dido's second album, Life for Rent (2003). The lyrics describe a single woman returning from a holiday, reminiscing about a romantic encounter she had while away.[1] Released on 23 August 2004, the single under-performed in the United Kingdom, reaching number 29 on the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number one on the US Billboard Dance Club Play chart, giving Dido her fourth number one on that ranking. A music video directed by Alex De Rakoff was made for the song.

Background

In a 2019 interview with PrideSource, when asked what the most unusual place that has given her inspiration for a song was, Dido mentioned "Sand in My Shoes". Dido ran onto a plane for a flight to Los Angeles after having been on the beach and literally had sand in her shoes. Dido said it gave her the idea to begin writing the song. Her father had fallen ill prior to the flight and Dido began writing on the plane as she said it is all she knows how to get through. Dido wrote the whole song on the plane.[2]

Music video

The music video for "Sand in My Shoes" represents the song's plot, with surreal and symbolic images of a beach city and the partners in a house, playing dominos sitting in the street and at a party, mixed with images of Dido alone and a truck unloading sand in the street. It was directed by Alex De Rakoff and Dido's love interest was portrayed by Erik Fellows.

Track listings

UK CD single[3]

  1. "Sand in My Shoes" (album version)
  2. "Sand in My Shoes" (Dab Hands Baleria Injection mix)
  3. "Sand in My Shoes" (Beginerz vocal mix)
  4. "Sand in My Shoes" (Steve Lawler We Love Ibiza mix)
  5. "Sand in My Shoes" (Rollo & Mark Bates mix)

UK 12-inch single[4]

  1. "Sand in My Shoes" (Above & Beyond's UV mix) – 9:48
  2. "Sand in My Shoes" (Filterheadz mix) – 8:15

European CD single[5]

  1. "Sand in My Shoes" (album version) – 4:59
  2. "Sand in My Shoes" (Beginerz vocal mix) – 8:07

European maxi-CD and Australian CD single[6]

  1. "Sand in My Shoes" (album version) – 4:59
  2. "Sand in My Shoes" (Dab Hands Baleria Injection mix) – 6:18
  3. "Sand in My Shoes" (Beginerz vocal mix) – 8:07
  4. "Sand in My Shoes" (Rollo & Mark Bates mix) – 8:07

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK CD single liner notes and the Life for Rent booklet.[3] [7]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
Canada AC Top 30 (Radio & Records)[8] 29
Canada Hot AC Top 30 (Radio & Records)[9] 28
Greece (IFPI)[10] 24
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[11] 28
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[12] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)Position
CIS (TopHit)[13] 15
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[14] 4
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[15] 91

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)
United States23 August 2004Hot adult contemporary radioArista[16]
United Kingdom13 September 2004CD[17]
20 September 2004Digital download[18]
United States4 October 2004Contemporary hit radioArista[19]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sand in My Shoes by Dido. Songfacts. 9 May 2018.
  2. Dido. Dido (singer). Chris Azzopardi. Dido Has Stories She Might Tell You: Musician Talks Madonna's Confidence, Gay Fans & Her 'Terrifying’ Real Name. PrideSource. 18 March 2019. 25 June 2021.
  3. Sand in My Shoes. Dido. 2004. UK CD single liner notes. Arista Records, Cheeky Records. 82876626922.
  4. Sand in My Shoes. Dido. 2004. UK 12-inch single sleeve. Cheeky Records. 82876626921.
  5. Sand in My Shoes. Dido. 2004. European CD single liner notes. Arista Records, Cheeky Records. 82876637712.
  6. Sand in My Shoes. Dido. 2004. European maxi-CD & Australian CD single liner notes. Arista Records, Cheeky Records. 82876637722.
  7. Life for Rent. Life for Rent. Dido. 2003. European CD album booklet. Arista Records, BMG, Cheeky Records. 82876545982.
  8. R&R Canada AC Top 30. Radio & Records. 1585. 67. 10 December 2004.
  9. RR Canada Hot AC Top 30. Radio & Records. 1582. 51. 19 November 2004. 20 November 2023.
  10. Web site: Top 50 Singles Εβδομάδα 24–30/10. IFPI. el. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20041028050235/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart03.htm. 28 October 2004. 1 July 2020.
  11. Web site: Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 46, saptamina 15.11 – 21.11, 2004. Romanian Top 100. ro. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20050222110922/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10145.html. 22 February 2005. 18 May 2020.
  12. Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Oct 28, 2004. TopHit. 23 April 2024.
  13. Web site: CIS Year-End Radio Hits (2004). TopHit. 11 August 2019.
  14. Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2004. TopHit. 23 April 2024. 23 April 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240423175500/https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/annual/2004. live.
  15. 2004 The Year in Charts: Most-Played Adult Top 40 Songs. Billboard Radio Monitor. 12. 51. 26. 17 December 2004.
  16. Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1569. 12. 20 August 2004. 24 May 2021.
  17. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 27. 11 September 2004.
  18. Web site: Sand in My Shoes. Amazon. 18 June 2021.
  19. Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1575. 20. 1 October 2004. 19 June 2021.

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