| Songs for Sorrow | |
| Type: | ep |
| Artist: | Mika |
| Cover: | SongsforSorrow.jpg |
| Released: | 15 May 2009 |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Length: | 15:08 |
| Label: | Casablanca |
| Producer: | Greg Wells, Mika |
| Prev Title: | Life in Cartoon Motion |
| Prev Year: | 2007 |
| Next Title: | The Boy Who Knew Too Much |
| Next Year: | 2009 |
Songs for Sorrow is the second EP[1] by British-Lebanese singer-songwriter Mika. It was released in digital form on 15 May 2009, and in a limited edition book & CD physical form on 8 June 2009.[2] The song "Blue Eyes" was used to promote the EP, and was A-listed on the BBC Radio 2 playlist.[3] The EP received the name Songs for Sorrow because the theme of the songs is sorrow. The physical edition consists of a 68-page hard cover book, containing lyrics and illustrations of the songs. The illustrations were made by some of Mika's favourite artists from around the world.
| Artist | Song | Page number(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Columbia | "Toy Boy" | 18–19 | |
| Alber Elbaz | "Lady Jane" | 59 | |
| DaWack | "Toy Boy" | 25 | |
| DaWack | "Blue Eyes" | 46–47 | |
| David McKee | "Toy Boy" | 20–21 | |
| David McKee | "Lonely Alcoholic" | 38–39 | |
| Es Devlin | "Toy Boy" | 28 | |
| Huck Scarry | "Lady Jane" | 54–55 | |
| Jim Medway | "Toy Boy" | 26–27 | |
| Jim Woodring | "Toy Boy" | 13–17 | |
| Kerascoët | "Blue Eyes" | 42–45 | |
| Kerascoët | "Lady Jane" | 60 | |
| Nilesh Mistry | "Lady Jane" | 61–66 | |
| Paul Smith | "Lady Jane" | 58 | |
| Peter Blake | "Toy Boy" | 22–23 | |
| Richard Hogg | "Lady Jane" | 50–53 | |
| Sophie Blackall | "Lady Jane" | 56–57 | |
| Tao Nyeu | "Lonely Alcoholic" | 32–37 | |
| Walter Van Beirendonck | "Toy Boy" | 24 |