![]() Speaking to WalesOnline she said, "I thought it was like a nursery rhyme, the way it got stuck in your head." Cilmi, who is influenced by rock bands Led Zeppelin and Kings of Leon, said she had to make a pop-sounding record to appeal to as many people as possible. During the recording of "Sweet About Me", Cilmi thought there was something "amazing" about the song. This might sound cheesy as well, but just because I'm young doesn't mean I don't understand what's going on." ĭescribed as a "soulful pop song" by contemporary critics, Cilmi revealed to Pete Lewis of Blues & Soul that the "fun" inspiration in "Sweet About Me" originated from her mother's love for 1970s British glam-rock bands, Sweet and T. Lyrically, Cilmi said that the song is saying, "We're all going to make mistakes, so we might as well have fun while we're making them." Cilmi explained "Sweet About Me" to Bob Henderson of Gay Times, " nothing being what it seems. Cilmi was listening to early psychedelic music around the time when she wrote the song. "Sweet About Me" was written after Cilmi was pillaging a Parisian record store for inspiration. The song was co-written by Cilmi in collaboration with its producers Xenomania, who are critically acclaimed for their work with Girls Aloud, Sugababes and Kylie Minogue. Cilmi then re-located to London, England in 2007 to launch her musical career and complete the recording of "Sweet About Me". Recording of Lessons to Be Learned, the parent album of "Sweet About Me," began in Melbourne, Australia, when Gabriella Cilmi was thirteen years-old. Gabriella Cilmi, talking about her debut single "Sweet About Me". ![]() It'd be the perfect soundtrack for going on dates and playing footsies beneath the table. " just sounds so fun, I imagine it playing in a bar. A 2010 mix of "Sweet About Me" was included on Cilmi's second album, Ten, released in March 2010. The song won the Grand Prix during the 46th Sopot International Song Festival in 2009. ![]() In the UK, the song reached number six and was the most-played track of 2009 according to PRS for Music. ![]() "Sweet About Me" also became a hit in Europe, reaching number one in the Netherlands and Norway and becoming a top-five hit in eight other countries. One month later, it topped the Australian ARIA Singles Chart and stayed there for five non-consecutive weeks. The song was released as the album's second single on 10 March 2008 in the United Kingdom and on 24 March 2008 in Australia. " Sweet About Me" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Gabriella Cilmi from her debut album, Lessons to Be Learned (2008). Gabriella Cilmi, Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins, Tim Larcombe, Nick Coler, Tim Powell ![]()
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